Objectives: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has changed the dietary behavior of college students; however, the persistence of the changes in dietary behavior remains uncertain. This study aims to explore the changes in school food consumption and dietary quality of college students during three distinct COVID-19 periods: pre-epidemic (stage T1), epidemic (stage T2), and post-COVID-19 epidemic (stage T3).
Methods: The persistent 6-year data, involving 3,484,081 dietary records from January 2018 to December 2023, for college students were acquired from the "Intelligent Ordering System (IOS)".
Platinum-based chemotherapies, historically the cornerstone of first-line treatment for small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), face a major hurdle: the frequent emergence of chemoresistance, notably to cisplatin (CDDP). Current understanding of the mechanisms driving CDDP resistance in SCLC is incomplete. Notably, Interferon inducible transmembrane protein1 (IFITM1) has been identified as a key player in the distant metastasis of SCLC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To compare the efficacy and safety of Kangfuxin solution and lvpao powder on mucositis induced by radiation therapy in head and neck carcinoma patients. We retrospectively analyzed 114 patients with head and neck malignant tumors in our center.
Methods And Materials: Patients were given Kangfuxin solution to rinse the mouth or Lvpao powder sprayed on oral mucosa after the solution use.
Cell Death Discov
December 2023
Transcriptional super-enhancers and the BET bromodomain protein BRD4 are emerging as critical drivers of tumorigenesis and therapeutic targets. Characterized by substantial accumulation of histone H3 lysine 27 acetylation (H3K27ac) signals at the loci of cell identity genes and critical oncogenes, super-enhancers are recognized, bound and activated by BRD4, resulting in considerable oncogene over-expression, malignant transformation, cancer cell proliferation, survival, tumor initiation and progression. Small molecule compound BRD4 BD1 and BD2 bromodomain inhibitors block BRD4 binding to super-enhancers, suppress oncogene transcription and expression, reduce cancer cell proliferation and survival, and repress tumor progression in a variety of cancer types.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Clin Exp Pathol
February 2020
The tubulin-tyrosine ligase (TTLL) family is involved in the progression of many cancers. Tubulin-tyrosine ligase-like protein 12 (TTLL12), a member of the TTLL family, has functions of histone methylation and affects the activities of tubulin tyrosine ligase, which are often observed abnormally in many cancers. Recently, a TTLL12 isoform was reported as abnormal in many cancer cells, but the potential role of TTLL12 in ovarian cancer (OC) is still unknown.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe atypical orphan receptors DAX1 and SHP constitute the NR0B subgroup of human nuclear receptor (hNR) family; they play key roles in metabolism, reproduction, nutrition and steroidogenesis, and are involved in the pathogenesis of a variety of diseases such as cancer and adrenal hypoplasia. The two receptors lack the classical DNA-binding domain and act as the corepressors of other hNRs. The DAX1 and SHP contains three and two conserved LXXLL motifs, respectively, which can be recognized and bound by the activation function-2 (AF-2) domain of hNR proteins in agonist conformation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn increasing number of young girls have attached great importance to their body-image in China. Body-image dissatisfaction has resulted in increased weight loss behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors that were associated with underweight body-image in female college students.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To adapt the Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (PPOS), to a Chinese context, and explore the preference towards patient-centred communication among physicians and patients with the Chinese-revised Patient-Practitioner Orientation Scale (CR-PPOS).
Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study.
Setting: Clinical settings from eight medical units, including four community hospitals and four general hospitals, in Shanghai, China.
People have more visual experiences than ever before, and the same is true for situations in medicine. More mature films and television shows with a medical theme have been available over the past 20 years. In mainland China, the TV series "Angel Heart" has generated a wave of universal concern since it truly depicts the work of health care workers and it reflects the sharp distinction between doctors and patients to a certain extent.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMedical humanities (MH) is an interdisciplinary field of medicine which includes the humanities (literature, philosophy, ethics, history, and religion), social sciences (anthropology, cultural studies, psychology, sociology, and health geography), and the arts (literature, theater, film, and visual arts) and their application to medical education and practice. Studies of MH should not be limited to theoretical discussions. Research results must be translated into use of methodologies to formulate medical policies, guide clinical practices, and help resolve physical or mental problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the remission rate and outcome of pregnancy of patients who had moderate and severe ovarian endometriosis after conservative surgery. We also wished to analyze the associated factors of recurrence.
Methods: Weconducted retrospective analyses of 199 cases with stage II-IV ovarian endometriosis who had preserved fertility under laparoscopic surgical treatment.
This study aims to examine beliefs among residents of Shanghai, China concerning tobacco advertising and control policies concurrent with new restrictions on tobacco use and advertising in the city. A total of 518 residents of Shanghai completed a telephone interview survey. We found that 51% of participants had seen or heard of the Zhonghua cigarette brand's 'Love China' tobacco ad campaign in the past 2 years, 59% believed that the campaign would influence people to buy this specific cigarette brand as a gift, and 30% believed that it would encourage smoking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To document tobacco advertising practices of a popular, high-grade, domestic cigarette in China across a broad spectrum of channels.
Methods: Media monitoring and direct observations were conducted to assess tobacco advertisements for Zhonghua cigarettes in Shanghai, China, through the following channels: newspapers, TV, internet, outdoor advertisements and point-of-sale advertisements.
Results: Consistent with the national ban, no direct tobacco advertisements were found in newspapers or on TV.
Zhongguo Fei Ai Za Zhi
January 2011
Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is the only hereditary substance besides nucleus, which is composed of a code region and a non-code D-loop region. The aim of this study is to investigate the hypervariable region II (HVRII) mutation of mtDNA in peripheral blood leucocyte, pericancerous tissues and cancer tissues of lung squamous cell carcinoma patients, and to explore its significance.
Methods: White blood cells, pericancerous tissues and cancer tissues were obtained from 15 cases of lung squamous cell carcinoma patients and mtDNA were extracted by one step method.