The Trend of Drug Therapy on Uveitic Macular Edema: A Bibliometric Analysis of the 100 Most Cited Articles.

Background: Macular edema is the most common cause of impaired vision due to uveitis. Although various medications are available, not all uveitis patients with macular edema are satisfied with the treatment results. Therefore, solving this gap becomes the utmost concern worldwide.

Quercetin attenuates the proliferation, inflammation, and oxidative stress of high glucose-induced human mesangial cells by regulating the miR-485-5p/YAP1 pathway.

Background: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a kidney damage caused by diabetes and the main cause of end-stage renal disease. However, the current treatment of DN has many limitations. Quercetin is a bioflavonoid compound with therapeutic benefits in metabolic diseases.

Inhibition of IKKβ/NF-κB signaling facilitates tendinopathy healing by rejuvenating inflamm-aging induced tendon-derived stem/progenitor cell senescence.

Degenerative rotator cuff tendinopathy (RCT) is a chronic tendon disease caused by degeneration and inflammation, which often affects the elderly population. Mesenchymal stem cell senescence is generally recognized as an important pathophysiological mechanism in many age-related skeletal diseases. Herein, we collected human tendon-derived stem/progenitor cells (TSPCs) from degenerative supraspinatus tendons and found that TSPC senescence is closely related to RCT.

Anti-Inflammatory and Prochondrogenic In Situ-Formed Injectable Hydrogel Crosslinked by Strontium-Doped Bioglass for Cartilage Regeneration.

Directed differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) toward chondrogenesis plays a predominant role in cartilage repair. However, the uncontrolled inflammatory response to implants is found to impair the stability of scaffolds and the cartilage regeneration outcome. Herein, we fabricated an injectable hydrogel crosslinked by strontium-doped bioglass (SrBG) to modulate both human BMSC (hBMSC) differentiation and the inflammatory response.

Identification of Novel Biomarkers in Platelets for Diagnosing Parkinson's Disease.

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disease affecting the elderly, but there is no blood test for PD diagnosis in the clinic currently. This study aimed to explore promising biomarkers in platelets (PLTs) for PD diagnosis.

Methods: PLTs were isolated from whole blood samples of PD patients and healthy controls (HCs), and RNA was extracted for sequencing.

Circular RNA circNF1 siRNA Silencing Inhibits Glioblastoma Cell Proliferation by Promoting the Maturation of miR-340.

It has been reported that circNF1, a type of circular RNA (circRNA), promotes gastric cancer. This study aimed to analyze the role of circNF1 in glioblastoma (GBM). The expression of circNF1, mature miR-340, and miR-340 precursor in paired GBM and non-cancer tissues from GBM patients ( = 50) was analyzed by RT-qPCR.

Amorphous calcium phosphate nanoparticles using adenosine triphosphate as an organic phosphorus source for promoting tendon-bone healing.

Background: Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a common problem of the musculoskeletal system. With the advantage of promoting bone formation, calcium phosphate materials have been widely used to augment tendon-bone healing. However, only enhancing bone regeneration may be not enough for improving tendon-bone healing.

Discovery of Novel Genetic Risk Loci for Acute Central Serous Chorioretinopathy and Genetic Pleiotropic Effect With Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Background: Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a severe and heterogeneous chorioretinal disorder. Shared clinical manifestations between CSC and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the confirmation of CFH as genetic risk locus for both CSC and AMD suggest possible common pathophysiologic mechanisms between two diseases.

Methods: To advance the understanding of genetic susceptibility of CSC and further investigate genetic pleiotropy between CSC and AMD, we performed genetic association analysis of 38 AMD-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a Chinese CSC cohort, consisting of 464 patients and 548 matched healthy controls.

Adipose Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Ameliorate Chronic Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy by Regulating Macrophage Polarization: From a Mouse Model to a Study in Human Tissue.

Background: Chronic rotator cuff (RC) tendinopathy is one of the most prevalent causes of shoulder pain. Growing evidence suggests that macrophages play a significant role in the proinflammatory response, resolution of inflammation, and tissue healing of tendinopathy. In particular, enhancement of M2 macrophage (M2φ) activity contributes to the accelerated healing of tendinopathy.

Profiling of Serum Exosome MiRNA Reveals the Potential of a MiRNA Panel as Diagnostic Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease in the older adults. Although much effort has been made in the analyses of diagnostic biomarkers, such as amyloid-β, tau, and neurofilament light chain, identifying peripheral blood-based biomarkers is in extremely urgent need for their minimal invasiveness and more convenience. Here we characterized the miRNA profile by RNA sequencing in human serum exosomes from AD patients and healthy controls (HC) to investigate its potential for AD diagnosis.

Down-regulation of EOMES drives T-cell exhaustion via abolishing EOMES-mediated repression of inhibitory receptors of T cells in liver cancer.

T-cell exhaustion is one of the hallmarks in cancer, but the mechanisms underlying T-cell dysregulation remains unclear. Here, we reported that down-regulation of transcription factor EOMES contributed to increased levels of inhibitory receptors in T cell among the tumour tissues and resulted in the poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). By analysing the correlation between EOMES in tumour-infiltrating T cells and the clinical features, we demonstrated that the EOMES was related to the advanced stage and poor prognosis of HCC.

