analysis revealed that after introducing 5 other pollutants respectively, PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2 and O38h significantly increased the emergency room visits for respiratory diseases, and CO had a more obvious effect than that predicted with the single pollutant model. Conclusion The rises in the concentrations of six air pollutants in Lanzhou will increase the emergency room visits for respiratory diseases, and the patterns vary with different genders, ages and seasons.Objective To explore the function and mechanism of related genes in the occurrence and development of liver cancer, and the possibility of key genes as potential biomarkers and prognostic indicators for the treatment of liver cancer.Methods We selected 4 datasets(GSE57957, GSE121248, GSE36376 and GSE14520)from the GEO database.With P1 as the thresholds, we used GEO2R and Venn Diagram Software to filter out the common significant differentially expressed genes(DEGs).Cytoscape 3.6.1 plug-ins CytoHubba and molecular complex detection(MCODE)were used to screen out the hub genes and modules of DEGs.In addition, survival analysis of DEGs was performed by gene expression profiling(GEPIA), and Human Protein Atlas(HPA)were used to examine the protein expression levels of key genes in normal liver tissue and liver cancer tissue.Results There were 45 obviously up-regulated genes and 132 down-regulated genes, and MCODE identified 13 clusters.The cluster 1 and cluster 2 with higher scores included 16 genes and 13 genes, respectively.Among the 32 significant DEGs, IGFALS, HGFAC, CYP3A4, SLC22A1, TAT and CYP2E1 demonstrated significantly higher expression levels in liver tissue than in other organs.The HPA immunohistochemistry(IHC)data showed that the expression levels of IGFALS, CYP3A4, SLC22A1 and CYP2E1 in liver cancer tissue were significantly down-regulated and related to the low overall survival rate of patients.Conclusion The liver tissue-specific genes IGFALS, CYP3A4, SLC22A1 and CYP2E1 are under-expressed in liver cancer and associated with poor prognosis, which may be potential biomarkers and prognostic indicators for liver cancer.Objective To observe the effect of cryptotanshinone on the ferroptosis of human liver cancer HepG2 cells. Methods The viability of the HepG2 cells cultured in vitro was determined using the Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8),and the half maximal inhibitory concentration(IC50)was calculated.The cell morphology was observed using an inverted microscope.The reactive oxygen species(ROS)level was detected with the 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)probe.The glutathione(GSH)assay kit was used to determine the GSH level.Western blot analysis was employed to detect the expression of cystine/glutamate antiporter system light chain(xCT)and glutathione peroxidase 4(GPX4),two marker proteins in ferroptosis.Additionally,the cell viability,ROS level,GSH level,and the expression levels of xCT and GPX4 were detected for the cells treated with the ferroptosis inhibitor ferrostain-1(Fer-1),the iron chelator deferoxamine(DFO),and the ROS scavenger N-acetylcysteine(NAC).Results Cryptotanshinone significantly inhibited the cell viability of HepG2 cells with an IC50 of 93.73 μmol/L,and caused the morphological changes and death of the cells.It could significantly induce ROS accumulation,reduce GSH level,and down-regulate the expression of xCT and GPX4 in HepG2 cells.Fer-1,DFO,and NAC can remedy the cryptotanshinone-caused decrease in the cell viability of HepG2 cells.Fer-1 could inhibit cryptotanshinone-induced ROS accumulation,restore GSH level,and recover the expression of xCT and GPX4. Conclusion Cryptotanshinone may increase the accumulation of ROS by inhibiting the expression of xCT and GPX4 to induce the ferroptosis of HepG2 cells.Objective To establish a mouse model of exogenous iron overload combined with tuberculosis(TB). DICA Methods C57BL/6N mice were divided into negative control, low-, medium-, and high-dose iron groups and received intraperitoneal injection of iron dextran at 0, 3.75, 7.50, and 15.00 mg/dose(3 times/week for 4 weeks), respectively.After 4 weeks, the organ morphology and body weight of the mice were evaluated.The content of serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, and transferrin receptor was determined by ELISA.Heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney, and small intestine were analyzed for tissue iron content and iron deposition pathology.Mycobacterium tuberculosis(Mtb)standard strain H37Rv was injected via tail vein to infect the mice receiving moderate-dose iron to establish an iron-overloaded mouse model of active TB.HE staining and Mtb culture were employed to analyze tuberculous lesions and bacterial loads of lung, spleen and liver tissues. Results The weight gain percentages of mice in the negative control, low-, medium-,han those of the TB-infected mice without iron overload.The lung(F=21.012, P=0.007), spleen(F=20.173, P=0.002), and liver(F=19.091, P=0.005)of the iron-overloaded mice with TB had significantly higher bacterial loads than those of the TB-infected mice without iron overload. Conclusions The exogenous iron-overloaded mouse model with similar symptoms to patients with clinical iron overload can be established by intraperitoneal injection of medium-dose(7.50 mg/dose, 3 times/week for 4 weeks)iron dextran.Mtb injection through the tail vein can help construct a mouse model of iron overload combined with active TB.Objective To compare the performance of contrast-enhanced ultrasound(CEUS)and ultrasound(US)in the differential diagnosis between cholesterol polyps and gallbladder adenomas. Methods A total of 136 patients with gallbladder polyp lesions(GPLs)and undergoing cholecystectomy in the First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital from January 2019 to October 2020 were retrospectively analyzed.All the patients underwent US and CEUS examinations before cholecystectomy.US and CEUS images of cholesterol polyps and gallbladder adenomas were compared for the evaluation of the performance of CEUS in the diagnosis of gallbladder adenomas. Results The 136 cases of GPLs included 95 cases of cholesterol polyps and 41 cases of gallbladder adenomas.Cholesterol polyps and gallbladder adenomas showed significant differences in the maximum size of GPLs( Z=-5.189, P less then 0.001), polyp blood flow signal(χ 2=33.630, P less then 0.001), vascular stalk width(Z=-7.366, P less then 0.001), polyp enhancement time(χ 2=22.487, P less then 0.