Background And Aim: Entecavir (ETV) and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) are first-line antiviral treatment methods for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the different effects of TDF versus ETV on the prognosis of HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after surgical resection remain controversial. We conducted this meta-analysis to assess the differences of TDF versus ETV in recurrence and survival for HBV-related HCC after liver resection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFN6-methyladenosine (m A) modification of mRNA is a critical post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism that modulates mRNA metabolism and neuronal function. The m A reader YTHDF1 has been shown to enhance the translational efficiency of m A-modified mRNAs in the brain and is essential for learning and memory. However, its role in the mature retina remains unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pneumonia is one of the most common complications after esophagectomy and a risk factor affecting postoperative survival of esophageal cancer. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and construct a predictive model for postoperative pneumonia (POP) in esophageal cancer.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included esophageal cancer patients who underwent therapeutic esophagectomy from June 2019 to December 2023.
Background: Shengjiang Xiexin Decoction (SJXXD) is a recognized formulation in traditional Chinese medicine that is commonly employed in diarrhea treatment. It has the potential to be a viable alternative for treating ulcerative colitis (UC), but its therapeutic effects and mechanisms remain unclear.
Purpose: This study aims to explore the effects and underlying mechanism of SJXXD in a mouse model of UC induced by dextran sulfate sodium (DSS).
Front Public Health
May 2025
Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate the risk factors for carbapenem-resistant (CRKP) infection and death of infections in acute pancreatitis (AP) patients.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of AP patients with infection between January 2019 and April 2024. Logistic regression model was used to determine the risk factors for acquisition of CRKP.
World J Gastrointest Surg
February 2024
Background: Collision tumors involving the small intestine, specifically the combination of a hamartomatous tumor and a lipoma, are extremely rare. To our knowledge, no previous case report has described a collision tumor composed of two benign tumors of different origins in the small intestine.
Case Summary: Here, we present the case of an 82-year-old woman who presented with hemorrhagic shock and was found to have a mass measuring approximately 50 mm × 32 mm × 30 mm in the terminal ileum.
Alzheimers Dement
April 2024
Introduction: Various associations between social factors and motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) have been reported. However, whether social frailty (integrated from multiple social factors) is associated with MCR is still unclear.
Methods: We included 4657 individuals without MCR at Round 1 of the NHATS as the discovery sample, and 3075 newly recruited individuals from Round 5 of the NHATS as the independent validation sample.
Alzheimers Dement (Amst)
November 2023
Introduction: Motoric cognitive risk syndrome (MCR) is a predementia syndrome that is characterized by cognitive complaints and slow gait. Cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) is associated with an increased risk of dementia. However, the relationship between CMM and MCR is still unclear.
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December 2023
Background: Acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD) contributes significantly to mortality among patients with COPD in Intensive care unit (ICU). This study aimed to develop a nomogram to predict 30-day mortality among AECOPD patients in ICU.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we extracted AECOPD patients from Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database.
Phosphatidylserine (PS) is distributed asymmetrically in the plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells. Phosphatidylserine flippase (P4-ATPase) transports PS from the outer leaflet of the lipid bilayer to the inner leaflet of the membrane to maintain PS asymmetry. The β subunit TMEM30A is indispensable for transport and proper function of P4-ATPase.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGenet Test Mol Biomarkers
August 2021
To explore the associations of common mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Data from 286 longevous individuals aged 95 years or older from the longevity arm from the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study (RuLAS) were used. Twenty-eight common haplogroups defined by 33 single nucleotide polymorphisms were genotyped using SNaPshot minisequencing reaction assays.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvapotranspiration (ET) is an important part of water cycle and energy flow in ecosystem. Accurate estimation of ET and its components is critical for understanding the impacts of ecophysiological processes on ecosystem water balance and plant water use strategy. Using the eddy-covariance technique and the micro-lysimeter, we measured ET, evaporation (), transpiration () of the - var.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To explore the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between social frailty (SF) and incident depressive symptoms in a Chinese population.
Methods: SF was measured with 6 questions (6 points maximum; 0-1 = non-SF, 2-3 = pre-SF, 4-6 = SF). Depressive symptoms were defined as a score of ≥6 on the Geriatric Depression Scale.
Background: China has a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), but most chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients do not receive standardized antiviral therapy. There are few relevant reports addressing the outcomes of the large number of CHB patients who do not receive antiviral therapy.
Aim: To observe the outcomes of long-term follow-up of patients with CHB without antiviral treatment.
Background: Ovarian cancer is one of the most common gynecologic cancers and has high mortality rate due to the lack of early diagnosis method and efficient therapeutic agents. circCELSR1 is up-regulated in ovarian cancer, but its role and mechanisms in ovarian cancer are unclear.
Methods: Gene expression of circCELSR1, miR-598 and BRD4 in ovarian cells was examined by qRT-PCR.
Psychogeriatrics
September 2020
Background: To explore the cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between frailty and incident depressive symptoms in a Chinese elderly sample.
Methods: We analysed data of 1264 older Chinese elders aged 70-87 years in the Rugao Longevity and Ageing Study. The frailty phenotype was assessed using the Fried criteria and depression symptoms was measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale.
Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi
February 2020
Abstract The minimal residual disease (MRD) is the origin element that caused the relapse and drug resistance of hematological malignancies, the immune cells play a great role to clear MRD. A variety of immune cells have anti-tumor effects. However, tumor cells antagonize anti-tumor effects by reprogramming of constituents associated with tumor environment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Previous studies suggest that poor sleep quality or abnormal sleep duration may be associated with frailty. Here we test the associations of sleep disturbances with both frailty and pre-frailty in an elderly population.
Methods: Participants included 1726 community-dwelling elders aged 70-87 years.
Aging Clin Exp Res
November 2020
Background And Aims: This study aimed at investigating whether depression symptoms are associated with prevalent and incident physical frailty in Chinese older population.
Methods: We analyzed data of 1168 older Chinese adults aged 70 and above in the aging arm of the Rugao Longevity and Aging Study (RuLAS). Depressive symptoms (Geriatric Depression Scale ≥ 6) were assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale.
Objective: Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a common gynecologic malignancy characterized by extensive peritoneal metastasis and high mortality rate. ABHD11 Antisense RNA1 (ABHD11-AS1) has recently been identified as a regulator of growth and metastasis in multiple tumors, including EOC. However, the biological function and potential mechanism of ABHD11-AS1 in EOC remains poorly understood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effects of the immediate early response 5 () gene on the sensitivity of HeLa cells to radiation remain unclear. In the present study, stably transfected HeLa cells resulting in the knockdown or overexpression of were investigated. In addition, xenografts of normal, -silenced and -overexpressed HeLa cells were injected into nude mice and examined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) is a widely used mosquitocidal microbial pesticide due to its high toxicity. ATP-binding proteins (ABP) are prevalently detected in insects and are related to reaction against Bti toxins. However, the function of ABP in mosquito biocontrol is little known, especially in Aedes aegypti.
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