Retrospective analysis on 682 cases of liver cancer after surgical treatment / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the factors of long-turn survival of liver cancer after surgical treatment.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Five hundred and twenty-two cases of liver cancer that received surgical treatment in 14 years were analyzed retrospectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Comparison between the small liver cancer (< 5 cm) and the greater one (> 10 cm) revealed that the small liver cancer had a higher survival rates than the greater one [3 year (61.25 +/- 4.41)% versus (45.90 +/- 6.98)%; 5 year (53.84 +/- 5.68)% versus (30.21 +/- 10.23)%]. There were same results between single-nodule and two or more than two nodule [3 year (61.86 +/- 3.69)% versus (38.31 +/- 4.97)%; 5 year (55.40 +/- 4.91)% versus (28.01 +/- 6.31)%], between child I and child II or more than II [3 year (60.68 +/- 3.68)% versus (49.88 +/- 4.13)%; 5 year (50.99 +/- 5.10)% versus (36.39 +/- 7.58)%], and between single segmentectomy of the liver and two or more than two segmentectomy [3 year (68.65 +/- 4.95)% versus (49.88 +/- 4.13)%; 5 year (65.38 +/- 5.69)% versus (37.98 +/- 5.70)%].</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Small liver cancer, single-nodule, good hepatic function and minor resection were important factors to prolong survival further.</p>

Study on the interface of human hepatocyte L-02 polypropylene:simple culture method of human hepatocyte with spheroidal aggregate culture / 中华外科杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To found new interface of human hepatocyte/poly propylene with good cytocompatibility for made polypropylene hollow fibers bioreactor of bioartificial liver in future.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Using the macromolecular hydroperoxide groups on the polypropylene membrane surface as initiators, acrylamides were polymerized on the polypropylene membranes, under induction by both UV irradiation and Fe2+ reduction. Growth characteristics of human hepatocyte L-02 were detected when it was cultured on polystyrene, polypropylene and modified polypropylene membrane surface.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Water contact angle measurement of the polypropylene and the modified polypropylene membranes decreased from (72 +/- 5) degrees to (30 +/- 4) degrees , which indicated that the hydrophilicity of the membrane was improved obviously after the grafting modification. Human hepatocyte L-02 could not adhere and spread on modified polypropylene membrane surface, and grown in spheroidal aggregate with higher density and higher proliferation ratio measured by MTT method.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Acrylamide polymerized on the polypropylene membranes is a good method which not only improved human hepatocytes cytocompatibility but also found a new simple culture method with spheroidal aggregate culture of human hepatocyte.</p>