Expression and clinical significance of CIP2A, PI3K, and survivin in pancreatic carcinomas / 中国医师杂志

Objective To investigate the expressions of cancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase2A (CIP2A),phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase(PI3K),and survivin in pancreatic carcinomas and their clinical significance.Methods The expressions of CIP2A,PI3K,and survivin proteins were tested by immunohistochemistry in 64 cases of pancreatic carcinomas and adjacent paracancerous tissues.Results The positive rate of CIP2A in pancreatic carcinomas was significantly higher than adjacent paracancerous tissues (70.3％ vs 5.6％,P ＜0.05).Significant difference was observed in the expression rate of PI3K between the patients with pancreatic carcinomas and paracancerous tissues (73.4％ vs 8.3％,P ＜0.05).Significant difference was also observed in the expression rate of survivin between the patients with pancreatic carcinomas and paracancerous tissues (75.0％ vs 2.8％,P ＜0.05).CIP2A,PI3K,and survivin were significantly differentially expressed in pancreatic carcinoma among different tumor differentiation,tumor node metastasis (TNM) stage,and neural invasion and lymph node metastasis (all P ＜ 0.05).Spearman correlation analysis showed significantly positive correlation between the expressions of CIP2A and the others (PI3K and survivin) (both P ＜0.05),and between the expressions of PI3K and surviving (P ＜0.05).Conclusions CIP2A was involved in the development of pancreatic carcinomas and might activate the PI3K/Akt/survivin pathway.Our data identified CIP2A as a critical oncoprotein involved in cell proliferation,invasion,and metastasis.It could serve as a therapeutic target for pancreatic carcinomas.

Expression and clinical signifcance of TROP2 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma / 国际外科学杂志

Objective To investigate the expression of TROP2 and MMP-9 protein expression in cholangiocarcinomas and their relationship between the pathological behavior and prognosis.Methods A total of 54 patients who were diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in the People's Hospital of Binzhou,were retrospectively reviewed.Immunohistochemical staining and Log rank test were used to detect the expression of TROP2 and MMP-9 protein in 54 cases of cholangiocarcinomas and 18 cases of normal bile duct tissues achieved by partial hepatectomy of hepatolithiasis.Results The positive expression rate of TROP2 in cholangiocarcinoma tissues (55.6％) was higher than that of normal bile duct tissues (5.6％).The positive expression rate of MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma tissues (51.9％) was higher than that of normal bile duct tissues (11.1％).The differences of the expression of TROP2 and MMP-9 in cholangiocarcinoma of TNM stage,lymph node metastasis and neural invasion were significant(all P ＜ 0.05).There was significant positive correlation between TROP-2 and MMP-9 expression by using spearman correlation analysis (r =0.555,P ＜ 0.001).Survival analysis showed that TROP2 expression was an independent prognostic factor in cholangiocarcinoma.Conclusions TROP2 plays a important role in the development and metastasis of cholangiocarcinoma.Thus,TROP2 may be a prognostic indicator for cholangiocarcinoma.

Diagnosis and treatment of ectopic opening of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb / 中华消化外科杂志

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of ectopic opening of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb.Methods The clinical data of 3 patients who were admitted to the Binzhou People's Hospital and 9 patients who were admitted to the Tianjin People's Hospital from January 2006 to December 2013 with ectopic opening of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb were retrospectively analyzed.Seven patients had choledocholithiasis and 5 had stenosis at the end of common bile duct.The medical histories and clinical features in patients were analyzed and routine blood test and serum liver function test were done.All the patients received the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) examination and were cured.All the patients were followed up via outpatient examination and telephone interview up to August 2014.Results Six patients had histories of cholangitis recurrence and 2 had histories of duodenal ulcer recurrence.All the patients had pain in the right hypochondriac region of the abdomen.Seven patients had fever,chills,skin yellowing sclera and tenderness in the right hypochondriac region of the abdomen.The levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) in 11 patients,the levels of TBil and DBil in 8 patients and the count of WBC in 7 patients were increased.(1) The results of ERCP showed as follows:there was no papillar opening at the second and third segment of duodenum.The crack-like opening located at the duodenal post-bulb with rough and erosive mucosal surfaces and intermittent outflow of bile.Duodenal ulcer was detected in 5 patients and duodenal bulb metamorphosis in 3 patients.All the 12 patients received successfully intubations.(2)The results of retrograde cholangiography showed as follows:the end of common bile duct of 12 patients was taper and sickle-shaped.Intra-and extrahepatic bile duct dilation was detected in 10 patients,choledocholithiasis in 7 patients and clear findings for the pancreatic duct in 5 patients.Among the 12 patients,8 received balloon dilation (5 with stenosis at the end of common bile duct,3 with choledocholithiasis),3 received laparoscopic common bile duct exploration (LCBDE) combined with cholangioenterostomy due to diameter of stone more than 1.5 cm and ectopic opening stenosis of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb.One patient was treated by percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) lithotomy of common bile duct after unsuccessful ERCP without bleeding and pancreatitis-related complications.The symptoms of cholangitis in 3 patients were alleviated after balloon dilation,2 patients had recurrence of cholangitis and were cured by Roux-en-Y cholangioenterostomy.The mean open surgery time and mean duration of postoperative hospital stay in 5 patients were 85 minutes (range,60-150 minutes) and 10 days (range,8-14 days),respectively.All the 12 patients were followed up with a median time of 38 months (range,8-90 months).During the follow-up,10 patients survived well without recurrence of cholangitis and cholelithiasis.Two patients had recurrence of cholangitis at postoperative month 2 and month 14,including 1 patient with the recurrence of common bile duct sand-like stones,and they were readmitted to hospital and treated by Roux-en-Y cholangioenterostomy without recurrence by follow-up.Conclusions The clinical symptoms of ectopic opening of the common bile duct in the duodenal bulb included recurrence of cholangitis,duodenal ulcer history,pain in the right hypochondriac region of the abdomen,skin yellowing sclera,abnormal liver function,crack-like openings in the duodenal bulb by ERCP examination with outflow of bile,cholangiography-guided taper and sickle-shaped end of common bile duct.The treatment should be aimed at the concomitant diseases.

