Development of fibroblast activation protein-targeted molecular probes in non-neoplastic diseases / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is an important molecular marker of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). FAP is selectively expressed in more than 90% of epithelial carcinomas, but barely expressed in normal tissues. In recent years, a variety of radiolabeled molecular probes based on FAP inhibitor (FAPI) have been developed and used for imaging of malignant tumors. FAP is also highly expressed in some non-neoplastic diseases related to chronic inflammation and tissue remodeling, including arthritis, atherosclerosis, fibrosis of myocardial infarction, cirrhosis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. FAPI imaging shows a potential in these diseases. This paper reviews the current status of radionuclide labeled FAPI and the application of which in non-neoplastic diseases.

Image-guided Strategy of Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy in Helical Tomography for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma / 中山大学学报(医学科学版)

ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the difference in setup error before and after correction of systematic error. To determine the most appropriate image-guided strategy during HT treatment， we use different scanning ranges and image-guidance frequencies in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma （NPC） treated with helical tomotherapy （HT）. MethodsFifteen patients with NPC who received HT treatment in Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center from October 2019 to February 2020 were selected. Megavoltage computed tomography （MVCT） scanning was performed before each treatment. After five times of radiotherapy， system-error correction was performed to adjust the setup center. The setup errors before and after the correction of systematic errors， as well as the setup errors of different scanning ranges and different scanning frequencies， were collected for analysis and comparison. ResultsWhen comparing the setup errors before and after the correction of systematic error， the differences in setup errors in the left–right （LR）， superior–inferior （SI）， and anterior–posterior （AP） directions were statistically significant （P<0.05）.The different scanning ranges of "nasopharynx + neck" and "nasopharynx" were compared， and a statistically significant difference was found in yaw rotational errors （P<0.05）. In the comparison of daily and weekly scan frequency after system-error correction， a significant difference was found in AP direction （P<0.05）. ConclusionDuring radiotherapy for NPC， the systematic error can be corrected according to the first five setup errors， and then small-scale scanning was selected for image-guided radiotherapy every day.

VSD technique combined with Ointment for the treatment of foot skin defects / 中国骨伤

OBJECTIVE@#To explore the clinical effect of vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique and Ointment in the treatment of foot skin defect.@*METHODS@#From November 2017 to April 2019, 21 patients (21 feet) with foot skin defect were treated with VSD technique and Ointment. There were 17 males and 4 females, aged from 24 to 60 years old with an average of (37.8±11.2) years, 9 cases caused by traffic accident injury, 6 cases by heavy injury, 6 cases by falling injury. The time from injury to operation was for 3 to 36 (8.6±7.2) h, and the area of foot skin defect was for 20.35 to 83.43(47.2±19.5) cm. All patients underwent debridement or phaseⅠtemporary fixation in emergency, and three-dimensional imagingof the foot was performed by using Mimics software, and the defect area was rendered. The quality of wound healing and complications were observed, and the clinical effect was evaluated by Maryland foot function score.@*RESULTS@#All the 21 patients were followed up for 7 to 17 (10.8±2.7) months. There was no infection or nonunion in all patients. At the final follow-up, the skin margin of the healing site grew tightly, the skin was elastic, the texture was tough, the appearance was no obvious carbuncle. The time of wound healing was for 18 to 63 (41.2±13.3) days. Eight patients underwent stageⅡfixation or/and fusion, and all incisions healed by stageⅠ. According to Maryland's foot scoring, 9 cases got excellent results, 11 good, and 1 middle.@*CONCLUSION@#VSD can effectively remove the necrotic tissue of the wound, provide a smooth drainage of the wound, combine with Ointment to prevent infection and promote the rapid growth of granulation tissue, whose whole treatment cycle was short, the wound healing site was highquality, the limb function was good, and the clinical effect was satisfactory.

