Prognostic significance of regional lymphadenectomy in T1b gallbladder cancer: Results from 24 hospitals in China.

Background: Whether regional lymphadenectomy (RL) should be routinely performed in patients with T1b gallbladder cancer (GBC) remains a subject of debate.

Aim: To investigate whether RL can improve the prognosis of patients with T1b GBC.

Methods: We studied a multicenter cohort of patients with T1b GBC who underwent surgery between 2008 and 2016 at 24 hospitals in 13 provinces in China.

Protocol for a gallbladder cancer registry study in China: the Chinese Research Group of Gallbladder Cancer (CRGGC) study.

Introduction: Gallbladder cancer (GBC), the sixth most common gastrointestinal tract cancer, poses a significant disease burden in China. However, no national representative data are available on the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of GBC in the Chinese population.

Methods And Analysis: The Chinese Research Group of Gallbladder Cancer (CRGGC) study is a multicentre retrospective registry cohort study.

Plasma exosome-derived B-cell translation gene 1: a predictive marker for the prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

In this study, we wanted to investigate the plasma exosome-derived B-cell translocation gene 1 (BTG-1) level as a predictive marker for the prognosis in patients with Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The expression of BTG-1 protein and BTG-1 mRNA in NSCLC tissues and adjacent tissues of 98 enrolled patients were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC), and RT-PCR. Exosome-rich fractions were isolated from the plasma of 262 NSCLC patients.

Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Endogenous Endophthalmitis Due to K64-ST1764 Hypervirulent : A Case Report.

Rationale: (, KP) are divided into two types: classic (cKP) and hypervirulent (hvKP). hvKP causes liver abscess and metastatic infection. Here, we report one case with pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) and endogenous endophthalmitis (EE) due to a relatively rarely reported serotype of in China.

Effect of sequencing of preoperative systemic therapy on patients with locally advanced breast cancer.

Background: The study aims to perform a clinical trial to evaluate the effect of sequencing of systemic therapy on locally advanced breast cancer (LABC).

Methods: LABC patients (n = 733) underwent the combination of external beam radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and breast-conservation surgery with difference sequences. Biopsy followed by histopathological examinations was used to assess treatment responses.

Survey report on keratoplasty in China: A 5-year review from 2014 to 2018.

To provide the general information on corneal transplantation (CT) in China, China Cornea Society designed a questionnaire on CT from 2014 to 2018 and entrusted it to 31 committee members for implementation of the survey nationwide. This article presents the results of the survey and compares the indicators used in the survey and those in the annual statistical report released by the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA). The number of corneal transplantations completed by the 64 hospitals from 2014 to 2018 was respectively 5377, 6394, 7595, 8270 and 8980, totally 36,616 (22,959 male and 13,657 female).

Acute Phase Serum Leptin, Adiponectin, Interleukin-6, and Visfatin Are Altered in Chinese Children With Febrile Seizures: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Adipokines, including leptin, visfatin, adiponectin, and interleukin-6 (IL)-6, play multiple roles in the pathophysiology of epilepsy and febrile seizures (FS). We aimed to investigate the associations among plasma adipokines, mainly leptin, visfatin, adiponectin, or IL-6, and the prognosis of FS. This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted from January 2017 to December 2018 at the Wuxi Second People' Hospital China.

Strains Relieve Loperamide-Induced Constipation via Different Pathways Independent of Short-Chain Fatty Acids.

Increasing researches have confirmed the relationship between slow-transit constipation and gut microbiota dysbiosis. Many population and animal experiments have identified probiotics as effectors for the relief of constipation symptoms, but the specific mechanism remains unclear. In this intervention study, strains isolated from five different sources were administered to mice with loperamide-induced constipation, and the impacts of these strains on constipation-related indicators were evaluated.

The prevalence, characteristics, and related factors of pressure injury in medical staff wearing personal protective equipment against COVID-19 in China: A multicentre cross-sectional survey.

Since December 2019, the medical staff fighting against COVID-19 frequently reported the device-related pressure injury (DRPI) caused by personal protective equipment (PPE). We conducted a cross-sectional survey online to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of DRPI among medical staff. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to explore the risk factors associated with DRPI.

Alleviation effects of Bifidobacterium breve on DSS-induced colitis depends on intestinal tract barrier maintenance and gut microbiota modulation.

Purpose: The study aimed to investigate the discrepancy and potential mechanisms of different CLA-producing B. breve on dextran sulphate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis.

Methods: Colitis was induced in C57BL/6 J mice using DSS.

Evaluating an Intervention Program Using WeChat for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: The application of telemedicine in home pulmonary rehabilitation interventions for the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has achieved promising results.

Objective: This study aimed to develop a WeChat official account (Pulmonary Internet Explorer Rehabilitation [PeR]) based on social media. It further evaluated the effect of PeR on the quality of life, symptoms, and exercise self-efficacy of patients with COPD.

[Transition and evolution of HIV-1 subtype among HIV-1 infections in Wuxi city, 2013-2016].

To understand the distribution of HIV-1 subtype in Wuxi city, to predict the local HIV-1 epidemics. Samples were collected from the 'CD(4)(+) T lymphocyte monitoring cohort study' in Wuxi from April 2013 to July 2016. HIV-1 gene was amplified, sequenced and with HIV-1 sequence database constructed, using both the ChromasPro 1.

Elevated MIR100HG promotes colorectal cancer metastasis and is associated with poor prognosis.

mir-100-let-7a-2-mir-125b-1 cluster host gene (MIR100HG), which is located on chromosome 11q24.1, is a polycistronic microRNA host gene. MIR100HG overexpression in colorectal cancer (CRC) has been demonstrated to be associated with cetuximab resistance; however, the role of MIR100HG in CRC metastasis remains unclear.

