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BACKGROUND:Cytokines and neurotrophic factors secreted from human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cells secrete have neuroprotective effects on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, but there are few reports about intranasal administration of human umbilical cord blood-derived mesenchymal stem cellconditioned medium in the treatment of stroke. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the protective effects of intranasal administration of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells-conditioned medium on neurologic function of rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury. METHODS:Adult rats were subjected to 2 hours of right middle cerebral artery occlusion and the human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from the postpartum human cord. We made the conditioned medium of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Ischemic rats were randomized and assigned to three groups and were treated by intranasal routine starting 24 hours after middle cerebral artery occlusion with:(1) saline for control group;(2) Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium/Ham’s nutrient mixture F-12 medium for medium control group;(3) conditioned medium treatment group (10mL/kg) daily for 14 days. Behavioral tests (foot fault test, and modified Neurological Severity Score) were performed before and at 1, 7, 14 days after middle cerebral artery occlusion. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There was no difference in the behavioral tests among the three groups at postoperatively 1 day (P>0.05). Compared to the control and medium control group rats, respectively, rats in the conditioned medium group significantly improved functional outcome after stroke in days 7 and 14 (P0.05). These results suggest that human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells-conditioned medium via intranasal administration can significantly improve neurologic functional outcome after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the effect of operative selective pump-insertion into the tumorous target artery, postoperative regional infusion chemotherapeutant and immunizator for treatment the latter gastrointestinal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The effect of operative super-selective pump-insertion into the tumorous nutritious artery, postoperative regional infusion chemotherapeutant and immunizator for treatment 88 cases patients suffering from irremovable gastrointestinal cancer was observed. Of them, 45 cases were gastric cancer, 31 cases were rectal cancer, 11cases were colic cancer.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Complete response 2 case; Part response 77 cases, 11 cases patients had received secondary resection after intraarterial chemotherapy. Non chang 9 cases; effective rates reach to 89.8%. One, two and three years survival rates were 86.4%, 30.7% and 10.2%. Average survival period were 21.5 mouths.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Super-selective pump-insertion into the artery and regional intraarterial chemotherapy is an efficient way in treatment of the latter gastrointestinal cancer, which can delay the survival period of patients with tumor, and increase the resectable rate.</p>
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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Catheters, Indwelling , Combined Modality Therapy , Gastrointestinal Neoplasms , Mortality , Therapeutics , Immunotherapy , Infusions, Intra-ArterialABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the value of infusion chemotherapy by pump implantation via hepatic artery or portal vein or both (double-pump chemotherapy, DPC) for hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty patients with hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer were divided into three groups: 1. Group I-DPC (12 patients). 2. Group II-hepatic artery implantation chemotherapy (10 patients) and 3. Group III-portal vein implantation chemotherapy (8 patients).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Response rate was 66.7% in group I, 60% in group II and 37.5% in group III. The 0.5-, 1-, 2-year survival rates were 100.0%, 75.0%, 41.7% in group I, 90.0%, 60.0%, 30.0% in group II and 87.5%, 50.0%, 25.0% in group III.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Double pump implantation chemotherapy is effective in treating hepatic metastasis from colorectal cancer. It is better than hepatic artery or portal vein pump-implantation chemotherapy alone.</p>
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Colorectal Neoplasms , Drug Therapy , Pathology , Drug Therapy , Methods , Hepatic Artery , Infusion Pumps, Implantable , Infusions, Intra-Arterial , Infusions, Intravenous , Liver Neoplasms , Drug Therapy , Portal Vein , TherapeuticsABSTRACT
Objective To study the effect of regional arterial chemotherapy (RACT) on unresectable gastric carcinoma (URGC). Methods The clinical data of 100 patients with URGC treated by RACT were retrospectively analysed. Results In addition to different degree of symptoms improvement, the size of gastric cancer became smaller in 81.2% of the cases, and the survival time of patients had been prolonged (mean 29.5 months). Conclusions RACT is more effective for treating URGC and worthly of further clinical study.
