Evaluation of wastewater percent positive for assessing epidemic trends - A case study of COVID-19 in Shangrao, China.

Objective: This study aims to assess the feasibility of evaluating the COVID-19 epidemic trend through monitoring the positive percentage of SARS-CoV-19 RNA in wastewater.

Method: The study collected data from January to August 2023, including the number of reported cases, the positive ratio of nucleic acid samples in sentinel hospitals, the incidence rate of influenza-like symptoms in students, and the positive ratio of wastewater samples in different counties and districts in Shangrao City. Wastewater samples were obtained through grabbing and laboratory testing was completed within 24 h.

Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis in central nervous system diseases.

Copper (Cu), an indispensable micronutrient for the sustenance of living organisms, contributes significantly to a vast array of fundamental metabolic processes. The human body maintains a relatively low concentration of copper, which is mostly found in the bones, liver, and brain. Despite its low concentration, Cu plays a crucial role as an indispensable element in the progression and pathogenesis of central nervous system (CNS) diseases.

The benefit and risk of addition of chemotherapy to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors for EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: a meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials.

Background: Combining epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) with chemotherapy (ETC) offers more advantages for patients with EGFR-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) than using EGFR TKIs alone (ET). However, whether this conclusion applies to patients with brain metastases (BM) remains controversial. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the benefits and risks of the two groups.

Network toxicology and molecular docking to investigative the non-acetylcholinesterase mechanisms and targets of cardiotoxicity injury induced by organophosphorus pesticides.

Background: Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are widely used in the world, however, OPP poisoning often occurs because of improper use and lack of protective measures. Cardiotoxicity injury induced by OPPs is insidious, and it does not receive attention until the end stage of OPP poisoning. Heart failure or arrhythmia gradually becomes the main lethal cause of OPP poisoning patients.

FOXN3-AS1: A Candidate Prognostic Marker and Epigenetic Target with Immunotherapeutic Implications in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Aim: We focused on the FOXN3 gene and selected its antisense transcripts (FOXN3-AS1) to investigate its potential involvement in acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Background: Several integrated multi-omics datasets have expanded the horizons of the cancer landscape. With the emergence of new high-throughput technologies, a large number of non-coding RNAs have been confirmed to be involved in the pathogenesis of different types of hematological malignancies.

Activation of P2X7 Receptor Mediates the Abnormal Ovulation Induced by Chronic Restraint Stress and Chronic Cold Stress.

Chronic stress has become a major problem that endangers people's physical and mental health. Studies have shown that chronic stress impairs female reproduction. However, the related mechanism is not fully understood.

Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, ameliorates inflammation and apoptosis via inhibition of receptor for advanced glycation end products signaling in AGEs induced chondrocytes.

Background: This study aimed to investigate functions of GLP-1R agonist by liraglutide (LIRA) and revealing the mechanism related to AGEs/RAGE in chondrocytes.

Methods: To illustrate potential effect of GLP-1R agonist on AGEs induced chondrocytes, chondrocytes were administrated by AGEs with LIRA and GLP-1R inhibitor exendin. Inflammatory factors were assessed using ELISA.

The relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and sarcopenia-related traits: a bidirectional two-sample mendelian randomization study.

Objective: Observational studies have revealed a link between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and sarcopenia. However, it remains unclear whether this correlation between IBD and sarcopenia is causal.

Methods: The genetic instrumental variables (IVs) associated with IBD and sarcopenia-related traits were derived from publicly available genome-wide association studies.

CSRP1 gene: a potential novel prognostic marker in acute myeloid leukemia with implications for immune response.

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia, constituting a majority of leukemias, grapples with a 24% 5-year survival rate. Recent strides in research have unveiled fresh targets for drug therapies. LIM-only, a pivotal transcription factor within LIM proteins, oversees cell development and is implicated in tumor formation.

Machine learning model for predicting stroke recurrence in adult stroke patients with moyamoya disease and factors of stroke recurrence.

Object: The aim of this study was at building an effective machine learning model to contribute to the prediction of stroke recurrence in adult stroke patients subjected to moyamoya disease (MMD), while at analyzing the factors for stroke recurrence.

Methods: The data of this retrospective study originated from the database of JiangXi Province Medical Big Data Engineering & Technology Research Center. Moreover, the information of MMD patients admitted to the second affiliated hospital of Nanchang university from January 1st, 2007 to December 31st, 2019 was acquired.

The Sensitization Differences of Pollen Allergen Components in Patients with Asthma and/or Rhinitis in Southern China.

Introduction: This study aim to analyzed the main pollen allergen components that cause allergic asthma and/or rhinitis and the cross-reactions between the allergen components.

Methods: Twenty one allergic rhinitis patients and 23 allergic asthma patients with pollen sensitization from the China Biological Information Repository of Respiratory Diseases were included. All the patients were detected serum pollen allergens components specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) including Betula verrucosa (Bet v 1, Bet v 2, Bet v 4), Quercus alba (Pla a 1, Pla a 2), Ambrosia elatior (Amb a 1), Artemisia vulgaris (Art v 1, Art v 3, Art v 4), Bermuda grass (Cyn d 1, Cyn d 12), Phleum pratense (Phl p 5, Phl p 1, Phl p 4, Phl p 7, Phl p 12), and cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants.

Pan-Cancer Analysis Identifies BCLAF1 as a Potential Biomarker for Renal Cell Carcinoma.

