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OBJECTIVES@#To establish an experimental method for evaluating material permeability of type I collagen hydrogels.@*METHODS@#Using BSA-FITC as an indicator, by combining BSA-FITC with PBS they were used as permeability media, and using transwell load hydrogen sample to detect BSA-FITC transparent rate.@*RESULTS@#In the concentration range of 100 μg·mL~0.781 μg·mL, the standard curve ≥ 0.99, Lower Limit of Quantity (LLOQ) is 3.125 μg·mL, RSD <5%, detection recovery rate is in the range of 80%~120%.@*CONCLUSIONS@#In this study, we established an experimental method for evaluating material permeability of hydrogel. The BSA-FITC transparent rate of type I collagen hydrogel was 100% at 28 h.
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Objective To evaluate ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract plus core-out fistulectomy for complex cryptoglandular anal fistulas.Methods Forty-one patients were divided into ligation and control group randomly.In ligation group (20 cases),patients underwent ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract plus core-out fistulectomy procedure.While in control group (21 cases) fistulotomy on low sphincter with cutting-seton on high sphincter procedure was performed.The primary end points of the study were healing rate and continence by using the Wexner score.Secondary end points were postoperative pain in the third and seventh day with the use of the visual analog scale,length of hospital stay and followed measures for a recurrent fistula.Comparison of measurement data using independent samples t-test or paired samples t-test,compared with the count data using Fisher's exact test.Results There was no statistical difference in the healing rate between ligation group (90％) and control group (95％) (P ＞0.05).Postoperatively,one case in ligation group reported incontinence for gas,compared to 7 cases in control group,among these 7 cases 2 cases also had incontinence for watery stool.Statistical differences were found between two groups in Wexner scores,visual analog scale scores and length of hospital stay (P ＜0.05).Conclusion Ligation of the intersphincteric fistula tract plus core-out fistulectomy is an economical,safe,little painful,recovery enhanced and minimally invasive technique to treat complex anal fistulas.
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Objective To establish a stable orthotopic model with high green fluorescent protein (GFP) expression in nude mice and observe its biological features.Methods Human HCT116 colon cancer cells transfected with GFP pLPCX retroviral plasmid were used to build a subcutaneous tumor model in nude mice.Fifteen BALB/C nude mice were selected to underwent orthotopic transplantation of colon when the GFP-labeled tumor grew to 10 mm × 10 mm as observed by in vivo fluorescent microscopy.The growth and metastasis of orthotopically implanted colon cancer cells were observed with fluorescent imaging system at different time points.The differences of the tumor size measured by peripheral vernier caliper and fluorescent imaging system were analyzed using the t test,and the differences in different groups were analyzed using the analysis of variance.Results GFP-labeled colon cancer models were successfully established in all the 15 nude mice,and there was no surgery-related complications or death.Tumors marked by GFP were observed under fluoroscope in week 3.The size of the tumors progressively increased with time.The volumes of the orthotopically transplanted tumors obtained from global measurement using fluorescent imaging system were greater than those measured by peripheral vernier calipers at postoperative week 3,4,5,6,7,while no statistically significant difference was observed (t =-1.280,-1.115,-0.718,-0.199,-0.386,P ＞0.05).There was a significant difference in the interation of measure method and different time points (F =29.546,P ＜ 0.05).Eight nude mice survived at the end of the experiment,and tumor metastasis was observed in 6 mice.Conclusions It is technically feasible to construct GFP-labeled colon cancer orthotopic transplantation model.The mice model could be used for real-time,in vivo,non-invasive and dynamic observation and analysis of the growth and metastasis of tumor cells.