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Objective To explore the cause and prevention of skin flap necrosis after radical operation for breast cancer and reduce the incidence of skin flap necrosis.Methods The data of 158 patients with breast cancer who had surgical treatment were analysed.The data included the thickness of the skin flap,tension of the skin flap,and the mode of the operation and their relation with necrosis of the skin flap.Results Among the 158 operated cases,32 cases(20.25%) had skin flap necrosis.The incidence of the flap necrosis in the thick skin flap group was lower than in the thin skin flap group(10.87%vs28.95%,P
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ObjectiveTo explore the etiology of incisional hernia of abdomianal wall.Methods98 cases with incisional hernia were analyzed retrospectively in terms of incision type, technique of suture, suture materials,infection of incision, and the time of occurrence.ResultsLongitudinal incision, improper technique of suture,infection, increase of intraabdominal pressure, and diabetes mellitus were risk factors of incisional hernia. ConclusionsTransverse incision, prevention of infection of the incision, strict aseptic manipulation and hemostasis were effective in the prevention of incisional hernia. Most hernia developed within 6 months postoperatively.
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Objective To investigate the pathological and clinical effects of preoperative intra arterial infusion chemotherapy for patients with advanced breast cancer.Methods The clinical data of 52 patients with advanced breast cancer were analyzed retrospectively.Twenty two patients were treated with preoperative intra arterial infusion chemotherapy (treatment group),and 30 were treated without preoperative intra arterial infusion chemotherapy (control group).Results In the treatment group,the tumour size reduced and symptoms relieved after intra arterial infusion chemotherapy in 86.4% of the patients.Pathological examination of the specimens showed that raryopyknosis,raryorrhexis,cytoplasm coagulation and necrosis in cancer cells around the vascular vessels were found in all patients.Interstitial edema,inflammatory cells infiltration ,fibroelastosis around the cancer cells,proliferous intima thrombus and inflammation of vessels were also found.But in the control group,the histological chang of cancer cell was not found yet.All patients were followed up for 2 to 7 years.Local recurrence rate in the treatment group was 13.6%, while that of the control group was 33.3% (P
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Objective To evaluate the clinic effect of local resection plus axialla lympha nodes dissection on treating early stage breast cancer. Methods 112 cases of early stage breast cancer in PLA309 Hospital were divided into 2 groups: local resection plus axially dissection group (46 cases) and Halsted's operation group (66 cases). The survival rate,local recurrence rate,metastasis rate, and casmetic effect of breast were followed up for long time. Results In treatment group, the 3,5,8 years survival rates were 97.8%, 80.5%, 76.1% respectively. In control group 3,5,8 years survival rates were 97.0%, 87.9% and 71.2% respectively. The rate of local recurrence was 4.3% in treatment group and 4.6% in control group.The metastasis rate in treatment group was 19.6%, in control group was 16.7%. 93.2% of patients in treatment group kept good breast figure. Conclusions Local resection plus axially dissection, with the same effect as Halsted procedure, is an ideal method in treating early stage breast cancer.
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OBJECTIVE To explore the pathogenesis of pelvic and peritoneal abscesses and their clinical(management).METHODS Clinical data of 109 patients with pelvic and peritoneal abscesses between 1999 and 2005 were retrospectively(evaluated).The connection of their pathogenesis,antibiotics choice,and treatment types with(prognoses) was analyzed.RESULTS Pus from all patients was collected and sent to do germ culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing.Seventy five cases were with positive germ culture.The most germs were Escherichia coli and meropenem and amikacin were considered effective.Four cases were relapsed after surgery from 90 cases.(Pelvic) abscess drainage was performed through vagina under B type ultrasound guiding in 9 cases.Conservative treatment was given in 10 cases and no patient died.CONCLUSIONS Pelvic and peritoneal abscesses should be treated early with antibiotic according susceptibility testing to make a choice.And surgery or sufficient abscess drainage can(improve) their prognosis.
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Objective To study the effect of regional arterial chemotherapy (RACT) on unresectable gastric carcinoma (URGC). Methods The clinical data of 100 patients with URGC treated by RACT were retrospectively analysed. Results In addition to different degree of symptoms improvement, the size of gastric cancer became smaller in 81 2% of the cases, and the survival time of patients had been prolonged (mean 29 5 months). Conclusions RACT is more effective for treating URGC and worthly of further clinical study.