5mC modification patterns provide novel direction for early acute myocardial infarction detection and personalized therapy.

Background: Most deaths from coronary artery disease (CAD) are due to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There is an urgent need for early AMI detection, particularly in patients with stable CAD. 5-methylcytosine (5mC) regulatory genes have been demonstrated to involve in the progression and prognosis of cardiovascular diseases, while little research examined 5mC regulators in CAD to AMI progression.

Wedelolactone induces apoptosis and pyroptosis in retinoblastoma through promoting ROS generation.

Retinoblastoma is a most frequently occurring primary intraocular tumor in infancy and children, highlighting the requirement to find and develop novel and more effective therapeutic approaches. Wedelolactone (WDL), a nature compound isolated from E. prostrata, exhibits multiple biological activities through regulating various signaling pathways; however, its potential influences on retinoblastoma progression are still unknown, and thus was investigated in our study, as well as the underlying mechanisms.

Utilization of Risk Scores for Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis in Rural China.

Objective: The current study was to design a cardiovascular risk score for the diagnosis of coronary heart disease (CHD) in the rural area of China and the sensitivity and specificity of this score would be assessed.

Methods: A total of 520 patients were enrolled and based on the results from coronary artery angiography, patients were divided into three groups: CHD group (coronary artery ≥50% stenosis), atherosclerosis group (coronary artery <50% stenosis) and normal groups (without stenosis). Between-group differences were evaluated and the sensitivity and specificity of cardiovascular risk score were evaluated.

Sex-differences in the management and clinical outcome among patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Background: The current study was to compare the management and clinical outcome between women and men with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Method: This was a retrospective study. Patients with ACS presented to the emergency department were enrolled.

Efficacy of polysaccharide in adolescents with subthreshold depression: interim analysis of a randomized controlled study.

Subthreshold depression is a highly prevalent condition in adolescents who are at high risk for developing major depressive disorder. In preclinical models of neurological and psychiatric diseases, Lycium barbarum polysaccharide (LBP) extracted from Goji berries had anti-depressant effects including but not limited to anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory properties. However, the effect of LBP on subthreshold depression is unclear.

Effects of aerobic exercise on gut microbiota in adolescents with subthreshold mood syndromes and healthy adolescents: A 12-week, randomized controlled trial.

Background: Animal and human studies have revealed reciprocal association between exercise and gut-brain axis. However, the clinical evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCT) are still limited to directly assess the effects of aerobic exercise on gut microbiota. To fill this gap, we conducted this 12-week RCT in both groups of adolescents with and without sub-threshold mood symptoms.

Intra-arterial chemotherapy for treatment of very low birthweight infants with retinoblastoma: Two case reports.

Introduction: Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) has been used successfully for unilateral and bilateral eye disease with advanced or less advanced intraocular disease and of children as young as 3 months of age. In this study, we expanded the use of IAC to eyes of two infants with very low birthweight (birth weight of 1000-1500 g) and retinoblastoma.

Patient Concerns: The ophthalmologists refused to give patients intravenous chemotherapy (IVC), considering the risk of IVC because of the low body weight.

Association of Etoricoxib treatment and incident hypoxia in patients with aortic dissection undergoing endovascular aortic repair.

Objective: The current study was to evaluate the association of Etoricoxib treatment and incident hypoxia among type-B aortic dissection (AD) patients undergoing endovascular aortic repair (EVAR).

Methods: Patients undergoing EVAR were retrospectively recruited. Based on Etoricoxib use, patients were divided into the non-treated and Etoricoxib-treated groups.

Association of hyperuricemia and hypertension phenotypes in hypertensive patients without uric acid lowering treatment.

Background: Current study was to evaluate the association of hypertensive and hypertension phenotypes in hypertensive populations.

Methods: Patients with primary hypertension and without any uric acid (UA)-lowering treatment were enrolled. Baseline characteristics including office blood pressure (OBP), 24 h ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), and serum UA (SUA) were measured.

The effectiveness, safety and tolerability of ketamine for depression in adolescents and older adults: A systematic review.

The majority of antidepressant medication trials have focused on adult populations (ages 18-65), with much less research in older and younger populations. Moreover, key differences in the efficacy and safety of antidepressants have been identified between these age groups. Ketamine has emerged as a promising new treatment for treatment resistant depression (TRD).

Integrity of the uncinate fasciculus is associated with the onset of bipolar disorder: a 6-year followed-up study.

Patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD) are associated with aberrant uncinate fasciculus (UF) that connects amygdala-ventral prefrontal cortex (vPFC) system, but the casual relationship is still uncertain. The research aimed to investigate the integrity of UF among offspring of patients with BD and investigate its potential causal association with subsequent declaration of BD. The fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD) of UF were compared in asymptomatic offspring (AO, n = 46) and symptomatic offspring (SO, n = 45) with a parent with BD, and age-matched healthy controls (HCs, n = 35).

Connectome-based models can predict processing speed in older adults.

Decrement in processing speed (PS) is a primary cognitive morbidity in clinical populations and could significantly influence other cognitive functions, such as attention and memory. Verifying the usefulness of connectome-based models for predicting neurocognitive abilities has significant translational implications on clinical and aging research. In this study, we verified that resting-state functional connectivity could be used to predict PS in 99 older adults by using connectome-based predictive modeling (CPM).

The utility of smartphone-based, ecological momentary assessment for depressive symptoms.

Background: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common and debilitating mood disorder. Individuals with MDD are often misdiagnosed or diagnosed in an untimely manner, exacerbating existing functional impairments. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) involves the repeated sampling of an individual's symptoms within their natural environment and has been demonstrated to assist in illness assessment and characterization.

Aerobic exercise impacts the anterior cingulate cortex in adolescents with subthreshold mood syndromes: a randomized controlled trial study.

Aerobic exercise is effective in alleviating mood symptoms while the mechanism is poorly understood. There are limited clinical trials that investigated the effect of exercise on the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a key brain region involved in mood regulations, in adolescents with subthreshold mood syndromes. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) of aerobic exercise was undertaken in a middle school in Guangzhou, China.

Effects of Dapagliflozin and Sitagliptin on Insulin Resistant and Body Fat Distribution in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetic Patients.

BACKGROUND The current study aimed to compare the effects of dapagliflozin and sitagliptin on insulin resistant and body fat distribution in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study was an open-label, parallel controlled study. Patients were included if they were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (<6 months) and had been receiving dapagliflozin or sitagliptin for 12 weeks in combination with a stable dose of metformin in the last month.

Effect of body anthropometrics on brain structure of offspring of parents with bipolar disorder.

Background: Offspring of individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) are at greater risk for developing BD. Adiponectin (ADP), a hormone produced by adipocytes, plays a central role in energy homeostasis, insulin sensitivity and inflammatory response. ADP is negatively correlated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and is abnormal in patients with BD.

Rumination network dysfunction in major depression: A brain connectome study.

Background: Rumination is a central feature of major depressive disorder (MDD). Knowledge of the neural structures that underpin rumination offers significant insight into depressive pathophysiology and may help to develop potential intervention strategies for MDD, a mental illness that has become the leading cause of disability worldwide.

Methods: Using resting-state fMRI and graph theory, this study adopted a connectome approach to examine the functional topological organization of the neural network associated with rumination in MDD.

Inflammation, brain structure and cognition interrelations among individuals with differential risks for bipolar disorder.

Neuro-inflammation might impact on clinical manifestations and cognition function via changing the volumes of key brain structures such as the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) in bipolar disorder (BD). In this study, we investigated the interrelations among interleukin (IL)-6 cytokine level, grey matter (GM) volume of the anterior cingulated cortex (ACC), and attention function among offspring of parents diagnosed with BD. The offspring were categorized as being either asymptomatic or symptomatic based on whether they manifested pre-defined sub-threshold mood symptoms.

Association between cognitive function and performance on effort based decision making in patients with major depressive disorder treated with Vortioxetine.

Background: It is well established that deficits in motivation, reward, and cognition are common during and in between syndromal episodes of depression as part of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Informed by evidence indicating functional and structural interconnectivity between cognitive and reward brain circuits, we preliminarily evaluate the association between measures of cognitive performance and reward/motivation.

Methods: This is a post-hoc analysis of a primary study (i.

Simultaneous quantification of 48 plasma amino acids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to investigate urea cycle disorders.

Urea cycle disorders (UCD) are inborn errors of ammonia detoxification in which early diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent metabolic emergencies. Unfortunately, the diagnosis was often and pronounced delayed. To improve diagnosis, we developed herein a liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method to investigate the disturbance of amino acid profile caused by UCD.

Efficacy of second-course intra-arterial chemotherapy in children for advanced retinoblastoma recurrence after intra-arterial chemotherapy.

The present study determined the efficacy and toxicity of second-course intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) in advanced retinoblastoma (RB) recurrence in children following failed initial IAC. A total of 24 child patients with unilateral or bilateral intra-ocular advanced RB (IIRC Group D and Group E) undergoing second-course IAC treatment after initial intra-arterial chemotherapy between September 2011 and November 2016 were enrolled. Global salvage, ocular adverse events, and systemic adverse events were assessed.