A clinical analysis of pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization in preterm infants / 中国当代儿科杂志

OBJECTIVE@#To study the clinical features of pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization in preterm infants.@*METHODS@#A retrospective analysis was performed on 11 preterm infants with pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization. Their catheterization features, manifestations, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#A total of 11 preterm infants (11/2 599, 0.42%) developed pericardial effusion, with a mean gestational age of (30.1±2.6) weeks and a mean birth weight of (1 240±234) g. Pericardial effusion mostly occurred within 4 days after central venous catheterization (10 cases, 91%). The main manifestations included poor response (6/11, 55%), cyanosis (5/11, 45%), increased respiratory rate (6/11, 55%), increased heart rate (6/11, 55%), aggravated dyspnea (5/11, 45%), and muffled heart sound (5/11, 45%). At the time of disease progression, 7 preterm infants (64%) had a deep position of the end of the catheter, 3 preterm infants (27%) had a correct position, and 1 preterm infant (9%) had a shallow position. Five preterm infants (45%) experienced cardiac tamponade, among whom 4 underwent pericardiocentesis. Seven preterm infants were given conservative medical treatment. Among the 11 children, 2 (18%) died and 9 (82%) improved.@*CONCLUSIONS@#Pericardial effusion caused by central venous catheterization mostly occurs in the early stage of catheterization and has critical clinical manifestations. Pericardiocentesis is required for cardiac tamponade, and early diagnosis and intervention can effectively improve prognosis.

Manifestations of digestive system of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan, China: a single-center descriptive study / 中华消化杂志

Objective:To study the manifestations of digestive system of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Wuhan, China, and to provide a reference for disease control and treatment.Methods:The data of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology from January 27 to February 14, 2020 were retrospectively analyzed, which included general information, positive rate of nucleic acid test, severity of disease, incubation period, initial symptoms and manifestations of digestive system. The general information, positive rate of nucleic acid detection, and manifestations of digestive system were compared between critical patients who required non-invasive or invasive assisted ventilation (critical group) and non-critical patients without assisted ventilation (non-critical group). Continuous corrected Chi-square test and independent sample median Chi-square test were used for statistical analysis.Results:Among the 305 patients, there were 146 males (47.9%) and 159 females (52.1%), and the median age was 57 years old. Nucleic acid assay of nasopharyngeal swabs or pharyngeal swabs were positive in 84.1% (228/271) patients including 46 patients (15.1%) of critical group and 259 patients (84.9%) of non-critical group. The incubation period was one to fifteen days, and the median period was six days. The initial symptoms were mainly fever (81.1%, 163/201), cough (39.3%, 79/201), fatigue (54.7%, 110/201), and loss of appetite (50.2%, 101/201). In one to ten days after the disease onset, 79.1% (159/201) of patients developed gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea (29.4%, 59/201), vomiting (15.9%, 32/201), or abdominal pain (6.0%, 12/201). 49.5% (146/295) of patients had diarrhea, with a median time of 3.3 days, (3.3±1.6) times per day, and a duration of (4.1±2.5) days. After excluding possible drug-related diarrhea, the incidence of diarrhea was still 22.2%. Only 6.9% (4/58) of patients had positive fecal leukocytes or fecal occult blood test. Alanine aminotrans ferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), or total bilirubin (TBil) increased in 39.1% (119/304) of patients on admission. Patients with ALT or AST ≥ 80 U/L only accounted for 7.9% (24/304) and 6.3% (19/304), respectively. About 2.0% (6/304) of patients also had increased TBil level, and the average level was (37.4±21.1) μmol/L. The median age of critical group was older than that of non-critical group (65 years vs. 56 years), the proportion of patients with abnormal liver function and slightly increased AST (40-<80 U/L) on admission of critical group were both higher than those of non-critical group (67.4% (31/46) vs. 34.1% (88/258) and 47.8% (22/46) vs. 21.7% (56/228)), and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=5.885, 18.154 and 15.723; all P <0.05). There were no significant differences in the proportion of males (58.7% (27/46) vs. 45.9% (119/259)), the positive rate of nucleic acid test (94.6% (35/37) vs. 82.5% (193/234)), the percentage of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (85.0% (17/20) vs. 78.5% (142/181)), the incidence of diarrhea (44.7% (17/38) vs. 50.2% (129/257)) and the proportion of patients with abnormal TBil level on admission (6.5% (3/46) vs. 1.2% (3/258)) (all P>0.05). Conclusions:The manifestation of digestive system of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan is significant, the proportion of patients with diarrhea and abnormal aminotransferase level is high. And on admission the proportion of patients with abnormal liver function of critical group is higher than that of non-critical group, which will provide reference for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19.