[A multicenter cross-sectional study on chronic critical illness and surgery-related chronic critical illness in China].

To understand the prevalence, diagnosis and treatment of chronic critical illness (CCI) in China. The clinical data of 472 adult patients admitted to ICU in 53 hospitals, including basic information, disease-related data, nutrition program, etc., were collected on May 10, 2019, by means of multi-center cross-sectional study.

Orally Administered CLA Ameliorates DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice via Intestinal Barrier Improvement, Oxidative Stress Reduction, and Inflammatory Cytokine and Gut Microbiota Modulation.

Dietary supplementation with conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) has been reported to alleviate the effect of colitis in mice, but the mechanisms involved need further exploration. The study aimed to investigate how orally administered CLA alleviates dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice. CLA was administered in five different doses: 40, 20, 10, 5, and 2.

[Narrow-band imaging for overcoming the microvascular pattern hidden under the plaque of the vocal fold leukoplakia].

To explore the application of narrowband imaging (NBI) in overcoming the microvascular pattern hidden under the plaque of vocal fold leukoplakia. According to the morphology of intraepithelial papillary capillary loops (IPCL) around the plaque of vocal cord leukoplakia under NBI endoscopy,89 patients with microvascular morphology covered by plaque were divided into different groups. Subepithelial cordectomy was performed in 20 cases of benign group, subligamental cordectomy was performed in 45 cases of suspected malignant group, and transmuscular cordectomy was performed in 24 cases of malignant group, respectively.

miRNA-214 suppresses oxidative stress in diabetic nephropathy via the ROS/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway and uncoupling protein 2.

In the present study, the function of microRNA (miR)-214 on diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetes of proximal tubular cells was investigated. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was used measure the expression of miR-214 in rats with DN and ELISA was performed to measure oxidative stress and ROS levels. Results indicated that miR-214 expression in the peripheral blood was significantly decreased in rats with DN.

[Expression of miR-454-3p and its effect on proliferation, invasion and metastasis of colon cancer].

Objective: To study the expression of miR-454-3p in colon cancer and its effect on colon cancer proliferation, invasion and hepatic metastasis.

Methods: Specimens of tumor tissues and paired adjacent tissues were collected from 20 patients with colorectal cancer for detecting the expression levels of miR-454-3p using in situ hybridization. Colon cancer cell line SW480 was transfected with a lentiviral vector to induce miR-454-3p over-expression, and the changes in cell proliferation and invasion were observed using cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), clone formation assay and Transwell experiment.

Resveratrol Delivery by Albumin Nanoparticles Improved Neurological Function and Neuronal Damage in Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Rats.

Human serum albumin (HSA) is an intrinsic protein and important carrier that transports endogenous as well as exogenous substances. It is demonstrated in this study that the regional accumulation of albumin in the ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) brain may lead in the application of HSA based nanoparticles in the study of cerebral I/R injury. Resveratrol (RES) is potential in the treatment of cerebral I/R injury but is restricted for its water insolubility and short half-life .

[Risk analysis of the canceration of colorectal large polyps].

Objective: To analyze the risk factors of carcinogenesis of large colorectal polyps (diameter ≥ 10 mm) found by colonoscopy.

Methods: Clinicopathological and follow-up data of 418 consecutive patients who were diagnosed as colorectal polyps with diameter≥10 mm by colonoscopy at two endoscopy centers of the Affiliated Wuxi Second People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University (n=207) and Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University (n=211) from January 2015 to December 2016 were retrospectively collected. High-grade intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer were defined as malignancy in this study.

Prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor suppresses the upregulation of ACSDKP in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

The aim of the current study was to measure the expression of acetyl-N-Ser-Asp-Lys-Pro (ACSDKP) in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the effect of prolyl oligopeptidase inhibitor (POPi) on the bone marrow stromal cells of these patients. Serum and bone marrow stromal cell samples were collected from 33 patients with AML admitted to Wuxi Second People's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University between September 2011 and August 2016. ACSDKP levels were measured using a highly specific competitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA).

[Analysis of the lymphoepithelial carcinoma of the salivary gland: 12 cases report].

To improve recognization of clinical, imaging and pathological characteristics of lymphoepithelial carcinoma (LEC) of the salivary glands.The clinical manifestations, imaging features, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of LEC of the salivary glands (n = 12) between 2003 and 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Four cases of male and 8 cases of female were enrolled, and the average age of 53.

Aberrant T cell subsets and cytokines expression profile in systemic lupus erythematosus.

To assess T cell subsets and levels of chemokines and cytokines in patients with SLE and determine their relationships between disease activity and organ involvement. Blood samples from SLE patients (n = 24) and healthy controls (n = 36) were analyzed. Frequency of circulating follicular help T cells (Tfh), central memory T cells (Tcm), effector memory T cells (Tem), and naïve T cell subsets was enumerated and their surface markers expression of inducible T cell co-stimulator (ICOS) and programmed death 1(PD-1) protein was examined by flow cytometry.

Epidemiology and Seasonality of Respiratory Viruses Detected from Children with Respiratory Tract Infections in Wuxi, East China.

BACKGROUND Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the major causes of mortality and morbidity in children and lead to hospitalization in developing countries. However, little is known about the epidemiology and seasonality of respiratory viruses in the pediatric population in Wuxi, East China. MATERIAL AND METHODS We included all patients 14 years of age and below who presented with signs and symptoms of RTIs between January 2010 and December 2016.