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The gut-brain axis (GBA) is a nerve-endocrine mediated bidirectional communication system between the gut and brain, which links the cognition and emotion in brain to peripheral intestinal function. In recent years, many researches have showed that colonized intestinal microbiota plays an important role in the communication between gut and brain. On one hand, microbiota can influence the development and function of brain via GBA. On the other hand, brain can also change the composition of gut microbiota. These findings gradually become a novel medical research highlight, i.e. the microbiota-gut-brain axis. This paper reviews the interaction between gut microbiota and brain via GBA in order to provide supports for studying functions of gastrointestinal tract and brain, as well as the treatment of related diseases.
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Objective To evaluate the effect of anticoagulant therapy in the patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods One hundred and fifty-nine patients with NSCLC without venous throm-boembolism (VTE)were divided into anticoagulant therapy group (81 cases)and control group (78 cases)by random number table method.The 81 cases in anticoagulant therapy group were treated with anti-tumor therapy and anticoagulant therapy,using low molecular heparin calcium 5 000 U subcutaneous injected for 1 0-30 days, once every 1 2 hours.The 78 cases in control group were merely treated with anti-tumor therapy.Results After treated with anticoagulation therapy,patients in anticoagulant therapy group had prolonged prothrombin time [(1 3.56 ±4.30)s vs (1 5.1 6 ±2.1 2 )s;t =3.1 95,P =0.001 ],active partial thromboplastin time [(28.24 ±5.28)s vs (30.26 ±3.28)s;t =2.71 2,P =0.007)],and a lower FIB [(3.85 ±0.75)g/l vs (4.25 ±2.65)g/l;t =2.971 ,P =0.003]compared with the patients in control group.The incidence of thrombosis rates of the two groups were 2.47% and 1 6.67% respectively,with statistical significance (χ2 =9.901 ,P =0.002).Both the 1 ,2 years overall survival rates of patients in anticoagulant therapy group were longer than those in control group,with statistical significances (χ2 =5.496,P =0.026;χ2 =4.540,P =0.046),while the 1 ,2 years progression-free survival rates of patients in the two groups were no statistical sig-nificances (χ2 =2.034,P =0.1 82;χ2 =0.091 ,P =0.395 ).Adverse reactions such as hemorrhage (4.94% vs 6.41 %),thrombocytopenia (9.88% vs 8.98%),skin necrosis incidence (3.70% vs 1 .28%) in the anticoagulant therapy group and control group were no statistical significances (χ2 =0.51 6,P =0.685;χ2 =0.008,P =1 .000;χ2 =0.847,P =0.632).Conclusion For patients with NSCLC,prophylactic antico-agulant therapy can improve coagulation status,reduce the incidence of thrombosis,prolong OS,and no obvi-ous adverse reactions.
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of stereotactic body radiotherapy combined with coinstan taneous gemcitabine,and gemcitabine alone for advanced pancreatic cancer.Methods56 advanced pancreatic cancer patients were assigned into observation group,which accepted stereotactic body radiotherapy combined with coinstantaneous gemcitabine 500 mg/m2,d1,d8.Other 50 patients were assigned into the control group which only accepted gemcitabine 1 000 mg/m2,d1,d8,d15.Stereotactic body radiotherapy was delivered with a total dose of 4 000-4 500 cGy in 10 fractions.ResultsCT examinations were carried out 2 months after treatment.The response rate of the observation group and control group was 82％ and 16％ respectively,and the pain relief rate was 67％ and 17％ respectively.The time to progression of the observation group was 14 months,and was better than that of the control group(7.5 months,x2 =7.31,P =0.032).The median survival time of the observation group and control group was 15.8 months and 13.2 months,and the difference had no statistical significance(x2 =3.28,P =0.082).ConcolusionStereotactic body radiotherapy combined with gemcitabine has a better overall response rate and a pain relief rate.It can prolong the time to progression,but can't improve the overall survival.