Manifestations of Digestive system in hospitalized patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-center, descriptive study / 中华消化杂志

Objective@#To study the manifestations of digestive system of hospitalized patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) in Wuhan, China, and to provide reference for disease control and treatment.@*Methods@#The data of hospitalized patients with NCP in the Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology was retrospectively analyzed, which included general information, nucleic acid test, severity degree of disease, incubation period, initial symptoms and manifestations of digestive system. The general information, positive rate of nucleic acid detection, and manifestations of digestive system were compared between critical patients who required non-invasive or invasive assisted ventilation (critical group) and non-critical patients without assisted ventilation (non-critical group). Continuous corrected chi-square test and independent sample median test were performed for statistical analysis.@*Results@#Among the 305 patients there were 146 males (47.9%) and 159 females (52.1%), median age 57 years old. Nucleic acid assay of nasopharynx swab or pharynx swab of 84.1% (228/271) patients were positive. Forty-six patients (15.1%) were in critical group and 259 patients (84.9%) were in non-critical group. The incubation period was one to fifteen days, and the median period was six days. The initial symptoms mainly were fever (81.1%, 163/201), cough (39.3%, 79/201), fatigue (54.7%, 110/201), and loss of appetite (50.2%, 101/201). In one to ten days after the disease onset, 79.1% (159/201) of patients developed gastrointestinal symptoms including nausea (29.4%, 59/201), vomiting (15.9%, 32/201), or abdominal pain (6.0%, 12/201). 49.5% (146/295) of patients had diarrhea, median time was 3.3 days, (3.3±1.6) times per day, and a duration of (4.1±2.5) days. Excluding possible drug-related diarrhea, the incidence of diarrhea still was 22.2%. Only 6.9% (4/58) of patients were found leukocytes or fecal occult blood positive in regular stool test. ALT, AST, or bilirubin increased in 39.1% (119/304) of patients at admission. Patients with ALT or AST ≥ 80 U/L only accounted for 7.9% (24/304) and 6.3% (19/304), respectively. About 2.0% (6/304) of patients also had increased bilirubin level, average level was (37.4 ± 21.1) μmol/L. The median age of critical group was older than that of non-critical group (65.5 years vs. 56 years), at admission the rates of abnormal liver function test abnormal and slightly increased AST (40~80 U/L) of critical group were both higher than those of non-critical group (67.4% (31/46) vs. 34.1% (88/258) and 47.8% (22/46) vs. 21.7% (56/228)), and the differences were statistically significant (x2=5.885, 18.154 and 15.723;all P <0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in the proportion of male (58.7% (27/46) vs. 45.9% (119/259)), the positive rate of nucleic acid detection (94.6% (35/37) vs. 82.5% (193/234)), the percentage of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms (85.0% (17/20) vs. 78.5% (142/181)), the rate of diarrhea (44.7% (17/38)vs. 50.2% (129/257)) and ratio of patients with abnormal bilirubin level (6.5% (3/46) vs. 1.2% (3/258)) (all P>0.05).@*Conclusions@#The manifestation of digestive system of hospitalized NCP patients in Wuhan is significant, the ratio of patients with diarrhea and abnormal aminotransferase level is high. And at admission the rate of patients with abnormal liver function rate of critical group is higher than that of non-critical group, which will provide reference for the prevention and treatment of NCP.

Gardner syndrome with chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw: a case report / 华西口腔医学杂志

Gardner syndrome is a rare autosomal dominant disease. Its symptoms include multiple intestinal polyps, soft tissue tumors, dental disorders, osteoma, and congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium. Here, we present a patient with Gardner syndrome and chronic osteomyelitis of the jaw to highlight the serious damage that can be caused by Gardner syndrome.

