Association of serum transforming growth factor-β1 with radiation injury and survival of patients with early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the changes in serum transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) in patients with early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) after radiotherapy and explore the correlation of serum TGF-β1 with radiation injury and disease-free survival.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The average serum TGF-β1 level (50.2∓3.2 ng/ml) determined from 32 healthy volunteers was used as the standard value for NPC patients in this trial. Fifty-seven patients with early-stage (T1-2N0-1M0) NPC without prior treatment were divided into two groups with serum TGF-β1 level before treatment lower than or equal to the standard value (group A, 29 cases) and a level beyond the standard value (group B, 28 cases). Serum TGF-β1 level was determined in all the patients before, during and after the radiotherapy to evaluate the radiation injury and therapeutic effect.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The serum TGF-β1 level before radiotherapy was significantly lower in group A than in group B (35.4∓1.4 vs 58.8∓1.0 ng/ml, P<0.05). After radiotherapy, acute radiation mucositis and skin reaction was significantly severer in group B (P<0.05). The serum TGF-β1 level before radiotherapy was significantly higher in patients with grade 3 acute radiation mucositis and skin reaction than in those with injuries below grade 3 (54.0∓2.2 vs 42.0∓2.3 ng/ml and 54.3∓2.4 vs 43.4∓2.2 ng/ml, P<0.05). The two groups showed no significant differences in the locoregional failure rate (3.4% vs 7.1%), distant metastasis rate (3.4% vs 10.8%) or disease-free survival (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Radiotherapy can significantly decrease serum TGF-β1 level in early NPC patients. Serum TGF-β1 level before radiotherapy can help predict the degree of acute radiation mucositis and skin reaction, but shows no correlation with disease-free survival of early-stage NPC patients.</p>

Experimental study on the detection of electrolyte based on dry chemistry method with micro spectrometer / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To establish a new method for rapid detection of electrolytes based on micro spectrometer and dry reagent.Methods The liquid electrolyte reagent was lyophilized for the preparation of reagentin powder form,which was then sealed into a detector cup of micro spectrometer for later experiment.During determination,the detector cup,in which the specimens and diluents were added to the dry reagent,was put into the detector slot of micro spectrometer,the contents in the detector cup were then well mixed by the magnetic stirring system of micro spectrometer and incubated for 6min with the heating system.Afterwards,the A values of potassium ion,sodium ion and chloride ion were detected respectively at 620nm,405nm and 456nm following the reaction principles of turbidimetry,enzymatic method and chemical method.Based on the findings of those detections mentioned above,the performance of the electrolytic dry reagent was evaluated,and the results were then statistically analyzed.Results The linear range of each parameter could meet the demand for clinical analysis,and the dry reagents had good reaction stability for 90 days after being lyophilized,with the intra-assay coefficient variation(CV) less than 4%,inter-assay CV less than 5%,and the recovery rate from 95% to 105%.No obvious interference was observed in the determination results under the circumstance that the serum TB was less than 290.40?mol/L and the TG was less than 11.20mmol/L.The detection results by this method were well correlated with that of dry chemical analysator VITRO S-250(R≥0.98).Conclusion The method is accurate and reliable in determining the serum electrolytes,and its process is simple process and convenient to carry out.Therefore,it can satisfy the condition for field aid as well as primary care.