Association Between Steno-Occlusive Middle Cerebral Artery and Basal Ganglia Perivascular Spaces.

Enlarged perivascular spaces in the basal ganglia (BG-EPVS) share common vascular risk factors with atherosclerosis. However, little is known about the relationship between steno-occlusive middle cerebral artery (MCA) and BG-EPVS. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to test the hypothesis that severe MCA stenosis or occlusion is associated with increased MRI-visible BG-EPVS.

Meta-Analysis Treatment Hyperphosphatemia Chronic Renal Failure Based on Nano Lanthanum Hydroxide.

In this study, our aim is to investigate the effect of lanthanum carbonate in chronic treatment renal failure complicated with hyperphosphatemia. Using methods with lanthanum carbonate, hyperphosphatemia, placebos, calcium carbonate, end-stage renal disease as keywords, we searched the Chinese Journal Full-text Database, Chinese sci-tech journal database, Wanfang Data knowledge service platform, web of science, PubMed, and other databases for literature quality; meta analysis was carried out after a subsequent evaluation. The meta analysis results showed a significant difference in the control of the blood phosphorus level between weighted mean difference WMD = -0.

Efficacy of needle-knife combined with etanercept treatment regarding disease activity and hip joint function in ankylosing spondylitis patients with hip joint involvement: A randomized controlled study.

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of needle-knife (NK) combined with etanercept (NKCE) in attenuating pain, inflammation, disease activity, and improving hip joint function in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with hip joint involvement.Totally, 90 patients with active AS involving unilateral hip joint were enrolled and randomly assigned in 1:1:1 ratio to receive NKCE, NK or conventional drugs (control). The ESR, CRP, hip joint pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI), bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index (BASFI), modified Harris hip score (mHHS), and range of motion (ROM) of affected hip joint were assessed at baseline (W0), after 1-week treatment (W1) and after 24-week treatment (W24).

[Effects of Sanchinoside R1 on Growth Invasion and Migration of HL-60 Cells and Survival of AML Model Mice].

Objective: To investigate the effects of sanchinoside R1 (SR1) on cell growth, invasion and migration of HL-60 cells, as well as survival of AML mice.

Methods: AML mouse models were established by intravenous injection of HL-60 cells. The SR1 of 10, 25 and 50 mg/kg was intraperitoneally injected into AML models once a day for 1 week.

Theophylline and dexamethasone in combination reduce inflammation and prevent the decrease in HDAC2 expression seen in monocytes exposed to cigarette smoke extract.

Lung and systemic inflammation are associated with impaired lung function and increased mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Theophylline and glucocorticoids have been shown to have an anti-inflammatory effect in some respiratory diseases. However, corticosteroid insensitivity is a major barrier to the anti-inflammatory management of COPD.

Analysis of a radiographic parameter K-line tilt following adjacent two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a retrospective study.

Background: T1s, C2-7 lordosis, and C2-7 sagittal vertical axis (SVA) are the three most important sagittal parameters in the cervical spine. This study was conducted to investigate the relationships between classical sagittal alignment parameters and a new parameter, K-line tilt, and to study the impact of K-line tilt.

Material And Methods: A total of 72 patients who underwent adjacent two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) were retrospectively analyzed.

The cell uptake properties and hyperthermia performance of ZnFeO/SiO nanoparticles as magnetic hyperthermia agents.

ZnFeO nanoparticles (NPs) of 22 nm are synthesized by a one-pot approach and coated with silica for magnetic hyperthermia agents. The NPs exhibit superparamagnetic characteristics, high-specific absorption rate (SAR) (1083 wg, = 430 kHz, = 27 kAm), large saturation magnetization ( = 85 emu g), excellent colloidal stability and low cytotoxicity. The cell uptake properties have been investigated by Prussian blue staining, transmission electron microscopy and the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer, which resulted in time-dependent and concentration-dependent internalization.

[Diagnostic accuracy of artery peak velocity variation measured by bedside real-time ultrasound for prediction of fluid responsiveness: a Meta-analysis].

Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasonic measurement of artery peak velocity variation (ΔVpeak) on predicting fluid responsiveness in critically ill patients.

Methods: Databases of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, SinoMed, Wanfang, CNKI and VIP were retrieved from the establishment of the database to November 2019. The retrieval literatures were about the research of ΔVpeak used to judge fluid responsiveness.

TRIM32 promotes inflammatory responses in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a worldwide autoimmune disease. The study of its aetiology and mechanism has always been a focus topic in medicine. This research was designed to investigate the effect of E3 ubiquitin ligase tripartite motif protein 32 (TRIM32) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

miRNAs: A Promising Target in the Chemoresistance of Bladder Cancer.

Chemotherapy is an important cancer treatment method. Tumor chemotherapy resistance is one of the main factors leading to tumor progression. Like other malignancies, bladder cancer, especially muscle-invasive bladder cancer, is prone to chemotherapy resistance.