Expression level, clinical significance and target gene functions of circu-lating miR-103b in patients with pre-diabetes mellitus / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM:To investigate whether serum microRNA(miR)-103b plays a critical role in the pathogene-sis of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)and pre-diabetic syndrome.METHODS:Bioinformatic analysis was used for iden-tification of miR-103b and its targets,and the results were assessed by real-time PCR and receiver-operating characteristic (ROC)curve analysis in 48 patients with pre-diabetes mellitus(pre-DM),47 patients with noncomplicated diabetes melli-tus(NCDM),and 50 healthy individuals.RESULTS:miR-103b was significantly down-regulated in serum from the pa-tients with pre-DM and NCDM compared with healthy individuals.The ROC curve analysis found that the area under the curve(AUC)of miR-103b was 0.887(95% CI 0.809~0.944).The bioinformatic analysis has demonstrated that miR-103b has a high degree of site conservation among different mammalian species,such as Homo sapiens,Mus musculus,Rat-tus norvegicus,Pongo pygmaeus,Sus scrofa,etc.Fifty-three potential targets of miR-103b were predicted, most of which were involved in MAPK,Wnt,insulin and Ras signaling pathways,and enriched in various biological processes(such as phosphoprotein,DNA regulation transcription,cell growth and proliferation,apoptosis, cell cycle, etc), molecular func-tions(such as protein binding)and cell component(such as filamentous actin).CONCLUSION:Serum miR-103b can be used as an objective complement to traditional diagnosis of pre-diabetes,indicating important implications regarding the distinguish of the undiagnosed cases between diabetes and pre-diabetes by circulating miRNA.

Clinical application of orthopedic traction bed foot cover in surgical fixation of patients with femoral fracture / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the effectiveness of orthopedic traction bed foot cover during the surgical fixation of patients with femoral neck and intertrochanteric fractures.Methods A total of 118 patients with internal fixation of femoral neck and intertrochanteric fracture were selected and divided into two groups,60 cases in the experimental group adopted the national patent (orthopedic traction bed foot cover) for fixation and 58 cases in the control group with the ordinary cotton pad for the foot fixation,according to the order of hospitalization.The incidence of pressure injury,foot skin pressure,operation time and doctor-patient satisfaction were compared between the two groups.Results The incidence of pressure sores in stage Ⅰ of the experimental group was 0 (0/60),lower than that of the control group 12.10％ (7/58),with statistically significant difference (P＜0.05).External pressure of the experimental group was (48.45 ± 4.60) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa),lower than control group (95.33 ± 14.30) mmHg,with statistically significant difference (t =2.320,P ＜0.05).The foot pressure was (52.40 ± 6.60) mmHg,lower than control group (98.50 ± 13.00) mmHg,with statistically significant difference(t =7.690,P ＜0.05).The operation time of the experimental group was (35.02 ± 0.89) seconds,lower than control group (62.85 ± 2.20) seconds,with statistically significant difference (t=4.619,P＜0.05).Patient and medical satisfaction of the experimental group were (100.00 ± 0.70)％,(99.80 ± 0.38)％ respectively,higher than that of the control group (92.00 ± 2.87)％,(95.30 ± 1.75)％,and the difference was statistically significant (t=8.527,9.038 respectively,all P＜0.05).Conclusions The orthopedic traction bed foot cover is effectively applied to the operation fixation of femoral neck and femoral intertrochanteric fracture,which is worthy to be applied in future.

Correlation between family cohesion and adaptation and work adaptation in postpartum nurses with second child / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To explore the correlation between family cohesion and adaptation and work adaptation in postpartum nurses with second child. Methods There were 155 postpartum nurses with second child collected from 4 hospitals in Chengdu of Sichuan Province between October and December 2017, by convenience sampling. Family Adaptation and Cohesion Evaluation Scale Ⅱ and Questionnaire of Return Adaptation for Postpartum Nurse were used in the investigation. Results The family real cohesion, ideal cohesion and dissatisfaction of coherence were (66.95 ± 8.37), (71.68 ± 6.45), (7.87 ± 5.13) points in this study, which were higher than norms: (63.90 ± 8.00), (68.80 ± 5.30), (6.40 ± 5.00) points, and there were significant differences (t=-3.086,-4.079,-2.403, all P<0.05) . The family real adaptation was (48.86 ± 7.33) points, which was less than norms: (50.90 ± 6.20) points, and there was significant difference (t=2.514, P<0.05). The ideal adaptation had no significant difference with norms (P>0.05). The dissatisfaction of adaptation was (9.36±5.22) points, which was higher than norms: (7.40 ± 5.30) points, and there was significant difference (t=-3.076, P<0.05). There were 24 (15.5%) nurses in extreme type family, 54 (34.8%) in intermediate type and 77 (49.7%) in balance type. The average score of work adaptation was (2.41 ± 0.76) points. The scores of work adaptation in nurses of extreme type family were lowest. Time since working, dissatisfaction of adaptation, dissatisfaction of coherence and hospital level were the influencing factors of work adaptation. Conclusions Nursing managers should face up to the situation of work adaptation in postpartum nurses, humanize their management, pay attention to the emotional state, promptly dispel their bad negative emotions, take measurements to improve the understanding of nurses'families and help them pass the adaptation period of returning to work.