Effect of different anesthesia methods on perioperative volume load of lower limb joint replacement in patients with coronary heart disease / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective@#To compare the effects of general anesthesia, intraspinal anesthesia combined with general anesthesia and lumbar plexus block combined with general anesthesia on the volume load of lower limb joint replacement surgery in patients with coronary heart disease.@*Methods@#One hundred and twenty patients (ASA classification Ⅱ-Ⅲ) with coronary heart disease who underwent selective lower extremity arthroplasty in Hubei Aerospace Hospital from January 2017 to November 2018 were randomly divided into three groups: general anesthesia group (group A), spinal canal combined with superficial general anesthesia group (group B) and lumbar plexus nerve block combined with superficial general anesthesia group (group C), with 40 cases in each group. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), cardiac index (CI), stroke volume index (SVI) and stroke volume variation (SVV) were observed and recorded at the time of entering operation room (T0), immediate induction of anesthesia(T1), immediately after the operation (T2), 1 h after surgery (T3) and at the end of the operation (T4) in three groups. The operation time, anesthesia time and the incidence of complications of the three groups were recorded.@*Results@#At T1, HR, MAP, CI and SVV of the three groups were lower than T0, and SVV were higher than T0, and there were significant differences (P < 0.05). At T1 and T2, the MAP, CI and SVI in group B were significantly lower than those in group A and group C[T1: (76.8 ± 5.4) mmHg (1 mmHg=0.133 kPa)vs. (84.4 ± 14.9) and (86.4 ± 19.1) mmHg, (1.9 ± 0.6) L/(min·m2) vs. (2.5 ± 0.7) and (2.3 ± 0.5) L/(min·m2), (35.5 ± 11.5) ml/m2 vs.(40.5 ± 11.8) and (39.2 ± 10.3) ml/m2; T2: (74.6 ± 6.7) mmHg vs. (89.9 ± 17.8) and (82.8 ± 19.7) mmHg, (2.6 ± 0.7) L/(min·m2) vs. (2.8 ± 0.7) and (2.6 ± 0.4) L/(min·m2), (38.2 ± 13.7) ml/m2 vs. (44.9 ± 7.9) and (45.8 ± 8.3) ml/m2], and at T1, the SVV of group B was significantly higher [(15.6 ± 2.1)% vs. (13.8 ± 4.3)% and (13.9 ± 2.9)%], and there were significant differences (P < 0.05). At T2-T4, the HR and MAP of group A were significantly higher than those of the other two groups (P < 0.05). The incidence of hypertension, hypotension and unstable angina pectoris in group C was significantly lower than that in group A and group B [5.0%(2/40) vs. 20.0%(8/40) and 35.0%(14/80)](P < 0.05).@*Conclusions@#Lumbar plexus block combined with shallow general anesthesia is safer for patients with coronary heart disease because of its smaller fluctuation of volume load index, more stable hemodynamics and lower incidence of cardiovascular adverse events.

Effect of different anesthesia methods on perioperative volume load of lower limb joint replacement in patients with coronary heart disease / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To compare the effects of general anesthesia, intraspinal anesthesia combined with general anesthesia and lumbar plexus block combined with general anesthesia on the volume load of lower limb joint replacement surgery in patients with coronary heart disease. Methods One hundred and twenty patients (ASA classificationⅡ-Ⅲ) with coronary heart disease who underwent selective lower extremity arthroplasty in Hubei Aerospace Hospital from January 2017 to November 2018 were randomly divided into three groups: general anesthesia group (group A), spinal canal combined with superficial general anesthesia group (group B) and lumbar plexus nerve block combined with superficial general anesthesia group (group C), with 40 cases in each group. The mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), cardiac index (CI), stroke volume index (SVI) and stroke volume variation (SVV) were observed and recorded at the time of entering operation room (T0), immediate induction of anesthesia(T1), immediately after the operation (T2), 1 h after surgery (T3) and at the end of the operation (T4) in three groups. The operation time, anesthesia time and the incidence of complications of the three groups were recorded. Results At T1, HR, MAP, CI and SVV of the three groups were lower than T0, and SVV were higher than T0, and there were significant differences (P<0.05). At T1 and T2, the MAP, CI and SVI in group B were significantly lower than those in group A and group C[T1: (76.8 ± 5.4) mmHg (1 mmHgi0.133 kPa)vs. (84.4 ± 14.9) and (86.4 ± 19.1) mmHg, (1.9 ± 0.6) L/(min·m2) vs. (2.5 ± 0.7) and (2.3 ± 0.5) L/(min·m2), (35.5 ± 11.5) ml/m2 vs.(40.5 ± 11.8) and (39.2 ± 10.3) ml/m2; T2: (74.6 ± 6.7) mmHg vs. (89.9 ± 17.8) and (82.8 ± 19.7) mmHg, (2.6 ± 0.7) L/(min·m2) vs. (2.8 ± 0.7) and (2.6 ± 0.4) L/(min·m2), (38.2 ± 13.7) ml/m2 vs. (44.9 ± 7.9) and (45.8 ± 8.3) ml/m2], and at T1, the SVV of group B was significantly higher [(15.6 ± 2.1)% vs. (13.8 ± 4.3)% and (13.9 ± 2.9)%], and there were significant differences (P<0.05). At T2-T4, the HR and MAP of group A were significantly higher than those of the other two groups (P<0.05). The incidence of hypertension, hypotension and unstable angina pectoris in group C was significantly lower than that in group A and group B [5.0%(2/40) vs. 20.0%(8/40) and 35.0% (14/80)] (P < 0.05). Conclusions Lumbar plexus block combined with shallow general anesthesia is safer for patients with coronary heart disease because of its smaller fluctuation of volume load index, more stable hemodynamics and lower incidence of cardiovascular adverse events.

