133 results match your criteria: "The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College & Nuclear Industry 416 Hospital[Affiliation]"

Gastrointestinal complications of hepatic glycogen storage disease: a national survey questionnaire study in China.

Orphanet J Rare Dis

January 2025

Department of Pediatrics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, The Second School of Clinical Medicine, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.

Background: Hepatic glycogen storage diseases (GSD) are inborn errors of metabolism with abnormal storage or utilization of glycogen, a complex disease with significant genetic heterogeneity and similar clinical manifestations. This study aimed to describe the gastrointestinal symptoms and endoscopic features of hepatic GSD, including types Ia, Ib, III, VI, and IX, to provide evidence for etiology and treatment.

Methods: A national cohort survey questionnaire was distributed to patients diagnosed with GSD type Ia, Ib, III, VI, and IX through genetic testing or their parents in mainland China in May 2022.

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Bioactive ceramics have been used in bone tissue repair and regeneration. However, because of the complex in vivo osteogenesis process, long cycle, and difficulty of accurately tracking, the mechanism of interaction between materials and cells has yet to be fully understood, hindering its development. The ceramic microbridge microfluidic chip system may solve the problem and provide an in vitro method to simulate the microenvironment in vivo.

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Guidelines suggest the Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) may not be applicable for some populations at risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, data assessing the association of HCC risk factors with LI-RADS major features are lacking. To evaluate whether the association between HCC risk factors and each CT/MRI LI-RADS major feature differs among individuals at-risk for HCC.

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  • A study evaluated a new long-lasting pain relief medication called QP001, compared to a placebo, to determine its effectiveness and safety for patients after abdominal surgery.
  • Conducted across 23 centers, 255 patients were administered either QP001 or placebo, and the results showed QP001 significantly reduced pain intensity for up to 24 hours post-surgery.
  • The trial indicated that QP001 also reduced the need for morphine and increased patient satisfaction, with no significant difference in adverse events compared to placebo.
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Deep learning using histological images for gene mutation prediction in lung cancer: a multicentre retrospective study.

Lancet Oncol

January 2025

Department of Thoracic Oncology and Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou, China; Department of Thoracic Oncology and Surgery, Hengqin Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Hengqin, China. Electronic address:

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  • Accurate detection of driver gene mutations is key for treating lung cancer, but traditional methods require high-quality tissue samples and can be too slow or unavailable for many patients, especially in low-resource areas.
  • The study developed an AI model called DeepGEM, which uses routine histological slides to predict gene mutations without needing prior annotation or high-quality samples.
  • The model was trained and tested on a large dataset of lung cancer patients across multiple hospitals in China, showing promising results in predicting gene mutations, which was further validated on external and public datasets.
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To investigate the sense of coherence, job stressors and mental health status of nurses practitioners, and analyze the correlation among them. In September 2020, nurses practitioners in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province were selected as the research objects by convenience sampling method. The Sense of Coherence Scale, Nurses' Job Stressors Scale and SCL-90 were used to investigate their sense of coherence, job stressors and mental health status, respectively.

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Backgrounds And Aims: Our previous study (CCCG-BNHL-2015) reported the treatment strategies and outcomes of pediatric B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (B-NHL) in China which showed that children in low-risk groups already have a dramatically favorable prognosis. However, for high-risk groups, the prognosis still needs to be improved. In this study, we aimed to identify the factors influencing prognosis in high-risk groups (stage III and stage IV).

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  • This systematic review evaluates the safety and effectiveness of endoscopic techniques for treating lumbar disc herniation (LDH) compared to traditional methods.
  • The analysis included 17 randomized controlled trials with a total of 1,748 patients, highlighting that endoscopic discectomy (ED) leads to less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, lower postoperative pain, and fewer complications compared to non-endoscopic discectomy (NED).
  • Overall, the findings support the use of endoscopic techniques as a safer and more efficient treatment option for LDH, although some measures like disability scores and operation time showed no significant difference between the two methods.
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Critical windows for exposure to chemical composition of ambient particulate matter and human semen quality decline.

Sci Total Environ

December 2024

National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Male Reproduction and Genetics, Guangzhou, China; Department of Andrology, Guangdong Provincial Reproductive Science Institute (Guangdong Provincial Fertility Hospital), China. Electronic address:

Background: Critical windows for exposure to chemical components of particulate matter (PM <2.5 μm in diameter [PM]) associated with the human semen quality decline remain unclear.

Objectives: To address this gap, we developed a new analytical framework by integrating a Linear Mixed Model (LMM) with subject- and center-specific intercepts and a Distributed Lag Model (DLM) to fully account for correlations between finely vulnerable exposure windows based on complete profile of the spermatogenesis cycle.

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Association of oxidative balance score with all-cause mortality among individuals with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study.

J Health Popul Nutr

October 2024

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, No.82, North Section 2, 2nd Ring Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, 610081, Sichuan, China.

Background: The Oxidative Balance Score (OBS) is employed for evaluating the body's overall level of oxidative stress. This study aimed to investigate the association between OBS and mortality in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD) using a cohort study design.

Methods: We used data from adult participants(≥ 20 years old) in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 1999 to 2018.

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  • This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of a new pain medication, QP001, for managing postoperative pain in patients after orthopaedic surgery in China.
  • In a clinical trial with 198 participants, those taking QP001 consumed significantly less morphine for pain relief compared to those receiving a placebo, both at 24 hours and 48 hours post-surgery.
  • QP001 not only reduced the need for opioids but also had fewer adverse drug reactions, indicating it could be a promising alternative for pain management after surgery.
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  • Researchers studied strokes from 1990 to 2021 to understand how many people get them and how they are affected around the world.
  • In 2021, strokes caused about 7.3 million deaths and were a major cause of health problems, especially in specific regions like Southeast Asia and Oceania.
  • There are differences in stroke risks based on where people live and their age, and some areas actually saw more strokes happening since 2015.
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Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess Caused by Acupuncture.

