Rates of reoperation and nonoperative intervention within 30 days of bariatric surgery

BackgroundComplications arising from laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) are not insignificant and can necessitate additional invasive interventions or reoperations.ObjectivesIn this study, we identify early complications that result in nonoperative and operative interventions after LSG and LRYGB, the timeframe within which to expect them, and factors that influence the likelihood of their occurrence.SettingMulti-institutional database from across North America.MethodsData for this study were obtained from Metabolic and Bariatric Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program participant use files for 2015 and 2016. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA 15. Univariate analysis using Χ² for categoric data and independent t test for continuous data was performed to determine between group differences. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of operative and nonoperative reinterventions.ResultsIn 2015 and 2016, 243,747 underwent LRYGB or LSG, of which 3013 (1.24%) required a second operative procedure and 1536 (0.63%) required an invasive but nonoperative intervention. Complications occurred in 5.48% of LRYGB patients and 2.28% of LSG patients, the most common of which was bleeding. LSG was associated with far fewer nonoperative and operative interventions (.85% versus 2.2%, respectively) than LRYGB (.67% versus 2.5%). Renal insufficiency, including dialysis dependency, was an important predictor of reoperations among bariatric surgery patients. This was also true of nonoperative interventions; however, history of pulmonary embolism, and use of therapeutic anticoagulation were marginally stronger predictors.ConclusionsIn a representative, multinational sample, operative and nonoperative interventions were half as likely among LSG patients compared with LRYGB; however, overall rates still remained low. These findings, in conjunction with new efficacy data demonstrating comparable long-term weight loss between LRYGB and LSG, provide further support for the safety, effectiveness, and cost efficiency of LSG.     

益气温阳活血利水方对AngⅡ诱导H9c2心肌细胞线粒体凋亡途径的影响

目的观察益气温阳活血利水方含药血清对AngII诱导H9c2心肌细胞线粒体凋亡途径相关Bax、Bcl-2、Caspase-9基因及蛋白的表达变化,探讨益气温阳活血利水方对AngII诱导H9c2心肌细胞凋亡的保护作用的机制。方法AngII诱导H9c2心肌细胞凋亡模型,采用血清药理学方法制备益气温阳活血利水方含药血清并进行干预,使用qRT-PCR、Western Blot、免疫组化方法检测Caspase-9 mRNA和蛋白及Bax、Bcl-2蛋白表达变化。结果益气温阳活血利水方含药血清可提高Bcl-2蛋白表达,降低Bax蛋白表达,下调Caspase-9基因及蛋白的表达水平,且含药血清高剂量组改善作用最好。结论益气温阳活血利水方含药血清对AngII诱导H9c2心肌细胞凋亡的保护作用是通过调节线粒体凋亡途径相关Bcl-2、Bax基因蛋白的表达,从而抑制Caspase-9的表达实现的。     

miR-142-5p通过影响上皮间质转化抑制肺腺癌H1650细胞的侵袭与迁移

目的：探讨肺腺癌组织中miR-142-5p的表达及其对H1650细胞增殖、侵袭、迁移及上皮间质转化（epithelieal-mesenchymal transition，EMT）的影响及其作用机制。方法：收集2014年1月至2015年1月在河北医科大学第四医院胸外科行肿瘤切 除并经病理证实的107例肺腺癌患者的癌组织及其癌旁组织标本，以及人肺腺癌细胞系H1650、HCC827、 A549、 H1975、PC9和人 支气管上皮细胞BEAS-2B， 用qPCR实验检测肺腺癌组织及细胞中miR-142-5p的表达水平及其与患者临床特征的关系。分别用 miR-142-5p模拟物（mimics）、miR-阴性对照质粒（miR-NC）转染H1650细胞后， 用CCK8、细胞划痕愈合和Transwell侵袭实验分 别检测H1650细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移能力。使用生物信息学工具预测miR-142-5p的靶基因，通过双荧光素酶报告基因实验验 证miR-142-5p对靶基因的调控作用，Western blotting检测细胞周期蛋白依赖性激酶5（cyclin-dependent kinase 5，CDK5）及EMT 相关蛋白的表达水平。结果：肺腺癌组织及细胞系中miR-142-5p表达水平显著低于癌旁组织及BEAS-2B细胞（均P<0.01）；107 例肺腺癌组织中， 61例（57.01%）低表达miR-142-5p，其表达水平与患者的TNM分期、淋巴结转移密切相关（均P<0.01）。转染 miR-142-5p模拟物后， H1650细胞中miR-142-5p高表达，细胞的增殖、侵袭和迁移能力显著降低（均P<0.05或P<0.01）。生物信息 学工具预测CDK5是miR-142-5p的靶基因，经双荧光素酶报告基因验证，miR-142-5p可显著降低H1650细胞中CDK5的表达水 平，显著提高E-cadherin表达，降低N-cadherin和Snail的表达水平（均P<0.01）。结论：miR-142-5p在肺腺癌组织和细胞中呈低表 达状态，其通过下调CDK5表达影响EMT抑制H1650细胞的侵袭与迁移能力。     