Laparoscopic adhesiolysis versus open surgery for adhesive small bowel obstruction: A meta-analysis / 解放军医学杂志

Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic adhesiolysis versus open surgery for adhesive small bowel obstruction.Methods The databases including PubMed,EMbase,The Cochrane Library (Issue 3,2017),ICTRP,CNKI,VIP,CBM and Wanfang Data were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about laparoscopic adhesiolysis versus open surgery for adhesive small bowel obstruction patients from inception to March 2017.Two reviewers independently screened literature,extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies.Then meta-analysis was conducted by RevMan 5.3 software.Results A total of 31 studies involving 3293 patients were included.The results of meta-analysis showed that,compared with the open surgery group,the laparoscopic adhesiolysis group could significantly reduce the recurrence rate (OR=0.18,95％CI 0.12-0.25,P＜0.000 01),overall complications (OR=0.17,95％CI 0.13-0.23,P＜0.000 01),wound infection (OR=0.21,95％CI 0.13-0.35,P＜0.000 01),pneumonia (OR=0.35,95％CI 0.15-0.82,P=0.02) and intestinal fistula (OR=0.32,95％CI 0.15-0.70,P=0.005).Conclusions Current evidence shows that laparoscopic adhesiolysis can reduce the recurrence rate and complications in adhesive small bowel obstruction.Due to the limited quality of included studies,more high quality studies are needed to verify the above conclusion.

Antipyretic Effect of Herba Ephedrae-Ramulus Cinnamomi Herb Pair on Yeast-Induced Pyrexia Rats: A Metabolomics Study / 中国结合医学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the antipyretic mechanism of Herba Ephedrae (Eph)-Ramulus Cinnamomi (RC) herb pair on yeast-induced pyrexia in rats.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 30 qualified male SD rats were randomly assigned to the normal control (NC) group, the pyrexia model (model) group, the Eph, RC and Eph-RC treatment groups by a random digital table, 6 rats in each group. Each rat received a 20% aqueous suspension of yeast (10 mL/kg) except the NC group. The 3 treatment groups were administered 8.1, 5.4 and 13.5 g/kg Eph, RC and Eph-RC respectively at 5 and 12 h after yeast injection, the NC group and the model groups were administered equal volume of distilled water. Rectal temperatures were measured at 0, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 24 and 30 h and urine was collected prior to yeast injection and at 6, 10, 18, 24, 30, and 36 h after yeast injection. Then urine metabolomic profiling by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, coupled with multivariate statistical analysis and pattern recognition techniques were used to explore the antipyretic effects of Eph-RC. Partial least squares discriminate analysis was used to analyze the metabolomics dataset including classification and regression in metabolomics plot profiling.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with the NC group, rectal temperatures were significantly higher in the model group (P<0.01), while 3 treatment groups decreased significantly compared with the model group (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Rectal temperatures of Eph-RC-treated rats started to go down at 6 h, and markedly decreased at 8, 12, 15, 18 and 24 h (P<0.05 or P<0.01), while those of the Eph and RC groups had decreased firstly at 8 h and were markedly lower at 12 h (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Seventeen potential biomarkers related to pyrexia were confirmed and identified, including pyruvic acid, L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, phenylacetic acid, hippuric acid, succinic acid, citrate and so on. Eight potential alterations of metabolic pathways including phenylalanine metabolism, citrate cycle, tryptophan metabolism, biosynthesis of valine, leucine and isoleucine, were identified in relation to the antipyretic effects of Eph-RC using MetPA software.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The antipyretic effect of Eph-RC herb pair on yeast-induced pyrexia in rats involved correction of perturbed amino acid, fatty acid, and carbohydrate metabolism according to the metabolic pathway analysis with MetPA.</p>

