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Objective To explore the inhibitory effect of harmine on melanoma A375 cells and its mechanism thereof.Methods (1) Melanoma A375 cells were treated with harmine at 0,0.5,1,2,5,10,20,50 and 100 mg/L for 48 h in vitro.CCK-8 method was used to detect the cell viability and confirm the experimental concentrations.(2) After the cells were treated with 0,1,2 mg/L harmine,the scratch and transwell assays were used to detect the cell migration and invasion ability.Western blot assay was used to detect the expression levels of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT)-related protein E-cadherin,N-cadherin,Snail and p53.(3) Three groups of ceils were set up.The control group was transfected with empty vector ordy.The empty vector group was transfected with empty vector after treated with 2 mg/L harmine for 24 h.The Snail transfection group was transfected with Snail cDNA after treated with 2 mg/L harmine for 24 h.The cell migration and invasion ability were detected after the transfection.Results (1) When the concentration of harmine was above 2 mg/L,the survival rate of A375 cells was significantly lower than that of the control group with the increase of harmine concentrations (P ＜ 0.05).Then,the concentrations of 0,1 and 2 mg/L of harmine were used in the following experiments.(2) With the increase of the harmine concentrations,the number of cells in the scratched area and the number of trans-membrane cells in each group were significantly decreased.The migration and invasion ability of the ceils were decreased gradually.The expression levels of E-cadherin and p53 were increased,while the expression levels of N-cadherin and Snail were decreased.(3) Cell transfection experiments showed that the migration and invasion ability of the cells were increased compared with those of empty vector group after transfection with Snail.Conclusion Harmine can inhibit the proliferation of A375 cells and decrease the abilities of metastasis and invasion,which may be achieved by decreasing the expression of Snail after activating the p53,thereby increasing E-cadherin and down-regulating N-cadherin to inhibit the EMT process.
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Objective:To observe the effect of dexmedetomidine on sleep and anxiety in cancer patients who received chemothera-py. Methods: Sixty cancer patients suffering from sleep disorders or anxiety symptoms and receiving chemotherapy between March and June 2014 were randomly divided into treatment and control groups. The patients in the treatment group were treated with intrave-nous drip of 1.0μg/kg dexmedetomidine for more than 30 min, once a day for three days. The patients in the control group were given the same dose and drip time of normal saline. Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) was used to assess the sleep quality of patients before and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days after the administration of dexmedetomidine. Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) was employed to assess anxi-ety before and the 3rd day after the administration of dexmedetomidine. Results:Compared with the control group and status before ad-ministration of dexmedetomidine, the AIS scores were significantly lower in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd days after administration (P<0.01), and the SAS scores were also significantly lower in the 3rd day after administration (P<0.01). Conclusion:Dexmedetomidine may im-prove sleep quality and alleviate anxiety symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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Objective To evaluate the diagnosis and treatment of primary breast lymphoma(PBL).Methods Clinical data of 49 PBL cases diagnosed in our center from 1997 to 2011 was retrospectively analyzed.Results 1 case was male,48 cases were female.Most patients were at the age of 35-55 years.Painless mass was the most common symptom which was most often seen on the upper-outer quadrant of the right breast,accounting for 61.11％ in this group.Preoperative misdiagnosis rate was high by mammography,B ultrasonic and hollow needle pathologic examination.Final diagnosis could only made by postoperative histopathologic examination.In this group 1 case was Hodgkin lymphoma and 48 cases were non-Hodgkin lymphoma(NHL) originating from B cells.46 patients underwent surgery and chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy in 16 cases.Median time of follow up was 40 months,5-year overall and disease free survival was 48％ and 28％ respectively,and bone marrow was the most common metastatic organ.Conclusions The prognosis of PBL is poor.The image diagnosis lacks specificity.Paraffin sections and immunohistochemistry were the main means to make a definite diagnosis.Chemotherapy-based comprehensive treatment is the strategy in the management of PBL instead of radical mastectomy.
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Objective To identify the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors in young women of breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy.Methods Clinical data of 605 cases of breast cancer patients undergoing breast conserving therapy were reviewed in our hospital from Jan 1998 to July 2008.According to their age,these patients were divided into young group (age≤ 35 years,n =110 cases) and the elderly group (age ＞ 35 years,n =495 cases).Survival factors were analyzed by Cox proportional hazards regression model.Results During the median follow-up of 61 months,the 5-year local-regional relapse-free survival was 92.6％ and 96.8％,respectively (P =0.074) ; the 5-year distant metastasis-free survival and overall survival between the two groups were (89.7％ vs.95.2％,P =0.001)and (96.4％ vs.98.9％,P =0.046).Multivariate analysis revealed that lymph node metastasis and adjuvant radiotherapy were independent risk factors for local-regional relapse.Distant metastasis and overall survival were determined by lymph node metastasis,adjuvant radiotherapy and age.Conclusions Age is not an independent factors affecting tumor local recurrence in Chinese young female patients of early breast cancer receiving breast conserving surgical therapy.
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Objective:This study aimed to determine the function of herbs in preventing diarrhea after irinotecan chemotherapy and analyze the efficacy of the herbs based on UGT1A1*28 gene polymorphism. Methods:A total of 200 patients admitted to the De-partment of Synergistic Chinese and Western Medicine, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital between October 2011 and May 2013 were randomly divided into the control (chemotherapy alone) and herb (chemotherapy combined with herbs) groups. All patients consented to UGT1A1*28 gene polymorphism detection prior to chemotherapy. Herbs were administered from 2 d prior to chemotherapy to 5 d post chemotherapy, with or without the regimen of fluorouracil, folinic acid, and irinotecan. Adverse reac-tions were recorded, and short-term effect was evaluated regularly. Results:A total of 144 patients had TA6/6 wild genotype, and anoth-er 56 patients had non-wild genotype (12 of the 56 cases were TA7/7 homozygous, and the other 44 cases were TA6/7 hybrid). A total of 58 patients experienced grades 2 to 4 diarrhea. A 14%decrease in the incidence of diarrhea was observed in the herb group compared with that of the control group (22%vs. 36%, P=0.029). In addition to diarrhea, grades 2 to 4 vomiting was significantly lower in the herb group than in the control group (15% vs. 27%, P=0.037). The overall response rate was 37.5%. No significant difference was found between the two groups (40% vs. 35%, P=0.465). The incidences of grades 2 to 4 diarrhea (22.9% vs. 44.6%, P=0.002) and grades 2 to 4 vomiting (23.2%vs. 16.7%, P=0.016) were lower in patients with the UGT1A1*28 wild genotype than in those with the non-wild genotype. However, in the herb group, the incidences of grades 2 to 4 diarrhea (22.2% vs. 21.9%, P=0.974) and vomiting (18.5% vs. 13.7%, P=0.777) were not significant between the non-wild-and wild-type groups. Conclusion:Herbs can effectively pre-vent the late diarrhea caused by irinotecan, which is also applicable in UGT1A1*28 non-wild genotype patients. Incidence of diarrhea was obviously higher in the cases with UGT1A1*28 non-wild type than in those with wild genotype. Hence, the UGT1A1*28 gene type should be detected prior to chemotherapy with irinotecan.
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Although the therapy of lung cancer has been improved in recent years,its 5-year survival is poor.Thus effective chemoprevention is more significant than treatment.Chemoprevention has been successfully applied to common malignant cancers other than lung cancer.Many agents have been investigated in the field of lung cancer's chemoprevention,some of which has demonstrated good results.In this article,we will review the achievement about chemoprevention of lung cancer.