Coagulation States in Patients With Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Evaluated by Thromboelastography.

Objective: The state of coagulation is controversial in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL). We used thromboelastography (TEG) to explore the relationships between blood coagulation parameters and SSNHL pathogenesis and recovery.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Identifying ultrasound features of positive expression of Ki67 and P53 in breast cancer using radiomics.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between ultrasonic findings and positive expression of Ki67 and P53 in breast cancer.

Material And Methods: Surgical resection specimens of 263 breast cancer lesions were examined. Ultrasound examination and pathological examination were performed on each lesion for retrospective analysis.

Factors Related to the Post-operative Recurrence of Atypical Meningiomas.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between clinicopathological characteristics of atypical meningiomas (AM) and its post-operative recurrence. The clinicopathological characteristics and findings from follow up were retrospectively reviewed and compared between AM and benign meningioma (BM) patients. Univariate and multivariate analyses were employed to identify the factors related to the post-operative recurrence of AM.

Personalized risk prediction of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage after stroke thrombolysis using a machine-learning model.

Background: Personalized prediction of the risk of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) after stroke thrombolysis is clinically useful. Machine-learning-based modeling may provide the personalized prediction of the risk of sICH after stroke thrombolysis.

Methods: We identified 2578 thrombolysis-treated ischemic stroke patients between January 2013 and December 2016 from a multicenter database, where 70% were used to train models and the remaining 30% were used as the nominal test sets.

Heterogeneity of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Differences in Clinicopathologic and Ultrasound Features Between Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Patients.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether any salient differences exist in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) between premenopausal and postmenopausal patients by comprehensively comparing the ultrasound (US) and clinicopathologic features of these patients.

Methods: A detailed evaluation of the US and clinicopathologic features of 60 tumors from 60 patients with a diagnosis of TNBC (36 premenopausal and 24 postmenopausal women) was conducted in this retrospective study.

Results: Triple-negative breast cancer in premenopausal patients was more likely to show a round or oval shape and microlobulated margins, more commonly exerted effects on surrounding tissue, and showed grade 3 blood flow according to the method of Adler et al (Ultrasound Med Biol 1990; 16:553-559) compared with tumors in postmenopausal women.

Luteolin sensitizes the antitumor effect of cisplatin in drug-resistant ovarian cancer via induction of apoptosis and inhibition of cell migration and invasion.

Luteolin, a polyphenolic flavone, has been demonstrated to exert anti-tumor activity in various cancer types. Cisplatin drug resistance is a major obstacle in the management of ovarian cancer. In the present study, we investigated the chemo-sensitizing effect of luteolin in both cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cell line and a mice xenotransplant model.

Clinicopathological and Ultrasonic Features of Triple-Negative Breast Cancers: A Comparison with Hormone Receptor-Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2-Negative Breast Cancers.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological and ultrasound characteristics of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) and compare these findings with those for hormone receptor-positive (HR-positive)/human epidermal growth factor receptor-2-negative (HER-2-negative) tumors. Seventy-five TNBCs and 135 HR-positive/HER-2-negative breast cancers were reviewed. Data from conventional ultrasound, Doppler vascularity and elastography were included in the analysis.

Assessing Risk Category of Breast Cancer by Ultrasound Imaging Characteristics.

The purpose of our study was to assess the potential clinical value of ultrasound imaging in predicting risk category in patients with breast cancer. Three hundred thirty-six patients were enrolled and divided into a high-risk group (99, 29.5%) and mid- to low-risk group (237, 70.

Ultrasound Features of Breast Cancer for Predicting Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical value of ultrasound (US) features of breast lesions for predicting the risk of axillary lymph node metastasis in patients with breast cancer.

Methods: In this retrospective study, 425 patients with breast cancer were recruited, and their preoperative US features and postoperative pathologic results were collected. The association of these US features of breast cancer with axillary lymph node metastasis was determined by univariate and multivariate analyses.

An epidemiological study on vaginitis in 6,150 women of reproductive age in Shanghai.

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors for vaginitis, the proportion of pathogens, and cognition of reproductive age patients on the harmful effects of vaginitis, its risk factors, and treatment. This retrospective study enrolled 6,150 patients admitted to the Shanghai Jinshan Central Hospital from 2011 to 2015 with a chief complaint of abnormal vaginal discharge. A questionnaire was designed to survey the cognition of patients on the harmful effects of vaginitis.

Lobular capillary hemangioma of the tracheobronchial tree: A case report and literature review.

Rationale: Lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) of the tracheobronchial tree is a rare benign tumor, whose characteristics and treatments remain relatively unknown.

Patient Concerns: A 39-year-old man with hemoptysis caused by neoplasm in the bronchus intermedius was admitted to our hospital.

Diagnoses: The patient was diagnosed with LCH.

Adult diaphyseal both-bone forearm fractures: A clinical and biomechanical comparison of four different fixations.

Background: Although there have been a small number of studies reporting single bone fixation of either radius or ulna as well as hybrid fixation, the paucity of data for the hybrid fixation method still remains.

Hypothesis: Hybrid fixation with plate and IM nailing would achieve good fixation and functional outcome, minimal damage to soft tissues and lower re-fracture risk.

Materials And Methods: Forty cadavers (20 males, 20 females; mean age 68.