Protective Effects of a Hydrogen-Rich Preservation Solution in a Canine Lung Transplantation Model

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KDM6B epigenetically regulated-interleukin-6 expression in the dorsal root ganglia and spinal dorsal horn contributes to the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain following peripheral nerve injury in male rats

The lysine specific demethylase 6B (KDM6B) has been implicated as a coregulator in the expression of proinflammatory mediators, and in the pathogenesis of inflammatory and arthritic pain. However, the role of KDM6B in neuropathic pain has yet to be studied. In the current study, the neuropathic pain was determined by assessing the paw withdrawal threshold (PWT) and paw withdrawal latency (PWL) following lumbar 5 spinal nerve ligation (SNL) in male rats. Immunohistochemistry, Western blotting, qRT-PCR, and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP)-PCR assays were performed to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that SNL led to a significant increase in KDM6B mRNA and protein in the ipsilateral L4/5 dorsal root ganglia (DRG) and spinal dorsal horn; and this increase correlated a markedly reduction in the level of H3K27me3 methylation in the same tissue. Double immunofluorescence staining revealed that the KDM6B expressed in myelinated A- and unmyelinated C-fibers in the DRG; and located in neuronal cells, astrocytes, and microglia in the dorsal horn. Behavioral data showed that SNL-induced mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia were impaired by the treatment of prior to i.t. injection of GSK-J4, a specific inhibitor of KDM6B, or KDM6B siRNA. Both microinjection of AAV2-EGFP-KDM6B shRNA in the lumbar 5 dorsal horn and sciatic nerve, separately, alleviated the neuropathic pain following SNL. The established neuropathic pain was also partially attenuated by repeat i.t. injections of GSK-J4 or KDM6B siRNA, started on day 7 after SNL. SNL also resulted in a remarkable increased expression of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the DRG and dorsal horn. But this increase was dramatically inhibited by i.t. injection of GSK-J4 and KDM6B siRNA; and suppressed by prior to microinjection of AAV2-EGFP-KDM6B shRNA in the dorsal horn and sciatic nerve. Results of ChIP-PCR assay showed that SNL-induced enhanced binding of STAT3 with IL-6 promoter was inhibited by prior to i.t. injection of GSK-J4. Meanwhile, the level of H3K27me3 methylation was also decreased by the treatment. Together, our results indicate that SNL-induced upregulation of KDM6B via demethylating H3K27me3 facilitates the binding of STAT3 with IL-6 promoter, and subsequently mediated-increase in the expression of IL-6 in the DRG and dorsal horn contributes to the development and maintenance of neuropathic pain. Targeting KDM6B might a promising therapeutic strategy to treatment of chronic pain.     

Perceval Sutureless Aortic Valve Implantation: Midterm Outcomes

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二甲双胍增强放射对CT26WT细胞及小鼠移植瘤效应机制研究