Inhibition of High Glucose-induced Apoptosis of Pancreatic β-cells by Gallic Acid in Phyllanthus Emblica / 昆明医科大学学报

Objective To explore the protective effect of gallic acid in Phyllanthus emblica on high glucose－induced apoptosis of pancreatic islet β cells, and to provide a reference for the discovery of natural compounds for the treatment of diabetes. Methods In vivo experimental model, wistar male rats were used as in vivo subjects and 50 mg/kg STZ was injected intraperitoneally. After the model was successfully established, 25 mg/kg of gallic acid was given orally, and the positive drug was Sitagliptin. After 4 weeks of administration, the blood was taken and the pancreas was removed for HE staining. Western blot was used to measure the expression of NLRP3 and TXNIP in pancreatic tissue in high sugar state. In vitro model, insulinoma cell line INS－1 cells were used as in vitro targets to establish high levels. In sugar－induced apoptosis model, INS－1 cells were cultured in glucose－free RPMI 1640 complete medium supplemented with 25 mmol/L glucose. Gallic acid was used as the test sample. Experiments were divided into normal controls, high－sugar models, and low, medium and high levels of gallic acid groups. The cell viability was measured by MTT assay. The mRNA expression of NLRP3 and TXNIP in INS－1 cells was detected by QPCR and Western blot, and the expression of NLRP3 and TXNIP protein was detected.Results (1) INS－1 cells were cultured in a medium with glucose concentration of 25mmol/L for 48h, and the apoptosis rate was increased compared with the control group (P＜0.01), indicating that the apoptosis model was established successfully under high glucose conditions. (2) 10, 5, and 2.5 μmol/L GA were used to treat the control group and the high glucose model group cells respectively. The survival rate of the control group did not change significantly (P＞0.05) . Compared with the control group, the expression of NLRP3 and TXNIP in INS－1 cells in the high glucose model group was significantly different (P＜0.05);the protein expression level was significantly downregulated after GA treatment, and there was a statistical difference (P＜0.05) . Compared with the control group, the expression of NLRP3 protein in INS－1 cells in the high glucose model group was statistically different (P＜0.01), and the protein expression level was significantly downregulated after GA treatment (P＜0.01) ; The protein expression level was up－regulated (P＜0.05);the protein expression level after GA treatment was significantly down－regulated (P＜0.05); (4) The expression of NLRP3 and TXNIP mRNA in INS－1 cells was increased in the high glucose model group compared with the control group (P＜0.01) ; The expression of protein was significantly down－regulated after GA treatment (P＜0.01) . Conclusion The cells were cultured for 48 h in glucose－free RPMI 1640 complete medium supplemented with 25 mmol/L glucose. GA has no effect on the proliferation of normal INS－1 cells. GA protects INS－1 cells from apoptosis under high glucose conditions. The mechanism may be related to GA down－regulation of NLRP3 and TXNIP gene expression.

Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma Cells TPC-1 Apoptosis Induced by Ursolic Acid / 昆明医科大学学报

