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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of secretory leucocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in colon cancer and their clinical significance.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry was performed to detect the SLPI expression in colon cancer tissue microarray. The expression of SLPI was scored by two pathologists and was analyzed using Χ(2) test to explore its influence on the pathologic characteristics of colon carcinoma.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>SLPI was up-regulated in colon cancer tissue compared to normal mucosa. Overexpression of SLPI protein was correlated with differentiation grade (low differentiation: 42.1% vs 57.9%; moderate/well differentiation: 2.3% vs 97.7%, TNM stages(III-IV:29.4% vs 70.6%;I-II:3.1% vs 96.9%), lymph node metastasis (28.6% vs 71.4%) and distant metastasis (84.6% vs 15.4%), but not with patient age or sex.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>SLPI overexpression correlates with aggressive pathologic characteristics of colon cancer and it may server as prognostic factor of colon cancer patients. Further research will be carried out to verify whether SLPI can become a new target for colon cancer treatment.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Colonic Neoplasms , Metabolism , Pathology , Electrophoresis, Microchip , Immunohistochemistry , Neoplasm Staging , Secretory Leukocyte Peptidase Inhibitor , MetabolismABSTRACT
Clinical data of 14 patients with iatrogenic duodenal injuries treated in hospital from January 2000 and January 2010 were retrospectively reviewed.Iatrogenic duodenal injuries were found intraoperatively in 9 cases,in whom repair or additional jejunostomy was performed and all were cured and discharged.In 2 patients the duodenal injuries were found within 24 hours postoperatively,1 was cured,another had low flow duodenal fistula and cured with conservative treatment.Duodenal bypass and extraoral drainage were performed in 2 patients whose duodenal injuries was found 72 hours after surgery and died from severe infection of retroperitoneal space and multiple organ failure respectively.One patient whose duodenal injury was found 7 d postoperatively suffered from septic shock and died in 4 h after admission.The results suggest that early detection and early management would result in satisfied outcome for patients with iatrogenic duodenal injuries,the first 24 hours are crucial.
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ObjectiveTo observe the effect of succus entericus reinfusion with continuous enteral nutrition on the barrier function of intestinal mucosa and nutritional status in patients with stomal type fistulas. Methods Sixteen patients with stomal type fistula from July 1995 to May 2008 were enrolled in the study. A]l patients met the following conditions: gut function returned normal; abdominal infection was controlled; total enteral nutrition was provided ; and the length of small intestine for succus entericus reinfusion was more than 50 cm. Intestinal mucosa was taken at 25 to 30 cm away from stoma of fistula by endoscope 0, 7, and 14 days after reinfusior. Hematoxylineosin staining was performed to count the number of intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IIELS). In addition,proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was measured with immunohistochemical staining. Serum protein levels were determined by immunonephelometry. ResultsThe percentage of IIELS in intestinal mucosa ( 19.06％ ±4.81％ vs. 12.81％ ±2.95％, P=0.000) and the percentage of PCNA positive cells ( 12.13％ ±4.33％ vs.6.44％ ± 2.34％, P =0.000) 14 days after succus entericus reinfusion were significantly higher than those on the day of reinfusion. Serum fibronectin level increased from ( 152.80 ± 16.50 ) to ( 227.05 ± 45.36 ) mg/L ( P =0.000), and transferring protein level increased from ( 2.16 ± 0.52 ) to ( 2.62 ± 0.41 ) g/L ( P =0.017 ) 14days after succus entericus reinfusion. ConclusionSuccus entericus reinfusion is effective in protecting the intestinal mucosa in patients with stomal type fistulas.