Expressions and clinical significances of Livin and vascular endothelial growth factor in human pancre-atic carcinoma / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Objective To investigate the expressions of Livin and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)in pancreatic carcinoma and their cilinical significances.Methods The expressions of Livin and VEGF proteins were tested by immunohistochemistry in 68 cases of pancreatic carcinomas and 44 cases of adja-cent paracancerous tissues.Results The positive rates of Livin in pancreatic carcinomas and adjacent paracan-cerous tissues were 73.5% and 4.5% respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =48.137,P<0.001).The positive rates of VEGF in pancreatic carcinomas and adjacent paracancerous tissues were 69.1% and 13.6% respectively,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =29.147,P <0.001).The expressions of Livin and VEGF were related with tumor differentiation (χ2 =6.061,P=0.014;χ2 =6.592,P=0.010),TNMstage (χ2 =4.175,P=0.041;χ2 =9.992,P=0.002),lymph node metasta-sis (χ2 =11.731,P=0.001;χ2 =12.002,P=0.001)and neural invasion (χ2 =9.950,P=0.002;χ2 =7.433,P=0.006).Significantly positive correlation was found between the expressions of Livin and VEGF by using Spearman correlation analysis (r=0.320,P=0.008).Survival analysis showed that the expressions of Livin and VEGF were independent prognostic factors in pancreatic carcinoma.Conclusion Livin and VEGF involve in the development,migration and metastasis of pancreatic carcinoma.Livin may upregulate the expres-sion of VEGF,which may lead to the angiogenesis and migration in pancreatic carcinoma.

Expression of Twist in pancreatic carcinoma and its role in epithelial mesenchymal transition / 国际外科学杂志

Objective To investigate the relationship of Twist induced epithelial mesenchymal transitions (EMT) during pancreatic carcinoma progression.Methods The expressions of Twist,N-cadherin and Vimentin proteins were tested by immunohistochemistry in 42 cases of pancreatic carcinomas and 26 cases of adjacent paracancerous tissues.Results The positive rates of Twist,N-cadherin and Vimentin in 42 cases of pancreatic carcinomas were 76.2％,59.5％ and 57.1％,respectively.The positive rate of Twist,N-cadherin and Vimentin were all significant between pancreatic carcinomas and paired tumor-adjacent paracancerous tissues (all P ＜0.001).The differences of the expression of Twist,N-cadherin and Vimentin in pancreatic carcinoma of tumor differentiation,TNM stage,neural invasion and lymph node metastasis were significant (all P ＜ 0.05).Significantly positive correlation was found between the expression of Twist and the others (N-cadherin and Vimentin) by using spearman correlation analysis (r =0.506,P =0.001 ; r =0.417,P =0.006).Significantly positive correlation was found between the expression of N-cadherin and Vimentin by using spearman correlation analysis(r =0.462,P =0.002).Conclusions Twist signaling pathway activation might mediate pancreatic epithelial cells to EMT and then promote pancreatic carcinoma invasion and metastasis.

