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Filter by:The ROMCOR study will be interested in the impact and the role of oncostatin M (OSM), a cytokine belonging to IL-6 superfamily, in the physiopathology of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The study team will study the impact of the presence of OSM and its main receptor OSM-R2 on several survival outcomes (overall survival, progression free survival) by multiple technics such as immunohistochemistry, transcriptomic in situ assays and spatial transcriptomic. Furthermore, the study team will try to show a link between serum level of several cytokines and in situ tumoral OSM.
Low back pain (LBP) is the largest cause of morbidity in the world, and about 80% of Chinese people are affected in their lifetime. Although the prevalence of IDD gradually increases with age, IDD is very common among subjects under 30 years old. In addition to age, there are other factors, such as excessive or uneven mechanical load, obesity, genetics, nutrition, trauma and gender. In addition, it is not clear whether the heavy physical load associated with occupation is an important risk factor for IDD. Some studies have found that IDD is more common among athletes than the general population. Due to the complexity and multifactorial nature of IDD, its pathogenesis and risk factors are still unclear, which seriously hinders the rational stratification of LBP patients and limits the development of personalized treatment.
Cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) is a non-invasive intervention to treat anxiety, depression, insomnia, and pain. But clinical studies and applications of CES in relation to acute postoperative pain are few. tThe investigators investigate a double-blind, randomized controlled trial to figure out if intraoperative CES could decrease dosage of intraoperative anesthetics and patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) consumption in patients undergoing colon cancer surgery.
The goal of this study is to examine changes in the bacterial ecology and inflammatory markers of the female genital tract with levonorgestrel intrauterine device placement. The specific research objectives of this project include: 1. Characterization of vaginal, cervical and uterine bacterial species and communities prior to and after LNG IUD placement using bacterial DNA microarray analysis. Samples will be collected up to 1 week before and 2 months after IUD insertion. 2. Characterization of vaginal, cervical and uterine inflammatory cytokine milieu prior to and after LNG IUD placement using human RNA microarray analysis. Samples will be analyzed from up to one day before and three weeks after IUD insertion. 3. Establish a tissue bank of vaginal, cervical and uterine specimens for future research.