Objective To study the inhibitory effect of ursolic acid on the proliferation of human papillary thyroid carcinoma cell line TPC-1 in vitro. Method TPC-1 cells were treated with different concentrations of ursolic acid (control group:0μM, experimental group:3μM , 6μM, 12μM);MTT assay was used to observe the effect of the growth of TPC-1 cells on different concentrations of ursolic acid at the same time;Apoptosis and cell cycle distribution of TPC-1 cells were treated with ursolic acid by flow cytometry;The expression of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-9 mRNA in TPC-1 cells were treated with ursolic acid by QRT-PCR;The expression of Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-9 protein in TPC-1 cells were treated with ursolic acid by Western blot. Results MTT assay showed that ursolic acid inhibited the proliferation of TPC-1 cells in a concentration and time-dependent manner, and the IC50 at 24 h, 48 h and 72 h was 14.21 μM, 10.56 μM, 10.39 μM; Flow cytometry showed that ursolic acid inhibited the apoptosis of TPC-1 cells in a concentration-dependent manner, and the growth of TPC-1 cells was arrested in S phase;QRT-PCR showed that Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-9 mRNA were expressed in the control and experimental groups, ursolic acid inhibited the expression of Bcl-2 mRNA in a concentration-dependent manner and up-regulated the expression of Bax and Caspase-9 mRNA;Western blot results showed that Bcl-2, Bax and Caspase-9 were expressed in the control and experimental groups, ursolic acid inhibited the expression of Bcl-2 protein in a concentration-dependent manner and up-regulated the expression of Bax protein and Caspase-9 protein. Conclusion Ursolic acid can significantly inhibit the proliferation and induce apoptosis of human papillary thyroid TPC-1 cells, providing some ideas for the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis / 临床肝胆病杂志

Alveolar echinococcus can be found in various organs of the body,with the liver as the most common organ.This article briefly elaborates on the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.The diagnosis of this disease includes epidemic areas,serology,ultrasound,imaging examination,and pathological diagnosis,and its treatment includes radical hepatectomy,palliative hepatectomy,liver transplantation,high-intensity focused ultrasound,radiofrequency ablation,ultrasound-or CT-guided percutaneous biliary drainage,and pharmacotherapy.Regular screening,early diagnosis,and a combination of prevention and treatment should be performed for the high-risk population in epidemic areas to improve prognosis and prolong survival time.

The change of postoperative pancreatic fistula in modified duct-to-mucosa in pancreaticojejunostomy: a retrospective case control study / 中华内分泌外科杂志

Objective To explore the change of postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) in modified pancreaticoenteric anastomosis in pancreaticoduodenectomy.Methods This paper retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 122 patients who suffered pancreaticoduodenectomy or enlarged pancreaticoduodenectomy from Apr.2008 to Sep.2017 in West China Hospital of Sichuan University.All surgeries were operated by a surgeon.30 patients from Apr.2008 to Dec.2010 were divided to control group,and 92 patients from Jan.2011 to Sep.2017 were the experimental group.Pancreatic duct-jejunum mucosa anastomosis was adopted in the two groups,but the method in experimental group was modified.Clinically relevant POPF was compared between the two groups.Results The rate of clinically relevant POPF was 0％ (0/92) in the experimental group,while it was 13.3(4/30) in the control group.Conclusion Modified technique for duct-to-mucosa pamcreaticojejunostomy can reduce the incidence of POPF.

Advances on studies of miR-21 in vascular endothelial function and angiogenesis / 中国病理生理杂志

MicroRNAs ( miRNAs) are a class of non-coding , endogenous , single-stranded small RNA mole-cules composed of 19~25 nucleotides .miRNAs are widely involved in the process of human life activities .Recent studies have shown that part of miRNAs regulate the vascular endothelial function and angiogenesis .High expression of miRNA-21 is found to play important roles in the cell proliferation , cell apoptosis , cell growth and death of vascular endothelial cells . This review will focus on the recent progress related to miRNAs in vascular endothelial function and angiogenesis , providing a new insight in cardiovascular disease prevention , clinical diagnosis , prognosis and target therapeutics .

Anatomic study of the blood vessels in the anterior lumbosacral interbody fusion / 局解手术学杂志

Objective To observe the blood vessels distribution in iliac blood velles triangular area of the lumbosacral vertebrae and confirm the range of safety working area,so as to provide anatomic data for anterior lumbosacral interbody fusion.Methods CTA imaging da-ta of abdominal vessels were randomly collected from 32 adult patients.Observed the distribution and intersection features of lumbosacral ver-tebral ventral blood vessels.Measured the distance from the bifurcation or confluence to the L5 dise,level interval of iliaca vessels in the infe-rior boundary of L5 ,and width of L5 /S1 intervertebral space.And then computed the range of safety working area and conducted a preliminary classification.Results The lumbosacral vertebral ventral operation space is mainly (87.4%)composed of left iliac vein and right common iliac artery.In this study,patients of type A accounted for 87.4%,vascular clearance of the L5 dise was (3.8 ±1.1)cm,safety working area was (5.2 ±1.2)cm2 ,and the display ratio of L5 /S1 was 73.2%.Patients of type B accounted for 6.3%,vascular clearance of the L5 dise was (4.2 ±0.5)cm,safety working area was (7.1 ±0.2)cm2 ,and the display ratio of L5 /S1 was 81.0%.Patients of type C accounted for 6.3%,vascular clearance of the L5 dise was (1.0 ±0.7)cm,safety working area was (1.3 ±0.7)cm2 ,and the display ratio of L5 /S1 was 31.2%.The differences of anatomical parameters among the three types were statistically significant (P <0.05).Conclusion The study showed that most ordinary people have enough operation space in the lumbosacral vertebral ventral,which is suitable for anterior lumbosacral interbody fusion,but it is necessary to take preoperative imaging screening.