Effects of L-borneol on chloride channel and cell volume in human umbilical vein endothelial cells / 中国药理学通报

Aim To study the effects of L-borneol on the chloride channel and cell volume of human umbili-cal vein endothelial cells (HUVECs). Methods Whole-cell patch-clamp technique was used to record chloride currents. The expression of ClC-3 protein was down-regulated by siRNA interference technique. The cell volume was measured by dynamic image analysis. Results 20 nmol·L-1L-borneol significantly activa-ted chloride current in HUVEC (79.59 ± 4.90) pA/pF, which could be inhibited by chloride channel blockers,NPPB and DIDS. The outward current inhib-itory rate of NPPB was (95.57 ± 2.57)%, while that of DIDS was (97.28 ± 6.36)%. The chloride current activated by L-borneol significantly decreased after the silence of ClC-3 (27.03 ± 3.89) pA/pF. Cell volume was markedly reduced by L-borneol (14.38 ± 1.58)%,which was inhibited after NPPB appliance. Conclusion L-borneol can activate ClC-3 chloride channel in HUVECs, which induces Cl- outflow then cell volume decrease.

Curcumin ameliorates myocardial fibrosis via TGF-β/Smads signaling pathway in diabetic rats / 中国药理学通报

Aim To investigate the role of TGF-β/Smads signaling pathway in the improvement of myo-cardial fibrosis in diabetes mellitus by curcumin. Methods A model of type 2 diabetes mellitus was in-duced by intraperitoneal injection of small dose of streptozotocin (STZ) 35 mg·kg-1with a high glucose and high fat diet, and then intervened by drinking of 300 mg·kg·d-1curcumin. The expression of myo-cardial collagen in rats was detected by Sirius red stai-ning. The expressions of Collange I and Collagen III in myocardium of rats were detected by immunofluores-cence. Cardiac fibroblasts(CFs) in neonatal rats were stimulated by different concentrations of glucose(5.5, 20,25, 30, 35, 50 mmol·L-1) for 24 h to deter-mine the optimum concentration of high glucose model, and rat CFs were stimulated for 24 h by 30 mmol·L-1 high glucose plus different concentrations of curcumin (10,25,50,100,200 μmol·L-1) to determine the optimal concentration of curcumin. The expressions of type Ⅰ and Ⅲ collagen,TGF-β1,p-Smad2,Smad2, p-Smad3,Smad3 and TβR-Ⅲin CFs were detected by Western blot. Results Compared with the control rats,the collagen deposition in the myocardium of the diabetic rats was more obvious and the expression of Collagen Ⅰ and Collagen Ⅲ significantly increased. After treatment of curcumin,the collagen deposition in the myocardium and the expression of Collagen I and CollagenⅢof diabetic rats remarkably decreased. The CFs under the condition of 30 mmol·L-1high glucose and 24 h had the highest survival rate (P <0.05);10μmol·L-1curcumin could obviously inhibit the proliferation of myocardial fibroblasts induced by high glucose (P<0.05). After induced by 30 mmol·L-1 high glucose for 24 h, the expression of Collagen Ⅰand Collagen Ⅲ, TGF-β1, p-Smad2, Smad2, p-Smad3,Smad3 and TβR-Ⅲ proteins in CFs markedly increased(P <0.05), and the expression levels of these proteins were obviously reduced when treated with 25 μmol·L-1curcumin. Conclusion Curcumin could ameliorate myocardial fibrosis in diabetic rats through TGF-β/Smads signaling pathway, exerting the protective effect on myocardium in diabetic rats.

Effects of PI3K/Akt-eNOS signaling pathway on total flavones in Clematis filamentosa post-conditioning alleviated of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats / 中国中药杂志

