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A colon tumor, one of the digestive tract malignant tumors, is harmful to human health. A potential new treatment still deserves attention. The development of a new drug needs more resources, including time and expense. Therefore, the old drug with new targets has become a current research hotspot. Fluvoxamine, as an antidepressant, could play an effect on inhibiting 5‐hydroxytryptamine reuptake. In the present research, the antitumor effects and possible mechanisms of fluvoxamine are validated. The results showed that fluvoxamine significantly suppressed the migration and proliferation of tumor cells, and increased the apoptosis in vitro. Additionally, fluvoxamine significantly delays tumor development, and prompts the apoptosis in tumor tissues of mice‐burdened colon tumors in vivo. The tumor suppression might be related with that fluvoxamine inhibits the expression of phosphorylated signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, matrix metalloproteinase 2, and cleaved‐caspase 3. Importantly, fluvoxamine significantly reduces the expression level of programmed cell death ligand 1. This could be a possible reason that treatment with fluvoxamine drives the infiltration of T lymphocytes and M1‐type macrophages in tumor tissues. Taken together, this research suggests that fluvoxamine might be a promising drug to treat colon cancer by inhibiting the proliferation and migration, inducing apoptosis, and even increasing the immune response of antitumor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Manual peeling of Poria cocos has low efficiency and large loss, and other peeling methods are not suitable for Poria cocos peeling. To solve this problem, this study designed and fabricated a set of automatic peeling equipment for Poria cocos, which combined image processing technology with the structure and function of the vertical milling machine. This paper mainly reports the image detection algorithm of Poria cocos epidermis position for automatic peeling. Firstly, the blue marks were glued to the movable and the immovable parts of clamping parts, and the initial window was determined through them. Then, the grayscale image within the initial window was obtained with the help of the chromatic aberration |2r－g－b| (red (r), green (g), blue (b) of pixels). The processing window was calculated with the aid of the distribution graph of the grayscale accumulation. Next, the grayscale image was taken into the process of the automatic binarization based on the Otsu method and the binary image was restored through dilation, erosion and denoising algorithm. Finally, pixel columns in the processing window were scanned column-by-column from the left to the right and the direction of each pixel column is from the bottom to the top. The first pixel with a value of 0 on each pixel column was set as the epidermis position of the current pixel column. The experiment results implied that, under the set light source, the average detection accuracy was 98.8%, and the average time to detect epidermis position once was 0.024 s. The detection accuracy and real-time performance of this algorithm meets the actual operation requirements of Poria cocos peeling. It lays the foundation for the automatic peeling operation of Poria cocos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To investigate potential differences in pregnancy outcomes among patients with regular menstruation who underwent frozen-thawed embryo transfer using natural cycle (NC) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT)., Methods: This study retrospectively analyzed 2672 patients with regular menstruation who underwent FET from November 2015 to June 2021 at the single reproductive medical center. A one-to-one match was performed applying a 0.02 caliper with propensity score matching. Independent factors influencing the live birth and clinical pregnancy rates were screened and developed in the nomogram by logistic regression analysis. The efficacy of live birth rate and clinical pregnancy rate prediction models was assessed with the area under the ROC curve, and the live birth rate prediction model was internally validated within the bootstrap method., Results: The NC protocol outperformed the HRT protocol in terms of clinical pregnancy and live birth rates. The stratified analysis revealed consistently higher live birth and clinical pregnancy rates with the NC protocol across different variable strata compared to the HRT protocol. However, compared to the HRT treatment, perinatal outcomes indicated that the NC protocol was related to a higher probability of gestational diabetes. Multifactorial logistic regression analysis demonstrated independent risk factors for live birth rate and clinical pregnancy rate. To predict the two rates, nomogram prediction models were constructed based on these influencing factors. The receiver operating characteristic curve demonstrated moderate predictive ability with an area under curve (AUC) of 0.646 and 0.656 respectively. The internal validation of the model for live birth rate yielded an average AUC of 0.646 implying the stability of the nomogram model., Conclusion: This study highlighted that NC yielded higher live birth and clinical pregnancy rates in comparison to HRT in women with regular menstruation who achieved successful pregnancies through frozen-thawed embryo transfer. However, it might incur a higher risk of developing gestational diabetes., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Sun, Yin, Yao, Zhang, Li, Li, Cui, Wang, Dai, Bu and Zhang.)

