Correlation between body mass index and gender-specific 28-day mortality in patients with sepsis: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To investigate the potential correlation between body mass index (BMI) and the 28-day mortality rate among sepsis patients and the gender difference in this association.

Design: The current research was a retrospective cohort study.

Participants: A total of 14,883 male and female cohorts of sepsis patients were included in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV V2.

Association between sleep duration and chronic musculoskeletal pain in US adults: a cross-sectional study.

Background: This study aims to explore the association between sleep duration and the prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2009-2010, which involved multiple centers across the United States. The study included 3,904 adults selected based on age and complete data availability.

Differentially expressed microRNA in prognosis of gastric cancer with Lauren classification.

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common tumors. There were several classifications of GC recently. The value of Lauren classification in evaluating the prognosis after radical gastrectomy was still unclear and the prognosis of gastric cancer remained relatively poor in the absence of prognostic biomarkers.

Association between perioperative flurbiprofen administration and acute kidney injury (AKI) in spine surgery: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: The association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI) remains controversial, with limited studies specifically examining flurbiprofen. Therefore, this research aimed to investigate the association between intraoperative flurbiprofen administration and postoperative AKI.

Methods: We retrospectively identified a cohort of patients at the Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University.

Mitigating Critical Peripheral Nerve Deficit Therapy with Reactive Oxygen Species/Ca-Responsive Dynamic Hydrogel-Mediated mRNA Delivery.

Critical peripheral nerve deficiencies present as one of the most formidable conundrums in the realm of clinical medicine, frequently culminating in structural degradation and derangement of the neuromuscular apparatus. Engineered extracellular vesicles (EVs) exhibit the potential to ameliorate nerve impairments. However, the advent of Wallerian degeneration (WD), an inexorable phenomenon that ensues post peripheral nerve injury, serves as an insurmountable impediment to the direct therapeutic efficacy of EVs.

Erratum: Circular RNA Hsa_circRNA_101996 promotes the development of Gastric Cancer via Upregulating Matrix Metalloproteinases-2/Matrix Metalloproteinases-9 through MicroRNA-143/Ten-eleven translocation-2 Pathway: Erratum.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7150/jca.62121.

Signal mining and risk analysis of Alprazolam adverse events based on the FAERS database.

This study aims to evaluate the safety of Alprazolam by analyzing the FAERS database, provide data analysis for monitoring adverse drug reactions. This research encompasses adverse event (AE) reports related to Alprazolam from the first quarter of 2004 to the second quarter of 2023. Four signal mining and analysis methods were utilized, including Reporting Odds Ratio (ROR), Proportional Reporting Ratio (PRR), Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network (BCPNN), and Empirical Bayesian Geometric Mean (EBGM).

Highly Bioadaptable Hybrid Conduits with Spatially Bidirectional Structure for Precision Nerve Fiber Regeneration via Gene Therapy.

Peripheral nerve deficits give rise to motor and sensory impairments within the limb. The clinical restoration of extensive segmental nerve defects through autologous nerve transplantation often encounters challenges such as axonal mismatch and suboptimal functional recovery. These issues may stem from the limited regenerative capacity of proximal axons and the subsequent Wallerian degeneration of distal axons.

Healthy Tendon Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Promote Tendon-To-Bone Healing of Aged Chronic Rotator Cuff Tears by Breaking the Positive-Feedback Cross-Talk between Senescent Tendon Stem Cells and Macrophages through the Modulation of Macrophage Polarization.

The re-tear rate of rotator cuff tears (RCT) after surgical repair is high, especially in aged patients with chronic tears. Senescent tendon stem cells (s-TSCs) generally exist in aged and chronically torn rotator cuff tendons and are closely associated with impaired tendon-to-bone healing results. The present study found a positive feedback cross-talk between s-TSCs and macrophages.

Effect of emerging digital technologies and methodologies combined with incentives on HbA1c in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: study protocol for a parallel, open randomized controlled trial.

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a common metabolic disease that requires long-term management and treatment. Digital intervention, as an emerging medical model, has been widely used in the treatment of T2DM patients. Behavioral economics theory provides a favorable perspective for studying the effect of digital intervention because it can reveal the decision-making mechanisms behind human behavior and provide more effective interventions for digital intervention.

Astrocyte PERK and IRE1 Signaling Contributes to Morphine Tolerance and Hyperalgesia through Upregulation of Lipocalin-2 and NLRP3 Inflammasome in the Rodent Spinal Cord.

Background: Endoplasmic reticulum stress plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of neuroinflammation and chronic pain. This study hypothesized that PRKR-like endoplasmic reticulum kinase (PERK) and inositol-requiring enzyme type 1 (IRE1) regulate lipocalin-2 (LCN2) and Nod-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) expression in astrocytes, thereby contributing to morphine tolerance and hyperalgesia.

Methods: The study was performed in Sprague-Dawley rats and C57/Bl6 mice of both sexes.

Association between obesity and 1-year mortality in septic patients: a retrospective cohort study.

Objective: Sepsis is a major contributor of intensive care units (ICUs) patient mortality. Prior investigations claimed that obesity enhances overall survival (OS) of septic patients. However, the reported results were inconsistent.

