Stereotactic Puncture Surgery for the Treatment of Moderate Volume of Thalamus-Internal Capsule Area Hemorrhage: An Analysis of Real-World Data.

Background: The efficacy of surgical intervention in ameliorating long-term prognosis for moderate volume of cerebral hemorrhage in the thalamus-internal capsule region remains unsubstantiated by clinical investigations. Consequently, the acquisition of credible evidence is imperative to authenticate the effectiveness of these methodologies.

Methods: One hundred and three eligible patients with moderate-volume thalamus-internal capsule region cerebral hemorrhage.

Association of Zinc Intake, Tobacco Smoke Exposure, With Metabolic Syndrome: Evidence from NHANES 2007-2018.

The objective was to explore the effect modification of zinc (Zn) intake levels on the relationship of tobacco smoke exposure and risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in children and adolescents. We used data from 2007-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (N = 3701). MetS was considered as main endpoint.

Molecular subtyping and immune score system by a novel pyroptosis-based gene signature precisely predict immune infiltrating, survival and response to immune-checkpoint blockade in breast cancer.

Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent and lethal types of cancer affecting women globally. Pyroptosis is a recently elucidated form of inflammatory cell death mediated by the gasdermin family and is considered to be associated with the tumor immune microenvironment. However, the impact of pyroptosis on breast cancer patients remains unclear.

[Regulatory effect of moxibustion on LTB4/MMP-9 in serum of patients with rheumatoid arthritis].

Objective: To observe the effects of moxibustion on the contents of leukotriene B4 (LTB4), interleukin-17 (IL-17), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and matrix metalloproteinase -9 (MMP-9) in serum, and explore the protection mechanisms of moxibustion in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Methods: A total of 64 patients with RA were randomly divided into treatment group (=31) and control group (=33). The patients in the control group were treated with conventional medication for consecutive 5 weeks.

Triglyceride-Glukose Index Predicts Adverse Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies.

The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index, a recently proposed indicator for insulin resistance, has been related with cardiovascular risks. We aimed to summarize the association between TyG index and incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Cohort studies demonstrating the association between TyG index and incidence of MACEs in ACS patients with multivariate adjusted analyses were identified by search of PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases.

Self-made wire-rope button plate: A novel option for the treatment of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis separation.

Objective: To compare the clinical effect of the self-made wire-rope button plate and cortical screw in the treatment of the distal tibiofibular syndesmosis separation.

Methods: Total 26 patients with distal tibiofibular syndesmosis separation were treated with internal fixation with a self-made wire-rope button plate and cortical screw. They were divided into a self-made wire-rope button plate group and cortical screw group.

A multi-center randomized prospective study on the treatment of infant bronchiolitis with interferon α1b nebulization.

Background: The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of bronchiolitis in infants and interferon (IFN) α is a commercial antiviral drug. The nebulization of IFN α1b could be a viable treatment method. In this study, the therapeutic effects and safety of IFN α1b delivery via nebulization in infant bronchiolitis were investigated in this multi-center prospective study.

Long non-coding RNA PVT1 indicates a poor prognosis of glioma and promotes cell proliferation and invasion via target EZH2.

Human glioma is one of the malignant tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Its prognosis is poor, which is due to its genetic heterogeneity and our poor understanding of its underlying molecular mechanisms. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between plasmacytoma variant translocation 1 (PVT1) and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2), and their effects on the proliferation and invasion of glioma cells.

The Clinical Impact of Ventilator-Associated Events: A Prospective Multi-Center Surveillance Study.

Objective: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed an approach to ventilator-associated events (VAE) surveillance. Using these methods, this study was performed to investigate VAE incidences and to test whether VAEs are associated with poorer outcomes in China.

Design: A 4-month, prospective multicenter surveillance study between April and July 2013.