Intraoperative injection of absorbable gelatin sponge (AGS) mixed with cement followed by spinal decompression to treat elderly with vertebral hemangiomas.

Background: Elderly patients with vertebral hemangiomas are rare and might require surgery. Thus, the choice of surgery for these lesions remains controversial because of the rarity of these lesions. This study aimed to analyze the clinical efficacy of the intraoperative injection of absorbable gelatin sponge mixed with cement followed by spinal decompression to treat the elderly with typical vertebral hemangiomas.

Development of a practical prediction scoring system for severe acute organophosphate poisoning.

Acute organophosphorus poisoning (AOPP) is a serious public health issue, especially in the rural areas. This study was designed to establish a scoring system to assess the risk of cases with severe AOPP. A retrospective cohort study was conducted at two independent hospitals.

[Reaserch Advance on Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Review].

Abstract　　Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a disease originated from bone marrow dendritic cells, and classified as a tumor by the discovery of a recurrent somatic BRAF-V600E point mutation in the RAS-RAF-MEK-ERK signaling pathway. The clinical manifestations of LCH are mainly granulomatous lesions composed of clonal pathological tissue cells. According to the lesions and invasive risk organs, it is divided into single system diseases, multi-system diseases with risk-free organ infiltration and multi-system diseases with risk organ infiltration.

Dynamic Analysis of the Biochemical Changes in Rats with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Using Urinary 1H NMR-Based Metabonomics.

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disease that causes reproductive abnormalities in fertile women. It is closely related to the persistent anovulatory, insulin resistance, and high androgen. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the pathological development of PCOS are still unclear.

Efficacy and safety of oral Guanxinshutong capsules in patients with stable angina pectoris in China: a prospective, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial.

Background: To assess the efficacy and safety of oral Guanxinshutong (GXST) capsules in Chinese patients with stable angina pectoris (SAP) in a prospective, multicenter, double-Blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial (clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02280850).

Methods: Eligible patients were randomized 1:1 to the GXST or placebo group.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Prolongs Progression-Free Survival and Enhances Therapeutic Effects in Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (EGFR-TKI)Treated Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Patients Harboring EGFR Mutations.

BACKGROUND Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-associated deaths worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of Traditional Chinese Medicine combining EGFR-TKIs in treatment of NSCLC patients harboring EGFR mutations. MATERIAL AND METHODS This study involved 153 advanced-stage NSCLC patients harboring EGFR mutations.

Treatment of Typical Enneking Stage 3 Thoracic Aggressive Vertebral Hemangiomas with Pain and Neurologic Deficits: Results After at Least 36 Months of Follow-Up.

Objective: To evaluate the efficiency of a comprehensive treatment strategy for patients with Enneking stage 3 thoracic aggressive vertebral hemangioma (AVH).

Methods: A retrospective analysis of radiographic and clinical outcomes was performed for 17 patients who received treatment for Enneking stage 3 thoracic AVH accompanied by pain and neurologic deficits between January 2010 and February 2015. A visual analog scale (VAS) was used to clinically evaluate the level of pain.

A meta-analysis comparing intramedullary with extramedullary fixations for unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures.

Purpose: To find out whether the intramedullary fixations are superior to the extramedullary fixations in treating unstable femoral intertrochanteric fractures (UFIFs).

Methods: The meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted by searching the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases to evaluate functional scores, surgical outcomes, and adverse events in adult patients receiving intramedullary fixations in comparison to extramedullary fixations. Risk ratio (RR) or weighted mean difference (WMD)/standard mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated as effect sizes.

Zhengganxifeng Decoction Affects Gut Microbiota and Reduces Blood Pressure via Renin-Angiotensin System.

Zhengganxifeng decoction (ZGXFD) is a traditional Chinese medicinal formula, from "Medical Zhong parameter West recorded" by Xichun Zhang, which has been applied to the treatment of clinical essential hypertension. Besides its effect in blood pressure reduction, ZGXFD is also known to be a radical therapy with little or no side effects. Compared with western medicines, Chinese medicinal formulas have the advantage of simultaneously attacking multiple targets.

The effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell and nano-hydroxyapatite/collagen I/poly-L-lactic acid scaffold implantation on the treatment of avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rabbits.

For avascular necrosis of the femoral head (ANFH), repair and regeneration are difficult because of the edema and high pressure caused by continuous ischemia and hypoxia. Core decompression (CD) is a classic method for treating early ANFH before the collapse of the femoral head; however, its effect is still controversial. To improve the therapeutic effect of CD on ANFH, a novel tissue-engineered bone (TEB) was constructed by combining bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) with nano-hydroxyapatite/collagen I/poly-L-lactic acid (nHAC/PLA) scaffolds and implanting the TEB into the bone tunnel of CD.