目的 探讨二甲双胍(Met)联合放射对结肠癌CT26WT细胞及移植瘤的抑制作用及其机制研究。方法 利用CellTiter-Glo化学发光细胞活性试验检测0.5、1.0、5.0、10.0μmol/L的Met对CT26WT细胞活力影响,克隆形成试验检测对照组、10.0μmol/L的Met、15Gy照射、15Gy+10.0μmol/L的Met组对CT26WT细胞的增殖抑制作用。构建Bablc小鼠皮下移植瘤模型,肿瘤体积>150mm³随机分对照组、单纯15Gy照射、Met组、15Gy+Met组,照射前24h给予小鼠750 mg/kg的Met,定期测量肿瘤体积及小鼠体重绘制肿瘤生长曲线及生存时间曲线。蛋白质印迹法检测上述处理条件下CT26WT细胞及移植瘤组织中P-H2AX、Sting蛋白表达;并利用免疫组化方法检测移植瘤组织中CD8a (+) T细胞的浸润情况。结果 0、0.5、1.0、5.0、10.0μmol/L的Met的相对细胞存活率分别为100%、87.9%、87.8%、87.3%、76.5%(P<0.05),其中10.0μmol/L较5.0μmol/L抑制作用更强(P<0.001)。克隆形成实验结果显示对照组、Met组、15Gy组、15Gy+Met组细胞克隆形成率分别为34.0%、24.0%、22.3%、14.0%(P<0.001)。与对照组比较,Met组、15Gy组、15Gy+Met组细胞内Sting蛋白表达分别增加2.99、1.37、4.41倍(P<0.001、<0.01、<0.001)。15Gy+Met组P-H2AX蛋白表达较15Gy组增加1.43倍(P<0.001)。移植瘤体积15Gy+Met组较对照组生长缓慢,最终结果为(1007.0±388.5)、(2639.0±242.9) mm³,(P<0.05),15Gy+Met组小鼠总生存期较对照组增加(48d︰32d,P<0.001)。移植瘤组织中P-H2AX、Sting蛋白表达量在15Gy+Met组较对照组分别增加8.8、1.6倍(P均<0.001)。15Gy+Met组CD8a (+) T细胞浸润在较对照组明显增高(P<0.01)。结论 Met与放射联合能协同抑制结肠癌细胞增殖、克隆形成,可能作用机制是通过加重DNA损伤、激活Sting信号通路导致肿瘤组织中CD8a (+) T细胞增加加强对肿瘤细胞的杀伤作用。     

A Burnout Reduction and Wellness Strategy: Personal Financial Health for the Medical Trainee and Early Career Radiation Oncologist

PurposePhysician burnout is reported in more than one out of every 2 practicing clinicians and is just as prevalent in training physicians. Burnout severity is also associated with increasing levels of financial debt. Medical professionals are notable for their high and increasing levels of debt; despite this, financial literacy is poor among physicians, and financial education is largely absent from medical education. Radiation oncologists (ROs) are no different in this regard, with 33% of residents reporting high levels of burnout symptoms, 33% carrying >$200,000 of educational debt, and 75% reporting being unprepared to handle future financial decisions. To fill this gap, we reviewed the basic tenets of personal financial health for the early career RO.Methods and materialsThe core concept of financial independence (FI) is introduced, and we review 4 basic tenets of personal financial health for the young medical professional: debt, behavior, investment, and asset protection strategies.ResultsFI is achieved by saving until the desired quality of life can be maintained, independent of employment income. Debt strategy involves minimizing debt accrual, understanding student loans, and having a debt management plan. Behavioral strategy involves setting financial goals, calculating worth and a savings rate, budgeting, and frugal living. The basics of investing include asset allocation, diversification, rebalancing, and minimizing expenses. Finally, asset protection includes insuring against catastrophic events with disability, life, health, liability, and property insurance.ConclusionsHealthy financial practices can lead to FI and may facilitate professional and personal freedoms with the goal of mitigating burnout-associated stressors. The tenets of strong financial health for ROs in the early stages of their career include sound debt, behavioral, investment, and asset protection strategies. Furthermore, initial and continuing financial education is an overlooked but important curriculum component. ROs with their financial houses in order can devote more resources to learning and practicing good medicine while living healthy, rewarding lives.     

阻断NHE1抑制人胶质母细胞瘤细胞增殖和侵袭的研究

目的分析Na⁺/H⁺交换蛋白1（NHE1）抑制剂对癌基因BRAF野生型（BRAF^WT）和激活型BRAF^V600E突变的胶质母细胞瘤（GBM）细胞生长和侵袭能力的影响。 方法NHE1抑制剂Cariporide分别处理U251（BRAF^WT）和AM38（BRAF^V600E）GBM细胞系，乙酰甲酯化的2’,7’-双（2-羧乙基）-5（6）-羧荧光素荧光探针处理细胞并采用紫外分光光度计检测细胞在440 nm与490 nm的荧光强度，计算荧光强度比值以反映NHE1的活性，MTT法检测细胞增殖活性，基质胶-Transwell实验检测细胞侵袭能力。 结果AM38细胞的NHE1活性、增殖和侵袭能力均显著高于U251细胞，差异均有统计学意义（P=0.006、0.010、0.047）；Cariporide处理的U251和AM38细胞的NHE1活性、增殖和侵袭能力均显著低于溶剂二甲基亚砜处理的U251和AM38细胞，差异均有统计学意义（U251：P=0.012、0.023、0.044；AM38：P=0.006、0.001、0.038）。 结论采用Cariporide阻断NHE1活性可有效抑制BRAF^WT和BRAF^V600E突变型GBM细胞的增殖和侵袭。