Associations of Nut Intakes with Incident Sporadic Colorectal Adenoma: A Pooled Case-Control Study

Introduction: Consumption of nuts, which contain multiple anti-carcinogenic components, has been inversely associated with colorectal cancer (CRC), particularly among women, but has not been investigated in relation to colorectal adenoma, the immediate precursor to most CRCs.

Methods: We pooled data from three case-control studies of incident, sporadic colorectal adenoma (n?=?785 cases, 2107 controls) in which dietary intakes were assessed using food frequency questionnaires, and analyzed the data using multivariable unconditional logistic regression.

Results: Among men and women combined, the multivariable-adjusted odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the association of total nut product (all nuts and peanut butter combined) intakes, for those who consumed 0.5–1.5, 2.0–5.5, and ≥6 servings/week relative to no nut consumption were 0.81 (0.58, 1.12), 0.86 (0.61, 1.23), and 0.93 (0.65, 1.31), respectively. However, among women, the corresponding ORs and 95% CIs were 0.62 (0.40, 0.97), 0.57 (0.35, 0.94), and 0.78 (0.48, 1.25), respectively.

Conclusions: These results suggest that moderate nut consumption may be associated with lower risk for colorectal adenoma, primarily among women.     

肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤的临床病理特征分析

目的探讨肾上腺嗜铬细胞瘤(PCC)的临床病理特征。方法收集22例PCC患者的临床病历资料,分析临床表现、病理特征、免疫组织化学特征、鉴别诊断、治疗和预后。结果患者中位年龄46岁(23~67岁);男性13例、女性9例;临床常见症状包括高血压、腹胀腹痛;Ⅰ期10例、Ⅱ期12例;中位随访时间为72.5个月(14.9~117.7个月),其中1例复发、1例转移,其余患者均未发生复发及转移;CgA、Syn和CD56阳性表达率分别为95.2%、95.2%、100.0%,CK、Melan-A阴性表达率分别为90.5%和100.0%,Ki-67增殖指数低于10%,S100阳性表达率为76.2%。结论肾上腺PCC发病率低,但有转移和复发的可能,需要定期随访。     

Regional gray matter abnormality in hepatic myelopathy patients after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt: a voxel-based morphometry study

Hepatic myelopathy is a complication seen in patients with chronic liver failure with physiologic or iatrogenic portosystemic shunting. The main symptom is progressive lower limb dyskinesia. The role of the brain motor control center in hepatic myelopathy is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the gray matter changes in patients with hepatic myelopathy secondary to transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt and to examine their clinical relevance. This was a cross-sectional study. Twenty-three liver failure patients with hepatic myelopathy(hepatic myelopathy group), 23 liver failure patients without hepatic myelopathy(non-hepatic myelopathy group) after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt, and 23 demographically matched healthy volunteers were enrolled from March 2014 to November 2016 at Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University(Fourth Military Medical University), China. High-resolution magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo brain imaging was acquired. Group differences in regional gray matter were assessed using voxel-based morphometry analysis. The relationship between aberrant gray matter and motor characteristics was investigated. Results demonstrated that compared with the non-hepatic myelopathy group, gray matter volume abnormalities were asymmetric, with decreased volume in the left insula(P = 0.003), left thalamus(P = 0.029), left superior frontal gyrus(P = 0.006), and right middle cingulate cortex(P = 0.021), and increased volume in the right caudate nucleus(P = 0.017), corrected with open-source software. The volume of the right caudate nucleus in the hepatic myelopathy group negatively correlated with the lower limb clinical rating of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment(r = –0.53, P = 0.01). Compared with healthy controls, patients with and without hepatic myelopathy exhibited overall increased gray matter volume in both thalami, and decreased gray matter volume in both putamen, as well as in the globus pallidus, cerebellum, and vermis. The gray matter abnormalities we found predominantly involved motor-related regions, and may be associated with motor dysfunction. An enlarged right caudate nucleus might help to predict weak lower limb motor performance in patients with preclinical hepatic myelopathy after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Xijing Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University(Fourth Military Medical University), China(approval No. 20140227-6) on February 27, 2014.     

