Research of a Safe and Simplified Intertransverse Process Approach for the Lower Thoracic Interbody Surgery.

Objective: To assess a safe surgical approach for intertransverse process lower thoracic intervertebral body fusion (ITIF) based on measurements from enhanced three-dimensional CT reconstruction, cadaver simulated operation, and patient operation.

Methods: Enhanced three-dimensional CT image reconstruction was performed for 20 healthy volunteers on thoracic segments T8-T12. The length of the transverse process (LTP), distance between the upper and lower transverse processes (DULTP), remote distance of the transverse process (RDTP), height of the extraforaminal intervertebral space (HEIS), and oblique diameter of the intervertebral space (ODIS) were measured and recorded.

Sevoflurane Postconditioning Inhibits Pulmonary Apoptosis via PI3K/AKT in Dog Cardiopulmonary Bypass Model.

Aims: The study aimed to investigate the protective effects and regulatory mechanism of sevoflurane postconditioning (SPC) in pulmonary apoptosis induced by cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).

Methods: Twenty-four healthy dogs were divided into a control (C group), ischemia/reperfusion (I/R group), sevoflurane postconditioning (S group), and wortmannin group (S+W group). At 10 min after the establishment of CPB, the left pulmonary artery was blocked.

Analysis of Chinese Medical Syndrome Features of Ischemic Stroke Based on Similarity of Symptoms Subgroup.

Objective: To derive the Chinese medicine (CM) syndrome classification and subgroup syndrome characteristics of ischemic stroke patients.

Methods: By extracting the CM clinical electronic medical records (EMRs) of 7,170 hospitalized patients with ischemic stroke from 2016 to 2018 at Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong Province, China, a patient similarity network (PSN) was constructed based on the symptomatic phenotype of the patients. Thereafter the efficient community detection method BGLL was used to identify subgroups of patients.

Application of Multimodal Neuroimaging in the Treatment of Neurological Patients.

Objective: In order to study the application of multimodal neuroimaging in the treatment of neurological patients, the brain of patients was scanned and identified through multimodal neuroimaging, so as to provide basis for doctors to judge their diseases and give treatment plans.

Method: Understand the principle of multimodal neural scene currently used through literature analysis, analyze the current level of neurological diseases in the medical field and the application of multimodal neural image in diseases, recalculate the imaging examination data through neurofuzzy algorithm, and obtain a more optimized identification method than the previous visual judgment method.

Result: The image inspection data is dimensioned through computer spatial convolution.

Research on the Mechanism of HMGB1 Regulating Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis by Regulating NF-B.

Background: Autoimmune encephalomyelitis is a clinical condition in which memory and cognition is affected badly and is also associated with lower levels of consciousness or even coma in worse scenarios. It is a noninfectious condition which involves immune oriented inflammation.

Objective: The study's goal was to figure out what was causing the problem HMGB1 involved in regulating the autoimmune encephalomyelitis by regulating NF-B.

Application of enhanced recovery after surgery care protocol in the perioperative care of patients undergoing lumbar fusion and internal fixation.

Background: To explore the effects and deficiencies of the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) care protocol on patients undergoing lumbar fusion and internal fixation in perioperative care.

Methods: A total of 166 patients with lumbar fusion and internal fixation were collected and divided into two groups, among which 86 patients received ERAS care protocol were attributed into ERAS group, while the other 80 patients received traditional perioperative care protocol were assigned to control group. Then, the degree of pain, self-care ability and the degree of recovery were assessed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), Barthel index (BI) rating scale and the Sino-version Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire, respectively.

Preoperative comprehensive malignancy risk estimation for thyroid nodules: Development and verification of a network-based prediction model.

Background: In order to avoid excessive treatment of thyroid nodules in the clinic, it is necessary to find a simple and practical analysis method to comprehensively and accurately reflect benign or malignant thyroid nodules. This study aimed to construct and validate a comprehensive and reliable network-based predictive model using a variety of imaging and laboratory criteria for thyroid nodules to stratify the risk of malignancy prior to surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from patients who underwent surgical treatment for thyroid nodules at the Thyroid and Breast Diagnosis and Treatment Center of Weifang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine between January 2018 and December 2020.

