Brain temperature regulation in poor-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage patients – A multimodal neuromonitoring study

Elevated body temperature (T_core) is associated with poor outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Brain temperature (T_brain) is usually higher than T_core. However, the implication of this difference (T_delta) remains unclear. We aimed to study factors associated with higher T_delta and its association with outcome. We included 46 SAH patients undergoing multimodal neuromonitoring, for a total of 7879 h of averaged data of T_core, T_brain, cerebral blood flow, cerebral perfusion pressure, intracranial pressure and cerebral metabolism (CMD). Three-months good functional outcome was defined as modified Rankin Scale ≤2. T_brain was tightly correlated with T_core (r = 0.948, p < 0.01), and was higher in 73.7% of neuromonitoring time (T_delta +0.18°C, IQR −0.01 – 0.37°C). A higher T_delta was associated with better metabolic state, indicated by lower CMD-glutamate (p = 0.003) and CMD-lactate (p < 0.001), and lower risk of mitochondrial dysfunction (MD) (OR = 0.2, p < 0.001). During MD, T_delta was significantly lower (0°C, IQR −0.2 – 0.1; p < 0.001). A higher T_delta was associated with improved outcome (OR = 7.7, p = 0.002). Our study suggests that T_brain is associated with brain metabolic activity and exceeds T_core when mitochondrial function is preserved. Further studies are needed to understand how T_delta may serve as a surrogate marker for brain function and predict clinical course and outcome after SAH.     

HSG、Ki67组织表达与宫颈癌新辅助化疗治疗效果的相关分析

目的探讨细胞增殖抑制基因(HSG)、增殖细胞核抗原(Ki67)组织表达与宫颈癌新辅助化疗治疗效果的相关性。方法选取2017年1月至2019年7月广东省第二人民医院收治的180例经临床确诊的宫颈癌患者作为研究对象,采用随机数字表法分为观察组和对照组,每组90例。对照组采用传统手术治疗和放疗;观察组实施收治治疗、放疗及新辅助化疗。统计比较两组治疗前后HSG、Ki67水平变化、临床疗效及不良反应发生率情况。结果观察组术后3周及术后6周HSG阳性表达率高于对照组,而Ki67阳性表达率低于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组疾病控制率(DCR)高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论宫颈患部HSG表达率与宫颈癌患者的康复情况呈正相关,而Ki67表达水平与宫颈癌患者DCR呈负相关。评估HSG及Ki67指标变化对宫颈癌新辅助化疗结果的评价具有重要的指导价值。     

Resistance training frequency and skeletal muscle hypertrophy: A review of available evidence

Objectives

Current reviews and position stands on resistance training (RT) frequency and associated muscular hypertrophy are based on limited evidence holding implications for practical application and program design. Considering that several recent studies have shed new light on this topic, the present paper aimed to collate the available evidence on RT frequency and the associated effect on muscular hypertrophy.

Comprehensive Validation Study of Quality-of-Life Questionnaire Using Objective Clinical Measures: Breast Cancer Treatment Outcome Scale (BCTOS), Brazilian Portuguese Version

Introduction

When evaluating a quality-of-life questionnaire (QLQ), many validation studies do not correlate quality-of-life scores with objective measurements of complications associated with treatment.