Lower Background Infusion of Oxycodone for Patient-Controlled Intravenous Analgesia, Combined with Ropivacaine Intercostal Nerve Block, in Patients Undergoing Thoracoscopic Lobecto... by Zhang Y, Yan W, Chen Y, Fan Z, Chen J

“…Yunxiao Zhang,1 Wanpu Yan,2 Yanyun Chen,1 Zhiyi Fan,1 Jiheng Chen1 1Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), The First Department of Thoracic Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jiheng ChenKey Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Department of Anesthesiology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute, 52 Fucheng Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100142, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 10 88196553Fax +86 10 88122437Email jihengchen@bjmu.edu.cnPurpose: To compare the efficacy of a lower dose background infusion of oxycodone for patient-controlled intravenous analgesia (PCIA) with the conventional dose, following intercostal nerve block, for the management of postoperative pain in patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer.Patients and Methods: This was a prospective, single-center, randomized, parallel-group, double-blind, controlled clinical trial. …”
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Dioscin Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis via the mTOR and TLR4/NF-κB Signaling by Zhang C, Zhang Q, Qin L, Yan Z, Wu L, Liu T

“…Chengfei Zhang,1,2,* Qiue Zhang,3,* Lingling Qin,4,* Zhiyi Yan,5 Lili Wu,4,5 Tonghua Liu5 1School of Life Sciences, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Dongfang Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Technology Department, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5Key Laboratory of Health Cultivation of the Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tonghua Liu, Key Laboratory of Health Cultivation of the Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, Email thliu@vip.163.comBackground: Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is a common autoimmune disease that causes thyroid dysfunction. …”
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Bacteroides fragilis Protects Against Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea in Rats by Modulating Intestinal Defenses by Wendi Zhang, Bo Zhu, Jiahui Xu, Yangyang Liu, Enqi Qiu, Zhijun Li, Zhengchao Li, Yan He, Hongwei Zhou, Yang Bai, Fachao Zhi

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Dual Modal Imaging-Guided Drug Delivery System for Combined Chemo-Photothermal Melanoma Therapy by Zhang D, Zhang W, Wu X, Li Q, Mu Z, Sun F, Zhang M, Liu G, Hu L

“…Dong Zhang,1– 3,* Weifen Zhang,1,2,* Xinghan Wu,1 Qian Li,1,2 Zhiyi Mu,1,2 Fengshuo Sun,1,2 Mogen Zhang,1 Guoyan Liu,3 Linlin Hu1,2 1Shandong Engineering Research Center for Smart Materials and Regenerative Medicine, Weifang, 261053, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Pharmacy, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261053, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Dermatology, Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University, Weifang, 261031, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Guoyan Liu; Linlin Hu Tel/Fax +86 15715369896Email wfliuguoyan@126.com; hull@wfmc.edu.cnPurpose: Malignant melanoma is one of the most devastating types of cancer with rapid relapse and low survival rate. …”
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Development and Validation of a Nomogram to Predict Significant Liver Inflammation in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B by Jiang S, Wang J, Zhang Z, Zhan J, Xue R, Qiu Y, Zhu L, Zhang S, Pan Y, Yan X, Chen Y, Li J, Liu X, Zhu C, Huang R, Wu C

“…Suling Jiang,1,* Jian Wang,2,3,* Zhiyi Zhang,4,* Jie Zhan,1 Ruifei Xue,1 Yuanwang Qiu,5 Li Zhu,6 Shaoqiu Zhang,2 Yifan Pan,1 Xiaomin Yan,2 Yuxin Chen,3,7 Jie Li,1– 4 Xingxiang Liu,8 Chuanwu Zhu,6 Rui Huang,1– 4 Chao Wu1– 4 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Viruses and Infectious Diseases, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fifth People’s Hospital of Wuxi, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Infectious Diseases Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Clinical Laboratory, Huai’an No. 4 People’s Hospital, Huai’an, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chao Wu, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-25-83105890, Fax +86-25-83307115, Email dr.wu@nju.edu.cn Rui Huang, Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, People’s Republic of China, Email doctor_hr@126.comBackground: Noninvasive diagnosis of liver inflammation is important for patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). …”
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Difference and Commonness Among CLP, NON-CLP Patients and Their Parents Seeking for Orthodontic Treatment: A Questionnaire Applying Q Methodology to Investigate Motives by Tang X, Tong Q, Li Z, Chen Z, Weng M, Zhang X, Huang S, Chen Y, Chen Z

“…Xia Tang,1,2 Qian Tong,3 Zhujun Li,4 Zhiyi Chen,2 Mengjia Weng,1 Xiaoyu Zhang,1 Sijing Huang,1 Yang Chen,5 Zhenqi Chen6 1Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Xu Hui Dental Clinic, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Jing-an Dental Clinic, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Oral and Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Orthodontics, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology & Shanghai Research Institute of Stomatology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Zhenqi Chen; Yang ChenShanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, No. 639, Zhi Zao Ju Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200001, People’s Republic of ChinaTel/Fax +86-021-23271699-5056Email orthochen@yeah.net; whitesurgeon@163.comPurpose: Based on Q methodology, this study investigated the motivation of orthodontic treatment for patients and their parents. …”
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An epidemiologic study on symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in obese Chinese women: a population-based study in China by Li Z, Xu T, Li Z, Gong J, Liu Q, Wang Y, Wang J, Xia Z, Zhu L

“…Zhiyi Li,1 Tao Xu,2 Zhaoai Li,3 Jian Gong,4 Qing Liu,5 Yulin Wang,6 Juntao Wang,7 Zhijun Xia,8 Lan Zhu1 1Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and School of Basic Medicine, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Children’s Hospital of Shanxi Province, Shanxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Foshan, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Guiyang, Guizhou, People’s Republic of China; 8Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Sheng Jing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in obese Chinese women.Subjects and methods: We performed a secondary analysis of 3,105 obese women from an observational cross-sectional study conducted between February 2014 and March 2016 in Mainland China. …”
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Sepsis Due to Pandoraea sputorum Infection After Multiple Trauma in a Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patient: A Case Report from Southeast China by Ma Z, Zou X, Lin J, Zhang C, Xiao S

“…Zhiyi Ma,1,* Xin Zou,1,* Jinhao Lin,2,* Chunchun Zhang,3 Shuhua Xiao4 1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Longyan People’s Hospital, Longyan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Longyan People’s Hospital, Longyan, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Intensive Care Unit, Longyan People’s Hospital, Longyan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jinhao Lin, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Longyan People’s Hospital, No. 31 Denggaoxi Road, Longyan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +865973102968, Email playplayone2659@163.comAbstract: Pandoraea sputorum (P. sputorum) infection is of great concern as these gram-negative bacillus species are multidrug-resistant and usually isolated from the patients’ respiratory tract suffering from cystic fibrosis (CF). …”
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