Comparative study of NERC-300 high-frequency electric welding device in rat partial hepatectomy / 重庆医学

Objective To contrastively study the effects of NERC-300 high frequency welding device and ultrasonic scalpel in rat partial hepatectomy.Methods Forty-eight rats were divided into the experimental group and control group(n=24).The experimental group applied NERC-300 high frequency welding instrument for conducting partial hepatectomy,while the control group used ultrasonic scalpel.The survival rate,operation time,bleeding volume,working temperature,extent of hepatic thermal damage and change of liver function on 1,3,7 d were compared between the two groups.Results The liver function recovery on 3 d in the experimental group was superior to the control group (P＜0.05).The intra-operative working temperature in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The thermal damage range in the experimental group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The survival rate,operation time,bleeding volume and liver function change on 1,7 d had no statistical differences between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion NERC-300 high frequency welding device is safe and effective for partial hepatectomy in rat.

The open-ended coaxial line method for colorectal cancer detection and depth evaluation of tumor invasion / 实用医学杂志

Objective To confirm whether the open-ended coaxial line is effective in detection of the differences in dielectric properties between colorectal cancer tissues and surrounding normal tissues and evaluation of the depth of tumor invasion. Methods The open-ended coaxial line system at frequencies ranging from 50 to 500 MHz in 98 freshly excised colorectal cancerous specimens obtained from the operating theatre of Zhujiang Hospital, was used to detect both the relative permittivity and conductivity on the serosal surface of the carcinoma nidus, the mucosa of the carcinoma nidus, and the mucosa of the surgical resection margin. Pathological examinations were conducted on each specimen after surgery. Results The values for relative permittivity and conductivity of the colorectal cancerous mucosa were significantly higher than those of the normal mucosa (P < 0.01). For the tumor which had invaded or penetrated the serosa (stage ≥ T3), the dielectric properties of both the cancerous serosa and mucosa were higher than the one restricted to muscularis propria or less intestine wall (stage < T3) over the measured frequency range, and there existed statistical differences at the common frequencies of 213 MHz and 426 MHz. Conclusion The open-ended coaxial line system may result in fast and effective diagnostic differentiation between cancerous and normal colorectal tissues as well as reasonable assessment of the tumor infiltration depth.

Screening molecular markers in early breast cancer of the same pathological types but with different prognoses using Agilent gene chip / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To screen molecular markers in early breast cancer and establish gene subtyping-based diagnostic criteria for predicting the prognosis of early breast cancers.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Tumor tissue specimens were obtained from 8 patients with early breast cancer for analysis of the differentially expressed genes using Agilent custom 8×15 000 chips in combination with the prognostic data of the patients. Another 42 tumor tissue specimens were used to validate the differential genes by real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Gene microarray analysis identified 132 differentially expressed genes between the patients with favorable and poor prognosis, and 44 of these genes were significantly up-regulated (by over two folds) and 88 down-regulated in patients with poor prognoses.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The gene expression profiles differ in early breast cancer tissues of the same pathological type but with different clinical stages and prognoses, and CD44, MKI67, NTRK2, Nek2, C16orf60, TOP2A, ANCCA, and RRM2 genes can be used as the prognostic markers for early breast cancer.</p>

Antitumour effects of survivin antisense oligonucleotide carried by nano-high-polymer on colorectal cancer / 中国组织工程研究

BACKGROUND: In recent years, nano-carriers have been regarded as the most promising technologies for breakthrough the bottleneck of gene transfer. Polyamidoamine dendrimer (PAMAM) is a kind of new nanometer material. PAMAM can transfer target gene to the cell with high efficiency and lower toxic both in vivo and in vitro.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the antitumour effects of survivin antisense oligonucleotide (Survivin-asODN) carried by PAMAM on colorectal cancer transplanted subcutaneously in nude mice.DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: An in vivo experiment regarding tumor gene therapy was performed from February to August in 2008 at the Laboratory of Bionanometer Engineering, Research Institute of Micro/nanometer Science & Technology of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Central Laboratory of Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University.MATERIALS: Human colorectal cancer cells SW620 were from Shanghai Cell Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences.PAMAM dendrimer was offered by the Bionanometer Engineering Laboratory, Research Institute of Micro/nanometer Science & Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Lipofectamine ~(TM)2000 was purchased from Invitrogen, USA. Survivin-asODN was synthesized by Shanghai Bioengineering Company.METHODS: The PAMAM and cation liposome were respectively mixed with Survivin-asODN to generate the transfection complex carrying antisense gene. The shape of the complex was observed by transmission electron microscope, the particle size was determined by laser particle size analysator and the zeta potential was measured by an analytical tool. The encapsulating efficiency and release progress in vitro were determined by ultraviolet spectrophotometer in centrifuging method. Human colorectal cancer cells SW620 at logarithmic phase were inoculated into the abdominal region of 18 Blab/C nude mice subcutaneously to produce transplanted tumor models in colorectal cancer nude mice, which were randomly divided into 3 groups: liposome, PAMAM and blank control groups. They were injected respectively with Hposome-survivin-asODN complex,PAMAM-survivin-as ODN transfection complex and seroculture liquid. The volumes of tumor were surveyed in the 2 groups.Western blotting method was used to determine the survivin gene expression in the transplanted tumor tissue.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Particle size, zeta potential, gene loading level, encapsulation efficiency, release rate of cationic liposome-survivin-asODN complex and PAMAM-survivin-asODN complex, as well as survivin expression rate and apoptosis rate after transfection, inhibition rate of the transplanted tumor growth, Survivin protein expression and activity in the transplanted tumor cells.RESULTS: The particle size of PAMAM-survivin-asODN complex was smaller (P < 0.01), but the zeta potential was greater (P < 0.05), compared with liposome-survivin-asODN. There was no significant difference between PAMAM and liposome groups in terms of gene loading rate and transfection efficiency. DNA release lasted for 14 days for PAMAM, but only 5 days for liposome.After colorectal cancer cell transfection, survivin protein expression was lower, but apoptosis rate was higher, in the PAMAM-survivin-asODN complex than in the liposome-survivin-asODN complex (P < 0.05).CONCLUSION: PAMAM facilitates delivery of Survivin-asODN into transplanted colorectal cancer cells SW620. As a result,survivin protein expression was decreased, and apoptosis rate was increased in vivo which inhibited transplanied tumour growth.