B-cell lymphoma-2-associated transcription factor 1 (BCLAF1) is a versatile protein involved in the regulation of gene transcription and post-transcriptional processing. Although BCLAF1 exerts a broad tumor suppressor effect or tumor promoter effect in many cancer types, the specific roles concerning its expression levels, and its impact on tumorigenesis in Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) remain unclear. Here, we utilized the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype Tissue Expression (GTEx) datasets alongside R software and online tools to unravel the specific roles of BCLAF1 in 33 cancer types, including its expression levels, tumor immune and molecular subtypes, and its correlation with prognosis, diagnosis, DNA methylation, and immune microenvironment.

Predictive value of procollagen c-protease enhancer protein on the prognosis of glioma patients.

Procollagen c-protease enhancer protein (PCOLCE) performs an essential action in improving the recreation of procollagen c-protease and promoting the reconstruction of extracellular matrix. High PCOLCE expression was associated with a negative prognosis of stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, and osteosarcoma. The goal of this work is to investigate the function of PCOLCE in glioma.

Perioperative immunotherapy for stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis base on randomized controlled trials.

Background: In recent years, we have observed the pivotal role of immunotherapy in improving survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the effectiveness of immunotherapy in the perioperative (neoadjuvant + adjuvant) treatment of resectable NSCLC remains uncertain. We conducted a comprehensive analysis of its antitumor efficacy and adverse effects (AEs) by pooling data from the KEYNOTE-671, NADIM II, and AEGEAN clinical trials.

Classification of molecular subtypes for colorectal cancer and development of a prognostic model based on necroptosis-related genes.

Background: Necroptosis could regulate immunity in cancers, and stratification of colorectal cancer (CRC) subtypes based on key genes related to necroptosis might be a novel strategy for CRC treatment.

Method: The RNA-sequencing data of CRC and other 31 types of cancers were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Consensus clustering was performed based on protein-coding genes (PCGs) related to necroptosis score calculated by single sample gene set enrichment analysis (ssGSEA).

Single-cell data revealed CD14-type and FCGR3A-type macrophages and relevant prognostic factors for predicting immunotherapy and prognosis in stomach adenocarcinoma.

Background: Stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) exhibits profound tumor heterogeneity and represents a great therapeutic challenge. Single-cell sequencing technology is a powerful tool to identify characteristic cell types.

Methods: Single-cell sequencing data (scRNA-seq) GSE167297 and bulk RNA-seq data from TCGA, GTEx, GSE26901 and GSE15459 database were included in this study.

Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery with multidisciplinary collaboration on nursing outcomes after total knee arthroplasty.

Background: There is a lack of studies on the effects of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) with multidisciplinary collaboration on the nursing outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Aim: To explore the effect of ERAS with multidisciplinary collaboration on nursing outcomes after TKA.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 80 patients who underwent TKA at a tertiary hospital between January 2021 and December 2022.

Case report: GCA like picture-preceding inaugural MOGAD presentation: A patient with a sudden-onset uniocular blindness.

Rationale: Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disorders (MOGAD) represents a demyelinating neurological syndrome characterized by the presence of serum IgG antibodies directed against myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG-IgG). Concurrently, giant cell arteritis (GCA) constitutes a systemic autoimmune vasculitis.

Patient Concerns: In this case, we describe an elderly female patient who presented with the sudden onset of a severe headache, unilateral blindness, and clinical manifestations resembling those of GCA.

Neuroprotective effect of ketamine and sevoflurane against TNF-α induced cognitive impairment.

In the present study, neuroprotective effect of sevoflurane in combination with ketamine was investigated on TNF-α induced necroptosis of neurons and cognitive impairment in the rat model. The results demonstrated that exposure to TNF-α/z-VAD led to a significant decrease in viability of HT-22 neuronal cells. However, incubation of HT-22 cells with ketamine plus sevoflurane inhibited decrease in viability induced by TNF-α/z-VAD exposure.

[Expression of RACK1 and EGP40 in oral squamous cell carcinoma and its correlation with clinicopathological features and prognosis].

Unlabelled: PURPOSE： To investigate the expression of tissue-active protein kinase C receptor 1 (RACK1) and epithelin glycoprotein 40 (EGP40) in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and their relationship with clinicopathological features and prognosis.

Methods: A total of 103 patients with OSCC who were admitted to Shangrao People's Hospital from January 2016 to February 2019 were prospectively selected as the research subjects. All patients underwent radical resection of OSCC and were followed up for 3 years.

Exploring key genes associated with neutrophil function and neutrophil extracellular traps in heart failure: a comprehensive analysis of single-cell and bulk sequencing data.

Heart failure (HF) is a complex and heterogeneous manifestation of multiple cardiovascular diseases that usually occurs in the advanced stages of disease progression. The role of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in the pathogenesis of HF remains to be explored. Bioinformatics analysis was employed to investigate general and single-cell transcriptome sequencing data downloaded from the GEO datasets.

Exosomes loaded with chondrogenic stimuli agents combined with 3D bioprinting hydrogel in the treatment of osteoarthritis and cartilage degeneration.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a challenging joint inflammatory disease that often leads to disability. Immunoregulatory Exosomes (Exos) have shown promise in OA and cartilage degeneration treatment. Engineering Exos to deliver therapeutic agents like Kartogenin (KGN) has displayed potential for restoring cartilage regeneration.