Effects of Baduanjin exercise on cancer-related fatigue in patients with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy in Shanghai, China: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most common and painful symptoms in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). Moreover, PCa patients who receive the androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) are more likely to develop CRF. Baduanjin exercise has been shown to improve CRF in some cancers.

Differences of protein expression in enterococcus faecalis biofilm during resistance to environmental pressures.

Background: Enterococcus faecalis biofilm was frequently found on the failed treated root canal wall, which survived by resisting disinfectant during endodontic treatment.Many researches have been conducted to explore the mechanisms of persistence of this pathogen in unfavorable conditions. However, no comprehensive proteomics studies have been conducted to investigate stress response in Enterococcus faecalis caused by alkali and NaOCl.

Variations in protein expression associated with oral cancer.

Background: Differential protein expression of the oral microbiome is related to human diseases, including cancer.

Objective: In order to reveal the potential relationship between oral bacterial protein expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), we designed this study.

Methods: We obtained samples of the same patient from cancer lesion and anatomically matched normal site.

Residual Risk of Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease and Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by ApoB and LDL-C in Participants With Statin Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is the primary target of lipid-lowering therapy on the management of hypercholesterolemia in the United States and European guidelines, while apolipoprotein B (apoB) is the secondary target. The objective was to determine if elevated levels of apoB is superior to LDL-C in assessing residual risk of coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and severity of coronary atherosclerosis in participants with statin treatment.

Methods: This study included 131 participants with statin treatment.

Candidate Genes of Allergic Dermatitis Are Associated with Immune Response.

Allergic dermatitis (AD) is a common and burdensome inflammatory skin disease, and diagnosis is challenging. This study was conducted to identify candidate genes for AD diagnosis and underlying molecular mechanisms. Gene expression profiles were obtained from datasets GSE121212, GSE130588, and GSE157194.

Immediate Effect of Dry Needling at Myofascial Trigger Point on Hand Spasticity in Chronic Post-stroke Patients: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.

Hand spasticity after stroke influences the rehabilitation of hand function. Immediate and effective relief of spasticity potentially creates conditions for later rehabilitation training, which has far-reaching significance in the smooth transition of patients to the recovery period. To evaluate the immediate effect of dry needling (DN) at myofascial trigger point on hand spasticity in stroke patients.

Noninvasive Detection of Urothelial Carcinoma by Cost-effective Low-coverage Whole-genome Sequencing from Urine-Exfoliated Cell DNA.

Purpose: Urothelial carcinoma is a malignant cancer with frequent chromosomal aberrations. Here, we investigated the application of a cost-effective, low-coverage whole-genome sequencing technology in detecting all chromosomal aberrations.

Experimental Design: Patients with urothelial carcinomas and nontumor controls were prospectively recruited in clinical trial NCT03998371.

Association Between Plasma Homocysteine Levels and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Adult Subjects: A Meta-Analysis.

Increased plasma homocysteine (Hcy) levels have been widely documented in patients with overt hypothyroidism; however, the significance of Hcy level changes in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) remains controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the Hcy status in patients with SCH compared with euthyroid subjects We searched PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases prior to December 2019 to identify eligible studies and assessed the quality of selected studies using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. Publication bias was evaluated by Begg's test and Egger's test.

Analysis of risk factors for concurrent pulmonary infection after operation for colon cancer.

Purpose: To investigate the risk factors for concurrent pulmonary infection after radical operation for colon cancer, providing a reference for the prevention and treatment of this condition.

Methods: A total of 486 patients subjected to radical operation for colon cancer in Shanghai Hudong Hospital from December 2014 to December 2017 composed the study group. Their clinicopathologic data and postoperative follow-up were reviewed, including gender, age, body mass index (BMI), preoperative albumin (ALB), preoperative hemoglobin (Hb), hypertension (HBP), diabetes mellitus (DM), smoking history, preoperative pulmonary ventilation dysfunction, tumor size, lymph node metastasis, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, blood transfusion and surgical method.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of probiotic supplementation on functional constipation in children.

Background: To evaluate the effect of probiotic supplementation on functional constipation in children.

Methods: We performed electronic searches in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library without language restriction to identify relevant studies from the time of inception of these databases to March 2018. The relative risk or weighted mean difference was calculated to evaluate the treatment effect of probiotics using random-effects model.

[Understanding of the trigger points of myalgia: acupuncture and dry needling exploration and modern acupuncture mechanism].

The similarities and differences between trigger points of myalgia and acupoints were explored. Nodules could be detected by B-ultrasound at trigger points of myalgia, but not acupoints. In clinical symptoms, the referred pain pathway of trigger points of myalgia is similar with the pathway of acupuncture meridian.

[Comparison of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bending and pressing the lower extremities with standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a prospective multicenter trial].

Objective: To compare the effects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation by bending and pressing the lower extremities (BPLE-CPR) with standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation (S-CPR).

Methods: A multicenter prospective nonrandomized controlled study was performed. Patients with cardiac arrest (CA) treated in the emergency departments and intensive care units (ICU) of seven hospitals in Eastern China from January 2013 to February 2017 were enrolled.