Expression and clinical significance of Survivin and COX-2 in human ampullary carcinoma / 国际肿瘤学杂志

Objective To study the expression of Survivin and COX-2 in ampullary carcinoma and their clinical significance.MethodsThe expression of Survivin and COX-2 proteins were tested by EnVision immunohistochemistry in 40 cases of ampullary carcinomas,and 8 cases of normal ampulla of vater as the controls.ResultsThe positive rate of Survivin in ampullary carcinonas was significantly higher than that of the controls(82.5％ vs 0,P ＜ 0.01 ). The expression of Survivin in ampullary carcinoma was correlated with duodenal invasion,pancreatic invasion and lymph node metastasis ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Significant difference was also observed in the expression rate of COX-2 between the patients with ampullary carcinoma and the normal controls (67.5％ vs 0,P ＜ 0.01 ).The expression of COX-2 in ampullary carcinoma was correlated with duodenal invasion,pancreatic invasion and lymph node metastasis (P ＜ 0.05). Significantly positive correlation was found between the expression of Survivin and COX-2 by using spearman correlation analysis ( r =0.383,P =0.015).ConclusionThe specific up-regulation of COX-2 gene and Survivin gene may play an important role in the genesis and development of ampullary carcinoma.COX-2 and Survivin may be used as early diagnosis markers and potential therapeutic targets in ampullary carcinoma.

Expression and significance of Survivin and PTEN in human ampullary carcinoma / 中国医师杂志

Objective To study the expressions of survivin and PTEN in ampullary carcinoma and their clinical significance.Methods The expressions of Survivin and PTEN proteins were tested by EnVision immunohistochemistry in 40 cases of ampullary carcinomas and 8 cases of normal ampulla of vater as control.Results The positive rate of Survivin in ampullary carcinomas was significantly higher than normal human controls (82.5％ vs 0％,P ＜ 0.01 ).The differences of the expression of Survivin in ampullaty carcinoma of duodenal invasion,pancreatic invasion,and lymph node metastasis were significant ( P ＜0.05 ).Significant differences were also observed in the expression rate of PTEN hetween the patients with ampullary carcinoma and the normal controls (50％ vs 100％,P ＜ 0.01 ).The differences of the expression of PTEN in ampullary carcinoma of duodenal invasion,pancreatic invasion,and lymph node metastasis were significant ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Significantly negative correlation was found between the expression of Survivin and PTEN by using spearman correlation analysis ( r =-0.57,P ＜ 0.01 ).Conclusions The abnormal expression of Survivin and PTEN gene may promote tumor genesis and progression of ampullary carcinomas and it may be used as the marker for prognosis.

Retrospective analysis of 78 cases with differentiated thyroid carcinoma / 中国综合临床

Objective To investigate the differentiated thyroid carcinoma diagnosis and treatment options. Methods From Feb. 2002 to Jan. 2008,78 patients received different surgical resection regarding the type of tumor size,number of tumor,ages and jugular lymphatic metastasis. Patients with unilateral differentiated thyroid carcinoma underwent the resection of ipsilateral isthmus of thyroid lobe or plus partial contralateral gland,and those with bilateral-lobe underwent total thyroidectomy or near-total thyroidectomy. High-risk patients (age >45 years,tumor size >4 cm,tumor size ≤4 cm,but surpass the envelop of thyroid) were performed by functional neck dissection or lymph node dissection of central region (Ⅵ area) besides postoperative endocrine therapy. Results Eleven cases underwent the resection of ipsilateral lobe with isthmus, 19 cases underwent surgical removal of ipsilateral lobe with isthmus plus partial contralateral gland,26 cases underwent near-total thyroidectomy and 22 total thyroidectomy. 25 cases underwent functional neck dissection, 23 cases underwent neck dissection of central region. There were 68 papillary thyroid carcinoma (87. 18%), 10 follicular thyroid carcinoma (12. 82%). There were 26 cases with lymphatic metastasis of Ⅵ area. Postoperative complications included 12 cases (15.38%) with deadlimb caused by hypocalcemia, 8 cases (10.26%) with transient recurrent nerve paralysis,2 cases (2.56%) with permanent injury of recurrent laryngeal nerves, 3 cases (3. 58%) with chylous fistula. Seventy-four(94. 87%) cases were followed up postoperatively for a period from 6 months to 6 years,which showed that no death occurred,but 6 relapsed with jugular lymphatic metastasis,after reoperation no distant metastasis occurred. Survival rate was 97. 30% (72/74). Conclusion Treatment of the differentiated thyroid carcinoma should be based on the size of tumor,number of tumor,age and jugular lymphatic metastasis. Lymph node dissection of central region was necessary for high-risk patients of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

esp1 expression and its effect on ploidy in A549 and Hela cells / 第三军医大学学报

Objective To observe the relation of estradiol-stimulated protein (esp1) expression with chromosome ploidy in A549 and Hela cells. Methods Total RNA was extracted from A549 and Hela cells respectively for cDNA. pIRE-S2-EGFP-ESP1 plasmid was transfected into the 2 corresponding tumor cells. Real-time quantitative PCR was used to detect esp1 gene expression. The chromosome changes were analyzed by VIDEOTEST-KARYO 3.1 and chromosome ploidy was analyzed with flow cytometry. Results After the tumor cells were transfected with pIRE-S2-EGFP-ESP1 plasmid, the expression of esp1 gene was up-regulated (P