Ann Neurol

November 2024

Department of Neurosurgery, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.

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  • Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health crisis, prompting the need for new treatments, with quorum sensing (QS) identified as a promising target for anti-virulence drugs.
  • Researchers discovered that Harmine is a natural compound that inhibits QS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, affecting traits related to pathogenicity, and showed protective effects in laboratory models.
  • Harmine not only reduced bacterial virulence but also increased the effectiveness of common antibiotics, shedding light on its potential as an anti-virulence treatment option.
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  • NMDA-induced retinal damage was studied in rhesus monkeys to better understand the effects compared to previous rodent studies.
  • After injecting NMDA or saline into the eyes of four monkeys, researchers observed both structural and functional changes in the retina over 60 days.
  • The findings showed an initial retinal thickening followed by thinning, similar to glaucoma patterns, along with a significant loss of retinal ganglion cells, indicating the NMDA model's relevance for future retinal damage research.
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Modulating the RPS27A/PSMD12/NF-κB pathway to control immune response in mouse brain ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Mol Med

July 2024

Key Laboratory of Clinical Genetics, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, No. 82, North Section 2, 2nd Ring Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610081, P. R. China.

Background: Investigating immune cell infiltration in the brain post-ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is crucial for understanding and managing the resultant inflammatory responses. This study aims to unravel the role of the RPS27A-mediated PSMD12/NF-κB axis in controlling immune cell infiltration in the context of cerebral I/R injury.

Methods: To identify genes associated with cerebral I/R injury, high-throughput sequencing was employed.

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of nusinersen for the treatment of 5q-spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) among Chinese pediatric patients.

Methods: Using a longitudinal, multi-center registry, both prospective and retrospective data were collected from pediatric patients with 5q-SMA receiving nusinersen treatment across 18 centers in China. All patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria were included consecutively.

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  • The Microbiome Protocols eBook (MPB) connects researchers by providing essential protocols for microbiome experiments and data analysis.
  • The first edition, released in 2020, included 152 well-organized protocols and received positive feedback from the scientific community.
  • Researchers are now encouraged to contribute their own protocols for the upcoming 2nd edition to help further microbiome research.
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Tongxinluo, a traditional Chinese medicine compound, has shown promise in improving outcomes for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigated the efficacy of Tongxinluo in reducing major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in STEMI patients. The study enrolled 3777 patients from 124 hospitals in China, all of whom received standard STEMI treatments in addition to either Tongxinluo or placebo for 12 months.

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  • The study examines the effectiveness of a combined eye surgery (phacoemulsification, goniosynechialysis, and goniotomy) for treating primary angle closure glaucoma in patients with cataracts, noting that success is not influenced by the severity of peripheral anterior synechiae.
  • It involved 304 eyes from 283 patients over around 12.5 months, showing a significant reduction in intraocular pressure (IOP) post-surgery across all severity groups, with no notable differences in success rates.
  • Although more severe peripheral anterior synechiae (270°≤PAS<360°) experienced increased instances of complications like hyphema, the overall results indicated that the combined procedure is effective regardless of PAS extent
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Background: Previous trials of renal denervation (RDN) have been designed to investigate reduction of blood pressure (BP) as the primary efficacy endpoint using non-selective RDN without intraoperatively verified RDN success. It is an unmet clinical need to map renal nerves, selectively denervate renal sympathetic nerves, provide readouts for the interventionalists and avoid futile RDN. We aimed to examine the safety and efficacy of renal nerve mapping/selective renal denervation (msRDN) in patients with uncontrolled hypertension (HTN) and determine whether antihypertensive drug burden is reduced while office systolic BP (OSBP) is controlled to target level (<140 mmHg).

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Around 70% of patients diagnosed with hypertension exhibit increased levels of renin. SPH3127, an inventive renin inhibitor, has shown favorable tolerability and sustained pharmacodynamic inhibitory impact on plasma renin activity (PRA) during previous phase I trials. This phase II study was conducted to investigate the efficacy and safety of SPH3127 in patients with essential hypertension.

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Immune Responses in Discharged COVID-19 Patients With and Without Long COVID Symptoms.

Open Forum Infect Dis

April 2024

Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, Beijing, China.

The immune mechanisms of long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) are not yet fully understood. We aimed to investigate the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-specific memory immune responses in discharged COVID-19 patients with and without long COVID symptoms. In this cross-sectional study, we included 1041 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with the original virus strain in Wuhan (China) 12 months after initial infection.

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A multicenter clinical epidemiology of pediatric pneumococcal meningitis in China: results from the Chinese Pediatric Bacterial Meningitis Surveillance (CPBMS) 2019-2020.

Front Cell Infect Microbiol

April 2024

Department of Infectious Disease, Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, National Children's Regional Medical Center, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.

Objective: To analyze the clinical epidemiological characteristics including clinical features, disease prognosis of pneumococcal meningitis (PM), and drug sensitivity of isolates in Chinese children.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical, laboratory microbiological data of 160 hospitalized children less than 15 years of age with PM from January 2019 to December 2020 in 33 tertiary hospitals in China.

Results: A total of 160 PM patients were diagnosed, including 103 males and 57 females The onset age was 15 days to 15 years old, and the median age was 1 year and 3 months.

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This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the gemcitabine and oxaliplatin intrathoracic perfusion chemotherapy (IPCGOR) regimen combined with interleukin-2 (IL-2) for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We conducted a retrospective analysis of 460 advanced NSCLC patients from the Yunnan Province Early Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Project (June 2020-October 2022), assessing the IPCGOR and IL-2 combination. Outcomes were measured based on RECIST 1.

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