Performance evaluation of TP antibody detection by CLIA kits made (in China) domestically / 中华实验和临床病毒学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the clinical performance of TP antibody detection by CLIA kits and evaluate whether the CLIA kits made in China is suitable for clinical use.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>1200 samples were collected from Beijing Hospital including 300 samples with confirmed TP infection and 900 healthy control samples. To detect the TP antibody of the 1200 sanples separately by the CLIA kits and the ELISA kits at the same time. The test results were analyzed with statistical methods.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The sensitivity and specificity of the CLIA kits were 99.3% and 99.9% respectively, and positive predictive value of 99.7%, negative predictive value of 100%. With the ELISA method, the positive coincidence rate was 98.7%, the negative coincidence rate was 99.8%, and the total coincidence rate was 99.5%.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The CLIA kits showed good clinical performance and the agreement rate with the ELISA kits was. The CLIA kits are suitable for clinical use.</p>

The effect of smoking and smoking cessation on the phosphorylation of IKK-β in type 2 diabetic rats / 中华内科杂志

Objective To investigate the effect of smoking and smoking cessation on the phosphorylation of IKK-β in type 2 diabetic rats. Methods Forty-two six-week-old Wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal control(NC, n =7), diabetes control (DC, n =7), diabetes with smoking (DS, n = 14) and diabetes with smoking cessation(SC, n = 14). Rats in DS and SC groups were further assigned randomly into 8w and 12w subgroups. DS group was given passive smoking twice a day for 8 or 12 weeks, while SC group ceased passive smoking for 4 weeks after 8 or 12 weeks of smoking . Western blot method was used to detect the level of IKK-13 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle. Results Compared with the NC group,the phosphorylation of IKK-β protein in DC group was increased (0. 16±0. 05 vs 0. 30±0. 08, P < 0. 01). There was an increasing trend with the phosphorylation level of IKK-β in the DS (8w) subgroup, but there was no statistical difference between the DC group and SC(8w) subgroup (0. 40±0. 09 vs 0. 30±0. 08,0. 36±0. 10, P >0. 05). The phosphorylation level of IKK-β in DS(12w) group increased obviously, being significantly higher than that in the DC group and SC (12w) subgroup(0. 74 ± 0. 11 vs 0.30±0.08,0.35±0.07,P < 0.01). Conclusion With the prolongation of smoking duration, the phosphorylation of IKK-β in type 2 diabetic rats increased. After smoking cessation, the phosphorylation of IKK-β decreased. The phosphorylation of IKK-β may be involved in the mechanism by which smoking causes type 2 diabetes.

Clinical research in application of alginate dressing in fat liquefaction of abdominal incision / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective To assess the efficacy of alginate dressing in fat liquefaction of abdominal incision. Methods 76 patients with fat liquefaction of abdominal incision in our hospital were divided into the experimental group (42 patients) and the control group(34 cases). Both groups were given preventive antibiotics. The penetration, times of dressing change, interval of dressing change, healing cost, wound infection, period Ⅱ wound healing, time for the medicine to start working, time of healing were observed in the two groups. All results underwent t test and χ2 test. Results No distinct difference of healing cost between the two groups was observed. The experimental group treated with alginate dressing was better than the control group in other clinical indexes after treatment. Conclusions Application of alginate dressing is beneficial to management of fat liquefaction of abdominal incision and reduce time of healing and hospital stay.

