Relationship between nuclear factor kappa B signal transduction way and the sensitivity of tongue carcinoma cell to Pingyangmycin chemotherapy / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To examine the relationship between NF-kappaB signal transduction way and the sensitivity of Tca8113 carcinoma cell to Pingyangmycin chemotherapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>2 mg/L antisense p65 oligodeoxynucle-otides (5'-GAACAGTTCGTCCATGGCCG-3') was transfected into Tca8113 cells through Lepofectin vectin, then the cells were treated with 8 mg/L Pingyangmycin. After 3 h and 6 h, the expression of p65 in nucleus was studied with immunohistochemical methods and Western blot analyses. After 48 h, the inhibitory rate of cell growth was detected with MTT assay.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The NF-kappaB/p65 signal transduction way in Tca8113 cells was activated after treated with Pingyangmycin. But the transfection of antisense p65 oligodeoxynucle-otides inhibited the activation of the signal transduction, the p65 expression in nucleus was decreased significantly (P < 0.05) at 6 h, and the inhibitory rate of cell growth was increased significantly (P < 0.05) at 48 h.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results suggested the chemotherapeutic sensitivity of Tca8113 carcinoma cell to Pingyangmycin was improved by the inhibition of NF-kappaB/p65 signal transduction.</p>

Total thyroidectomy with a modified Miccoli's approach for treatment of Graves' disease--feasibility and its applying techniques / 浙江大学学报·医学版

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To assess the feasibility and relevant applying techniques of total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease with a modified Miccoli's approach.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Forty-two patients with Graves' disease consecutively received the radical operation from June 2002 to December 2004.The modification includes: (1) Incision extending according to the degree of lobe enlargement (3-6 cm, average 4 cm); (2) A space maintain-regulating device was used to change dimensionally the volume of working space (mainly height) when specific manipulation needed; (3) A volume-reducing resection step was performed for the gland with degree III hyperplasia by cutting off the middle-inferior part of the lobe prior to endoscopic lobectomy. The approach was designed to mainly use ultrasonically-activated scalpels, with suction-dissector or others as supplementary instruments. During the operations, a method of "sequenced dissect-coagulate-cut" was employed to directly divide all branches of thyroid vessels without ligation or application of hemoclips.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All procedures were completed successfully. None of them were converted to open surgery due to uncontrolled bleeding or severe postoperative hematoma. No severe complications occurred, except 2 cases who suffered from temporary hoarseness.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Total thyroidectomy for Graves' disease can be safely performed with the modified Miccoli's approach by using ultrasonic scalpel and the space maintain-regulating device. Application of these adaptive reforms can obviously reduce the difficulties in manipulation, and thus, make the usage of this minimally invasive design also clinically possible for even radical treatment of the gland.</p>

High expression of p65 transcription factor and its significance in tongue carcinoma / 华西口腔医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To examine the correlation between p65 expression and the metastasis and prognosis in tongue carcinoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The immunohistochemical expression of p65 was examined in 50 cases of tongue carcinoma, and the clinical and histopathologic records were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Overexpression of p65 in cytoplasma and nucleus was found in 64% cases of tongue carcinoma. There was significant difference of p65 expression among different TNM stages, and the higher expression rate of p65 was found in higher stages. Overexpression of p65 was also related to lymph node metastasis. Significantly greater increase in expression levels of p65 was found in the metastatic cases (n = 22) compared to the nonmetastatic cases (n = 10). However, there was no significant difference of p65 expression among different histopathologic grading. The 5-year survival rate of p65 positive and negative group was 59.3% and 88.9% respectively, and there was significant difference in Kaplan-Meier survival curve (chi2 = 5.6, P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results suggest that the expression of p65 was important to predict the metastasis and prognosis in tongue carcinoma.</p>