Panax notoginseng saponins induce apoptosis in retinoblastoma Y79 cells via the PI3K/AKT signalling pathway.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of Panax notoginseng saponins (PNS) on the proliferation, apoptosis, and PI3K/AKT signalling pathways of retinoblastoma Y79 cells to explore the possible mechanism of action of PNS on retinoblastoma. The effects of PNS and carboplatin on the proliferation of Y79 cells were examined using cell counting kit-8 assay. And the apoptosis rate, the mRNA and protein levels of apoptosis-related genes and the expression of PI3K/AKT pathway protein were assessed.

LINC00839 knockdown restrains the metastatic behavior of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by sponging miR-454-3p.

Long intergenic non-coding RNA 00839 (LINC00839) has been verified as a pro-metastasis factor in malignancies. However, the significance of LINC00839 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has yet to be illuminated, as well as its underlying mechanism. Here, we disclosed that LINC00839 is highly expressed in NPC.

Application of Multimode Health Education Combined with Humanistic Care in Pain Management of Patients with Femoral Fracture and Its Influence on VAS Score.

Objective: To explore the application of multimode health education combined with humanistic care in pain management of patients with femoral fracture and its influence on VAS score.

Methods: A total of 120 patients with femoral fracture admitted in our hospital (May 2017-May 2021) were selected as the research objects. The patients who received routine health education were included into the routine group, and the patients who received multimode health education combined with humanistic care were included into the combined group, with 60 cases in each group.

[Expression of TGF-β in bladder neck contracture after transurethral enucleation and resection of the prostate].

Objective: To explore the role of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) in bladder neck contracture (BNC) after transurethral enucleation and resection of the prostate (TUERP).

Methods: This study included 300 BPH patients undergoing TUERP, aged 51－89 (69.19 ± 8.

Circ_0002984 Enhances Growth, Invasion, and Migration in PDGF-bb-Induced Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Through miR-379-5p/FRS2 Axis.

The accumulation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) is considered to play important roles in atherosclerosis (AS) development and progression. Circ_0002984 was found to be increased in oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) human VSMCs (HVSMCs). However, the function and mechanism of circ_0002984 in VSMC dysfunction remain unknown.

Long non-coding RNA CERS6-AS1 plays a prognostic role in promoting the progression of gastric cancer.

This study aims to investigate the potential clinical function of long non-coding RNA CERS6-AS1 (lncRNA CERS6-AS1) integrated miR-567 in gastric cancer. The expression of CERS6-AS1 in gastric cancer tissues was detected through RT-qPCR in contrast to the normal tissues. The correlation between the expression of lncRNA CERS6-AS1 and the characteristics of clinical data was analyzed.

Design and Simulation Analysis of a Robot-Assisted Gait Trainer with the PBWS System.

In response to the ever-increasing demand of lower limb rehabilitation, this paper presents a novel robot-assisted gait trainer (RGT) to assist the elderly and the pediatric patients with neurological impairments in the lower limb rehabilitation training (LLRT). The RGT provides three active degrees of freedom (DoF) to both legs that are used to implement the gait cycle in such a way that the natural gait is not significantly affected. The robot consists of (i) the partial body weight support (PBWS) system to assist patients in sit-to-stand transfer via the precision linear rail system and (ii) the bipedal end-effector (BE) to control the motions of lower limbs via two mechanical arms.

Circulating miR-27b as a Biomarker of the Development and Progression of Carotid Artery Stenosis.

Objective: A close relationship of microRNAs (miRNAs) with various human diseases has been widely reported, including cardiovascular disease. The current study attempted to examine the abnormal expression of miR-27b in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS), its diagnostic value and predictive value for the development of ACAS were also assessed.

Methods: Clinical serum samples were collected from both ACAS patients and healthy individuals, and levels of miR-27b in the clinical samples were detected using Real-time quantitative PCR.

Risk factors of decompensated tinnitus and the interaction effect of anxiety and poor sleep on decompensated tinnitus: a multicenter study.

Background: Decompensated tinnitus substantially degrades quality of life. Anxiety and poor sleep are comorbidities in decompensated tinnitus.

Objective: This multicenter study was designed to investigate the risk factors of decompensated tinnitus and to analyze the interaction effect of anxiety and poor sleep on decompensated tinnitus by conducting a multicenter study.

Regional homogeneity alterations in multi-frequency bands in tension-type headache: a resting-state fMRI study.

Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the spontaneous neural activity in the conventional frequency band (0.01-0.08 Hz) and two sub-frequency bands (slow-4: 0.