Correlation of vasculogenic mimicry with clinicopathologic features and prognosis of ovarian carcinoma / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the existence of vasculogenic mimicry (VM) in ovarian carcinoma and its correlationship with the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of the tumor.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 84 ovarian carcinoma cases were collected with complete clinical and prognostic data. CD31 immunohistochemistry and PAS special stain were used to investigate VM in the tumor tissue. Immunohistochemical staining of VEGF, MMP-2, MMP-9, E-cadherin, beta-catenin, and Vimentin were used to explore the pathogenesis of VM.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Totally 36 of 84 cases exhibited evidence of VM. FIGO classification, pathologic grades and histological types were significantly different between the VM and non-VM groups. Expression of VEGF, MMP-2, MMP-9, E-cadherin and beta-catenin were higher in the VM group than in the non-VM group. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis showed that cases of the VM group had a lower survival rate than that of the non-VM group (P = 0.04).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Vasculogenic mimicry exists in ovarian carcinoma. Ovarian carcinomas with a high grade malignancy have a high incidence of VM formation, a higher incidence of metastases and a lower survival rate. High expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 may contribute to the formation of VM in the ovarian cancer.</p>

The influence of different microenvironments on melanoma invasiveness and microcirculation patterns / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the influence of different microenvironments on tumor microcirculation patterns and invasive capability.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Melanoma B16 cells were injected into the peritoneal cavity and skeletal muscle of C57 mice synchronously. CK18 expression in melanoma was assessed to distinguish the malignant phenotype of tumors in the peritoneal cavity from that in the skeletal muscle. HIF-1alpha, MMP-2 and MMP-9 protein and mRNA expression were compared in the two microenvironments. Cells positive for each immunohistochemical stain and the vessels representative of each type of microcirculation pattern were evaluated in two microenvironments.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>CK18 and HIF-1alpha expression in melanoma were significantly higher in the skeletal muscle than in the peritoneal cavity (t = 8.142, t = 3.645, P < 0.05). Compared with the peritoneal cavity, melanoma cells in the skeletal muscle overexpressed MMP-2 and MMP-9 (t = 4.916, t = 7.782, P < 0.05). Real time-PCR results also showed that MMP-2 and MMP-9 mRNA levels in melanoma were higher in the skeletal muscle than in the peritoneal cavity (t = 36.814, t = 26.025, P < 0.05). Vasculogenic mimicry channels and endothelium-dependent vessels were the major microcirculation patterns in the skeletal muscle and in the peritoneal cavity respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Different microenvironments affect invasiveness and blood supply patterns of melanoma. Different microenvironment induced tumor cell secretion of more invasion-related proteins and affect invasiveness and blood supply patterns of melanoma.</p>

Study on the molecular mechanism of endostatin and doxycycline in suppressing melanoma growth / 中华病理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the molecular mechanism of endostatin and doxycycline effect on melanoma growth.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A B16 melanoma mice model was established by intracutaneous injection of B16 cell suspension. The mice were treated with endostatin, doxycycline, endostatin and doxycycline respectively, the control group received no treatment. A time course study of tumor volume was performed to observe the antitumor effect. The expression of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP-9), MMP-2, TIMP-2 were examined by immunohistochemistry staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Tumors in endostatin treatment group, doxycycline treatment group, endostatin and doxycycline treatment group grew slower than in the control group. The difference of the average tumor volume in the doxycycline group and control group, in the doxycycline with endostatin treatment group and control group were statistically different. The positive expression ratio of MMP-2, MMP-9, TIMP-2 in each treatment group were statistically different from their control groups (F = 12.79, F = 5.56, F = 4.64; P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Doxycycline and endostatin are able to inhibit the expression of MMPs and promote expression of TIMP, which ultimately inhibits the growth of B16 melonoma.</p>

The study on the stable inheritance and expression of foreign gene in transgenic mice / 生物工程学报

Two transgenic mouse strains, in which the expression of human factor IX (hFIX) in the milk were different significantly, were bred, and the foreign gene integration as well as the content of hFIX in the milk were detected by PCR, Southern blot, FISH and ELISA, respectively. The results showed that approximately 50% offsprings were transgenic positive. Foreign gene integrated in mouse chromosomes was intact. The hFIX expression of each mouse in the same strain was different, the content of hFIX in the milk was (43.32 +/- 5.41) microgram/mL in FIX-33 transgenic strain and (1.16 +/- 0.45) microgram/mL in FIX-124 transgenic strain. Meanwhile, the hFIX gene expression between the two strains was different remarkably (P < 0.01). We conclude that the characteristics of inheritance and expression in the founder were able to be transferred to their offsprings stably.