Objective: This study was carried out to confirm whether patients with intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) could benefit from initial 131 I ablation and to identify the factors that impacted the benefit., Methods: We retrospectively assessed a cohort of 548 patients with intermediate-risk DTC who were classified into structural incomplete response (SIR), biochemical incomplete response (BIR), indeterminate response (IDR), and excellent response (ER) groups according to the ATA guidelines (version 2015). A downgrade in the classification, such as from initial SIR to final BIR, IDR, or ER, from BIR to IDR or ER, and from initial IDR to final ER, was defined as benefiting from initial 131 I ablation (benefit group). Non-downgraded classification meant non-benefit., Results: 64.78% of patients benefited from the initial 131 I ablation in the final re-evaluation. Gender (OR = 0.038, P  = 0.002), interval time (OR = 0.038, P  = 0.002) and serum ps-Tg (OR = 0.961, P  = 0.001) were independent prognostic factors for benefiting from initial 131 I ablation, with the cutoff value were 5 months and 19.08 ng/ml., Conclusion: Patients with intermediate-risk DTC could benefit from initial 131 I ablation. Female patients with intermediate-risk DTC whose interval time <5 months and ps-Tg <19.08 ng/ml were more likely to benefit. Early 131 I ablation for such patients is beneficial for achieving a complete therapeutic response., (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)

Objectives: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant plasma cell disorder. The most widely accepted staging system for MM is the revised International Staging System based on cytogenetic and clinical biomarkers. The circulating clonal plasma cells (CPCs) were reported to have potential prognostic impact on MM. Among various diagnostic approaches, multiparametric flow cytometry (FCM) offers heightened sensitivity, minimal invasiveness and reproducibility. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic value of quantifying CPCs via FCM in newly diagnosed symptomatic MM (NDMM) patients., Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis., Data Source: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and references of included studies., Eligibility Criteria for Selecting Studies: We included observational studies that evaluated the prognostic value of CPCs detected by FCM in NDMM., Data Extraction and Synthesis: Data were screened and extracted independently by two investigators. The pooled results originated from random effects models. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). The secondary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). To evaluate the prognostic value of CPCs in NDMM, HRs and their 95% CI for both OS and PFS were derived using COX multivariable models. These values were then used to compute the pooled estimated effect., Results: Our meta-analysis encompassed a total of 2704 NDMM patients from 11 studies up to 27 August 2022. The pooled HR for OS and PFS in CPC-positive (CPCs+) group and CPC-negative group were 1.95 (95% CI 1.24 to 3.07) and 2.07 (95% CI 1.79 to 2.39), respectively. The autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) failed to eliminate the adverse impact on OS and PFS. The heterogeneity may stem from the use of novel agents or traditional chemotherapy as initial treatment., Conclusion: This meta-analysis indicates CPCs+ had an adverse impact on the prognosis of NDMM patients in the total population, and the adverse impact could not be eliminated by ASCT., Prospero Registration Number: CRD42021272381., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)

Background: Optimal protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) after preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) remain unclear. This study compared Day 5 (D5) and Day 6 (D6) blastocysts and evaluated predictors of FET success., Methods: A total of 870 patients with genetic diseases or chromosomal translocations who received PGT at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2015 to December 2019 were recruited. All patients underwent at least one year of follow-up. Patients were divided into groups according to the blastocyst development days and quality. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were applied to identify risk factors that affect clinical outcomes and to construct a predictive nomogram model. Area under the curve (AUC) of the subject's operating characteristic curve and GiViTI calibration belt were conducted to determine the discrimination and fit of the model., Results: D5 blastocysts, especially high-quality D5, resulted in significantly higher clinical pregnancy (58.4% vs 49.2%) and live birth rates (52.5% vs 45%) compared to D6. Multivariate regression demonstrated the number of blastocysts, endometrial preparation protocol, days of embryonic development and the quality of blastocysts independently affected live birth rates ( P<0.05 ). A nomogram integrating these factors indicated favorable predictive accuracy (AUC=0.598) and fit (GiViTI, P=0.192 )., Conclusions: Transferring high-quality D5 euploid blastocysts after PGT maximizes pregnancy outcomes. Blastocyst quality, blastocyst development days, endometrial preparation protocols, and number of blastocysts, independently predicted outcomes. An individualized predictive model integrating these factors displayed favorable accuracy for counseling patients and optimizing clinical management., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Yin, Li, Sun, Yao, Cui, Zhang and Zhang.)