Effect of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on lowering of blood glucose levels in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients: study protocol for a prospective, open-label, randomized controlled trial.

Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a common perinatal condition. Convincing evidence has shown that hyperglycemia and other chronic comorbidities of diabetes during the prenatal period increase maternal and fetal risk. Several guidelines have identified lifestyle management as the first-line therapy in GDM patients.

Keratinocyte TLR2 and TLR7 contribute to chronic itch through pruritic cytokines and chemokines in mice.

Although neuronal Toll-like receptors (TLRs) (e.g., TLR2, TLR3, and TLR7) have been implicated in itch sensation, the roles of keratinocyte TLRs in chronic itch are elusive.

Discovery of novel analogs of KHS101 as transforming acidic coiled coil containing protein 3 (TACC3) inhibitors for the treatment of glioblastoma.

Transforming acidic coiled coil containing protein 3 (TACC3) is emerging as an attractive anticancer target in recent years, however, few TACC3 small-molecular inhibitors have been reported up to now. In this study, fifteen compounds were designed and synthesized based on the lead compound KHS101 to find more potent TACC3 inhibitors. Among them, the most potent compound 7g exhibited about 10-folds more potent antiproliferative activities than KHS101 in various cancer cell lines.

Melatonin attenuates acute and chronic itch in mice: the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of melatonin receptors.

Background: Itch is a common symptom of skin diseases and significantly reduces patients' quality of life. Melatonin has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Our study examined the potential anti-itch effects of melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) in mice.

A novel mutation in RS1 and clinical manifestations in a Chinese twin family with congenital retinoschisis.

We aim to analyze the clinical and genetic features in a Chinese family with congenital retinoschisis by whole-exome sequencing and comprehensive clinical examination. Six members were recruited from a Chinese family. Three of them were diagnosed as congenital retinoschisis, including two twin siblings.

HDAC3 Inhibition Alleviates High-Glucose-Induced Retinal Ganglion Cell Death through Inhibiting Inflammasome Activation.

Purpose: The exact effects of histone deacetylase 3 (HDAC3) inhibition in DR related retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) death remained unclear. This study is aimed at detecting the influence of HDAC3 on the high-glucose-induced retinal ganglion cell death.

Methods: The retinal HDAC3 expression in DR of different time points was analyzed by immunohistochemical assay and western blot.

Association Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and the Risks of Type-Specific Cardiovascular Diseases.

Objective: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been linked to subsequent overall cardiovascular diseases. However, evidence on the associations of GDM with type-specific cardiovascular diseases is lacking, and findings on the potential impact of type 2 diabetes on the associations are not consistent. This study aimed to explore the associations between GDM and the risks of type-specific cardiovascular diseases.

Association Between History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and the Risk of Arthritis in Women.

Objective: The association between gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and the risk of arthritis has not been reported. GDM increases the risk of long-term complications including diabetes and metabolic syndrome that are positively associated with the risk of arthritis. This study aimed to explore the association between GDM and the risk of arthritis.

Exosomal circRNA BTG2 derived from RBP-J overexpressed-macrophages inhibits glioma progression via miR-25-3p/PTEN.

Macrophage-derived exosomes (Mφ-Exos) are involved in tumor progression, but its role in glioma is not fully understood. RBP-J is related to macrophage activation. In this study, we assess the role of exosomes derived from RBP-J-overexpressed macrophages (RBP-J OE Mφ-Exos) in glioma.

Association Between Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Future Risk of Kidney Stones.

Objective: The association between history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and risk of kidney stones has not been reported. GDM increases the risk of long-term complications including diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome, which are risk factors of kidney stones. This study aimed to explore the association between previous GDM and odds of kidney stones.

Circular RNA Hsa_circRNA_101996 promotes the development of Gastric Cancer via Upregulating Matrix Metalloproteinases-2/Matrix Metalloproteinases-9 through MicroRNA-143/Ten-eleven translocation-2 Pathway.

The long-term survival rate of gastric cancer (GC) patients at advanced stages remains low worldwide. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) a newly studied type of non-coding RNA that play an important role in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of various diseases. In this research, we aimed to explore the functions of hsa_circRNA_101996 in GC cells and an animal model of GC.

Mu Opioid Receptor Heterodimers Emerge as Novel Therapeutic Targets: Recent Progress and Future Perspective.

Opioids are the most effective analgesics used in the clinical management of cancer pain or non-cancer pain. However, chronic opioids therapy can cause many side effects including respiratory depression, nausea, sedation, itch, constipation, analgesic tolerance, hyperalgesia, high addictive potential, and abuse liability. Opioids exert their effects through binding to the opioid receptors belonging to the G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) family, including mu opioid receptor (MOR), delta opioid receptor (DOR), and kappa opioid receptor (KOR).

Exosomes: an important messenger in the asthma inflammatory microenvironment.

Asthma is a frequently diagnosed chronic pulmonary disease that is increasing in incidence. It is characterized by airway narrowing due to an immune response to allergens, infections, or air pollutants. Several types of cells participate in the initiation and development of asthma, including bronchial epithelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and immune cells (mast cells, T and B cells, and dendritic cells).