[Ultra-fast response polymer optical fiber oxygen measurement device and its preliminary experimental report on continuous dynamic change of arterial oxygen partial pressure under mechanical ventilation in living animals].

We tried to implant the ultra-fast polymer optical fiber chemical oxygen sensor （POFCOS） into arterial blood vessel,connect with photoelectric conversion measurement system to record the continuous dynamic rapid changes of arterial PO(PaO) in whole living animals. It should be the experimental evidence for the new theory of holistic integrative physiology and medicine(HIPM) forexplain the mechanism of respiratory control and regulation in whole circusof respiration-circulation-metabolism. ①Fabrication of ultrafast POFCOS, calibration and its measuring system: The distal part of 2 m optical fiber was heated and pulled until it became a tapered tip.

[Preliminary experimental study on the influence of different tidal volume and frequency of normal minute ventilation on the dynamic changes of carotid blood oxygen in living goats].

On the basis of preliminarily verifying the use of ultra-fast reaction polymer matrix optical fiber oxygen sensor and its measuring system to record the continuous and dynamic changes of carotid artery oxygen partial pressure (PaO), in order to analyze and discuss the influence of lung ventilation on the continuous and dynamic changes of PaO, we designed a whole animal experimental study in vivo. Four hybrid goats were selected, and the skin was cut and exposed directly under general anesthesia and tracheal intubation. The oxygen sensor, connected with the measuring system, was inserted directly into the left carotid artery to continuously record the dynamic changes of PaO.

Differentially expressed TUG1 and miR-145-5p indicate different severity of chronic heart failure and predict 2-year survival prognosis.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and microRNAs (miRs) have critical roles in the progression of various diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the levels and clinical significance of lncRNA taurine upregulated gene 1 (TUG1) and miR-145-5p in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and explore their indicative value regarding disease severity. TUG1 and miR-145-5p levels were detected by reverse-transcription quantitative PCR.

Effect of gangliosides combined with mouse NGF on the expression of serum HIF-1α, NSE, and sICAM-1 levels in neonates with HIE.

Objective: This study was intended to evaluate the effects of gangliosides combined with mouse nerve growth factor (NGF) on the expression of serum hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) levels in neonates with ischemic-hypoxic encephalopathy (HIE).

Methods: One hundred and thirty neonates with HIE admitted to our hospital from May 2017 to April 2019 were grouped into two groups according to the protocol of a randomized controlled trial, with 65 cases in each group. The control group received ganglioside treatment, while the combined group was treated with ganglioside + NGF for 2 weeks.

Sirt3 Maintains Microvascular Endothelial Adherens Junction Integrity to Alleviate Sepsis-Induced Lung Inflammation by Modulating the Interaction of VE-Cadherin and -Catenin.

Inflammatory injury is a hallmark of sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)/acute lung injury (ALI). However, the mechanisms underlying inflammatory injury remain obscure. Here, we developed the novel strategy to suppress lung inflammation through maintaining microvascular endothelial barrier integrity.

Metachronous mixed cellularity classical Hodgkin's lymphoma and T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: A case report.

Background: The development of peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) after chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is rare, and highly aggressive TCL/leukemia has not been reported to date. The relationship between HL and PTCL needs further exploration to understand the pathogenesis of metachronous lymphoma (ML) and find effective treatment options. We report a patient with ML, whose biopsy of a right cervical lymph node initially confirmed classical HL (CHL).

Influencing Factors of Daytime Sleepiness in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome and Its Correlation with Pulse Oxygen Decline Rate.

Objective: To explore the influencing factors of daytime sleepiness in patients with obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and the correlation between daytime sleepiness and pulse oxygen decline rate in patients with severe OSAHS.

Methods: From January 2018 to April 2021, 246 consecutive patients with OSAHS diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG) in our hospital were selected. All patients were grouped according to the minimum nocturnal oxygen saturation and apnea hypopnea index (AHI).

Aberrant expression of miR-483-5p in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and its predictive value for cerebrovascular event occurrence.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs/miRs) may be used as novel promising diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for various diseases, including asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS). The present study aimed to investigate the abnormal expression of microRNA-483-5p (miR-483-5p) in patients with ACAS and to evaluate its diagnostic value for ACAS screening and its predictive value for cerebrovascular events. A total of 128 patients with ACAS and 76 healthy controls were included in the present study.