Histopathological diagnosis and follow-up analysis of gastric mucosal biopsy / 临床与实验病理学杂志

Purpose To investigate the histopathological diagnosis and follow-up of gastric mucosal biopsy. Methods A detailed histopathological observation was performed on 5 748 gastroscopic biopsies and 3 288 patients were followed up. Results In 5 748 cases of endoscopy biopsy specimens, acute gastritis was rechecked in 125 cases, of which 112 cases were cured or improved (89.6％ ), 10 cases (8.0％ ) had little change, and 3 cases (2.4％) were aggravated. There were 2430 cases of chronic atrophic gastritis, in which 1521 cases were cured/improvement (62.6％ ), 737 cases (30.3％ ) had little change, and 172 cases (7.1％ ) were aggravated. In the 71 cases of special type of gastritis, 23 cases were cured or improved, accounting for 32.3％.42 cases were not changed much, accounting for 59.2％, and 6 cases were aggravated (8.5％ ). About druginduced gastritis/stomach reexamination in 94 cases, 57 cases were cured/improved, accounting for 60.6％, 34(36.3％ ) cases did not change, and 2 cases were aggravated(3.2％ ).183 cases of gastric polyp were reviewed, 165 cases(90.2％ ) were cured / improved, 13 cases (7.1％ ) were not changed and 5 cases (2.7％ ) were aggravated. No neoplasia/ nondysplasia was found in 205 cases, 196(95.6％ ) cases was cured / improved, no change was seen in 6 cases (2.9％ ) and aggravation was seen in 3 cases(1.5％). Indefinite neoplasia/ dysplasia was reexamined in 24 cases, 2 cases (8.3％) were cured/improved, no change was seen in 13 cases (54.2％ ), and aggravation was seen in 9 cases(37.5％).156 cases of intraepithelial neoplasia were retrospectively reviewed, in which138 (88.5％ ) cases were cured or improved, 4(2.6％ ) cases showed no change, and 13(8.3％) cases were aggravated. Conclusion It is of great significance to improve the early diagnosis rate, reduce missed diagnosis rate and misdiagnosis rate of gastric cancer by establishing 11 pathological changes and accompanying lesions.

Relationship between sCD44v6 expression and TCM differentiation type of gastric carcinoma patients and influence of weitai capsule on the expression / 中国中西医结合杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the relationship of TCM type with serum level of soluble CD44v6 (sCD44v6) and different histologic parameters in gastric carcinoma patients and to observe the influence of Weitai capsule (WTC) on the sCD44v6 expression.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>TCM typing and sCD44v6 expression were determined in all the enrolled patients (30 in the control and 32 in the trial group) before operation, and 3-4 courses of chemotherapy was applied to them from 3-4 weeks after operation. To the patients of trial group, oral administration of WTC was given additionally with 4 capsules, 3 times a day for consecutive 3 months.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>sCD44v6 was significantly positive correlated with the degree of cancer cell differentiation, infiltration and lymph node metastasis; (2) Level of sCD44v6 was the highest in patients of blood stasis type, as compared with that in the patients of Pi-deficiency type or of damp-heat type, the difference was significant; (3) After ending treatment, level of sCD44v6 in the trial group was significantly lower than that in the control group.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>(1) Serum level of sCD44v6 could be taken as the criterion for evaluating the development and prognosis of gastric cancer, as well as the therapeutic target for anti-metastasis treatment; (2) Serum level of sCD44v6 is related to some extent with TCM type of blood stasis and Pi-deficiency; (3) WTC combined with chemotherapy could further inhibit the expression of serum sCD44v6 in gastric carcinoma patients.</p>

Study on genetic epidemiology on 815 patients with vitiligo in Zhejiang area / 中华流行病学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>Genetic factors are thought to be involved in the development of vitiligo. The aim of this study is to explore the possible genetic model of vitiligo by analyzing the genetic characteristics of 815 patients from Zhejiang province.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Data for 815 patients with vitiligo together with their first- and second-degree relatives were obtained using a standardized questionnaire. All these information was requested to confirm the answers about family history in order to reduce the possibility of 'recall' bias. The 815 probands would include 411 (50.43%) males and 404 (49.57%) females with a varied age from 2 months to 71 years old. Since the information on general prevalence of vitiligo in this area was absent, a control group was set up to facilitate the calculations of heritability degree. 468 persons of the control group were from non-vitiligo population with a sex ratio of 241(male): 227(female) with varied age of 4 months to 80 years old. Both gender and age were comparable between the vitiligo and the control population. The inheritance pattern estimation, heritability calculation and complex segregation analysis were performed with Penrose method, Falconer regression method and SAGE-REGTL program.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>In 815 vitiligo probands, 128 had and 687 had not family histories, with a heritability rate of 15.7%. The vitiligo prevalence in proband's first degree relatives was 2.580%, higher than the prevalence of 0.618% in second degree relatives, and both of them were higher than general prevalence: 0.192%. By Penrose method, the rates on different catagories were as follows: sibling prevalence rates s = 0.080 18; population prevalence rate q = 0.001 92; s/q = 41.76. The ratio of s/q did not approach 1/2q (260.42) or 1/4q (130.21), but approached 1/square root of q(22.82), suggesting vitiligo was consistent with a mode of polygenic inheritance. Using Falconer's method, heritabilities of vitiligo in first-and second degree relatives of probands were 59.61% (95% confidence interval 65.37-53.84) and 55.20% (95% confidence interval 43.88-66.52), respectively. The weighted average of heritability in all relatives was 58.7% (95% confidence interval 53.56-63.83). The results of complex segregation analysis suggested that major gene model including the Mendelian dominant, recessive and additive hypotheses were not rejected (P > 0.05). Purely environmental model and no transmission model were rejected at a 0. 001 significance level. According to AIC, Mendelian dominant inheritance was the best-fitted hypothesis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Genetic factors played an important role in the occurrence of vitiligo, and the genetic model of vitiligo could serve as the polygenetic or multifactorial inheritance with major gene trait.</p>