Chronic Stress Remodels Synapses in an Amygdala Circuit–Specific Manner

Background

Chronic stress exposure increases the risk of developing various neuropsychiatric illnesses. The behavioral sequelae of stress correlate with dendritic hypertrophy and glutamate-related synaptic remodeling at basolateral amygdala projection neurons (BLA PNs). Yet, though BLA PNs are functionally heterogeneous with diverse corticolimbic targets, it remains unclear whether stress differentially impacts specific output circuits.

Digital care technologies in people with dementia living in long-term care facilities to prevent falls and manage behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia: a systematic review

European Journal of Ageing - Fall prevention and management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in long-term care (LTC) facility is a major challenge. The objective of this...     

黄花蒿Dof基因家族鉴定及在GA-UV处理下对青蒿素生物合成的影响＊

目的 Dof（DNA binding with one finger）家族是高等植物中特有的一类转录因子家族，参与植物中光、激素、非生物胁迫等多种胁迫响应调控。本研究基于全基因组数据对黄花蒿Dof（AaDof）转录因子家族进行鉴定及表达模式分析，探究Dof家族基因在青蒿素合成调控中的作用。方法 经PFAM数据库鉴定获得AaDof序列，通过生物信息学软件分析其理化性质、亚细胞定位、基因结构、蛋白保守结构以及启动子序列结合元件等，并基于赤霉素（Gibberellic acid， GA）、紫外线B（UV-B）及二者协同胁迫下黄花蒿转录组数据对其表达模式进行分析。结果 本研究从全基因组水平共鉴定出51个AaDof基因，均含有保守的C₂-C₂单锌指结构，依据系统发育分析分为8个亚族，同一亚族内基因结构与蛋白保守结构域相对保守。亚细胞定位预测显示12个AaDof蛋白定位在细胞外，其余均定位在细胞核。启动子元件分析发现AaDof家族基因启动子区富含光、激素等多种响应元件。对AaDof在GA、UV-B和GA+UV-B处理下的表达模式分析发现，AaDof基因对GA胁迫处理响应较弱，仅有少量基因敏感，其表达主要受到UV-B胁迫影响。C1及C2.1亚族大部分基因在UV-B胁迫下上调表达，而A亚族大部分基因在UV-B胁迫下下调表达。qRT-PCR验证表明AaDof1、AaDof17和AaDof44在GA和UV-B处理下表达量显著上调，推测其可能通过参与GA和UV-B调控网络，正向调控青蒿素生物合成。结论 本研究系统鉴定了黄花蒿AaDof家族基因并筛选了3个可能正向调控青蒿素生物合成的候选AaDof基因，为黄花蒿Dof家族基因功能研究及其在青蒿素生物合成中的调控机制解析奠定基础。     

重症患者再喂养综合征危险因素的Meta分析

目的 分析重症患者营养支持期间发生再喂养综合征的危险因素，为早期识别及预防再喂养综合征提供参考。方法 检索中国知网、万方数据库、中华医学期刊全文数据库、中国生物医学文献数据库、维普网、PubMed、Embase、Cochrane Library、Elsevier关于重症患者再喂养综合征危险因素的文献，检索时间为各数据库建库至2021年12月，采用RevMan5.3进行Meta分析。结果 纳入13篇文献，包括2 519例患者，其中病例组793例，对照组1 726例；Meta分析合并效应值显示年龄(WMD=4.69)、APACHEⅡ评分(WMD=2.50)、BMI(WMD=-0.94)、白蛋白水平(OR=4.61)、前白蛋白水平(WMD=-53.46)、基线血镁水平(WMD=-0.05)、基线血钾水平(WMD=0.18)、基线血磷水平(WMD=-0.07)是重症患者发生再喂养综合征的危险因素(P<0.05,P<0.01)。结论 基于现有证据，重症患者再喂养综合征的危险因素包括年龄、APACHEⅡ评分、营养状况及电解质水平，医护人员需密切关注重症患者营养支持期间能量、蛋白质及电解...