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Objective To explore the role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signal pathway in interleukin-8 (IL-8)/chemokine (C-X-C Motif) receptor 2 (CXCR2)-mediated growth and metastasis of liver cancer.Methods Eighty-two cases of liver cancer tissues and serum samples,and 21 cases of normal tissues and serum samples were collected.The level of serum IL-8 was measured by enzyme-linked immunesorbent assay (ELISA).Expression of CXCR2 was detected by immunohistochemical method,and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters was also analyzed.Different stages of liver cancer fresh tissues were selected,and expressions of CXCR2,PI3Kγ,AKT,and NF-κB were detected by Westeru blotting analyses.Results The levels of serum IL-8 in liver cancer patients (stages Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ) were (120.34 ±15.52) pg/ml,(221.60 ±23.10) pg/ml,(279.50 ±24.25) pg/ml,(324.81 ±22.50) pg/ml,respectively.With the increasing degree of liver cancers,levels of IL-8 were increased,most significant was in the Ⅳ period of liver cancer; the expression of CXCR2 was significantly correlated with pathological stages,degree of differentiation,lymph node and distant metastases of liver cancer (P ＜ 0.05) ; serum IL-8 levels were consistent with expression of CXCR2 in liver cancer tissues,which had a strong correlation with activation of PI3K γ,AKT,and NF-κ B proteins.Conclusions IL-8/CXCR2 was able to mediate the growth and metastasis of liver cancers,which might be through the activation of PI3K signaling pathway.
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Objective To evaluate the value of 3-dimensional dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (3D DCE MRA) in the diagnosis of adrenal and renal diseases.Methods 3D DCE MRA was performed on 22 patients with adrenal neoplasm,23 patients with renal neoplasm and 2 patients with stenosis of renal artery. Comparison with surgical findings or DSA was made.Results 3D DCE MRA clearly reflected the vascular anatomy,satisfied diagnostic demands.Simultaneously,The extravascular lesions were also detected.Conclusion The 3D DCE MRA is a reliable non-damaged imaging diagnostic method.
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Objective To study the effects of density,phosphorous(P),and nitrogen(N)fertilizers on yield and quality of Andrographis paniculata.Methods Randomized block design in yield was used and HPLC was used to analyze the content of andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide.Results Plant height,fresh weight,dry weight,content of dehydroandrographolide were influenced significantly by density.The quality character and economic yield of content of andrographolide,dehydroandrographolide,total content of both andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide were significantly influenced by P nutrition.The economic yield of dry weight,content of andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide,and total content of both andrographolide and dehydroandrographolide were influenced significantly or extreme significantly by N nutrition.P and the interaction of P and N fertilizer extremely influenced the economic yield.The relative influences between plant weight and dry weight was extremely significance,that between quality character and quality character,that between quality character and economic yield were significant or extremely significant.Conclusion When planted with 1.8?105 /hm2,fertilizered with P2O5 540 kg/hm2 and pure N 225 kg/hm2,the hightest economic yield is gained.