The aim of this paper was to study the effect of total flavones of Clematis filamentosa Dunn(TFCD) post-conditioning against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) and the role of PI3K/Akt-eNOS signaling pathway. Forty male SD rats were divided randomly into five groups: Sham group, model group (I/R), TFCD post-conditioning group (TFCD), TFCD post-condition-ing+LY294002 (a PI3K/Akt signaling pathway inhibitor) group (TFCD+LY), and LY294002 group (LY). At the end of reperfusion, hemodynamic parameters were recorded, morphology changes of myocardial tissue were evaluated by using HE staining, and myocardial infarct size were observed, blood samples were obtained to determine plasma activation of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine kinase (CK) nitric oxide (NO), endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), maleic dialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px). The expressions of Akt, p-Akt, eNOS and p-eNOS proteins were assessed by using Western blot, and eNOS and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA was measured by RT-PCR. The results showed that, compared with the model group, TFCD post-conditioning remarkably improved hemodynamics function and myocardial structure, reduced myocardial infarct size and enhanced the contents of NO, eNOS, SOD and GSH-Px, and decreased the contents of LDH, CK and MDA, increased the levels of phosphorylation of Akt and eNOS protein expression, eNOS and iNOS mRNA expression significantly(P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). These effects were inhibited by LY294002, a blocker of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The above experiments indicated that TFCD post-conditioning could significantly reduce MIRI in rats, the mechanism of which may be associated with increasing antioxidation, scavenging oxygen free radicals, regulating NO generation and activating PI3K/Akt-eNOS signaling pathway.

Effect of ligustrazine on cardiac inflammation in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus / 中国病理生理杂志

AIM: To study the effect of ligustrazine on the cardiacmyocyte lesion in rats with type 2 diabetes mellitus.METHODS: Male Wistar rats were injected with STZ via tail vein under high-glucose and high-fat feeding for 4 weeks to establish the animal model of type 2 diabetes mellitus.Ligustrazine at different doses was used to treat the diabetic rats.The body weight, blood glucose and the morphology of heart tissues were observed.The myocardial levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA, and the protein expression of IKKβ and NF-κB in the myocardium was determined by Westeren blotting.RESULTS: Ligustrazine at high dose alleviated the body weight reduction and blood glucose elevation cause by diabetes, and reduced pro-inflammatory factors IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6.Moreover, the protein expression of IKKβ and NF-κB was significant decreased by ligustrazine.CONCLUSION: Ligustrazine inhibits the myocardial inflammation caused by diabetes through anti-inflammatory pathway.

Determination of Berberine Hydrochloride and Curcumine in Shangke Dieda Paste by HPLC / 中国药师

Objective: To establish a method for the determination of curcumine and berberine hydrochloride in Shangke Dieda paste. Methods:An HPLC method was adopted to determine the content of curcumine and berberine hydrochloride in Shangke Dieda paste. For curcumine, the column was InertSutain C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm,5 μm); the mobile phase was acetonitrile and 4% acetic acid solution (44 ∶56);the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1;the column temperature was 25℃;the detection wavelength was 430 nm;the sample size was 10μl. For berberine hydrochloride, the column was InertSutain C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm,5μm);the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0. 1% phosphoric acid (44 ∶56, 0. 2 g dodecyl sodium sulfate was added to 100 ml solution); the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1;the column temperature was 25℃ ;the detection wavelength was 345 nm;the sample size was 10 μl. Results:A good linear correlation was obtained within the range of 0.01-0.50 μg (r =0.999 3) for curcumin and 0.02-0.16 μg(r =0. 999 9) for berberine hydrochloride. The average recovery was 101. 03% with RSD of 1. 75% for curcumin and 99. 20% with RSD of 0. 64% for berberine hydrochloride (n=9). Conclusion:The established method is simple, accurate, sensitive and specific, which can be used for the quality control of Shangke Dieda paste.

Spinal fixed-point rotating reduction in treating lumbar disc herniation by three-dimensional MRI / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe three-dimensional space position change of nucleus pulposus and nerve root before and after treatment of lumbar disc herniation by spinal fixed-point rotating reduction, and explore the mechanisms.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Totally 52 patients with L5S1 lumbar disc hernation treated by spinal fixed-point rotating reduction were collected from April 2009 to June 2011. There were 33 males and 19 females with an average age of 34.6 years old (ranged, 19 to 55). Three-dimensional MRI were performed to observe relationship between nucleus pulposus and related nerve root,configuration change of spine and pelvic on coronary MRI.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>MRI showed relationship between nucleus pulposus and related nerve root mainly located on axillary, shoulder, front and surround. Vertebral displacement disappeared, lumbocrural pain alleviated after manipulative therapy. All patients were followed up from 2 to 28 months with an average of 12 months, and no recurred. All patients recovered work. Nucleus pulposus had no change,while lumbral spinal and pelvic curve changed before and after admission.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Lumbar disc herniation combined with single (multiple) vertebral displacement,can cause biomechanical properties of nucleus puplosus and related nerve root, while spinal fixed-point rotating reduction can correct vertebral displacement, recover balance between inside and outside of spinal.</p>

Study on the mechanism of Feng's spinal manipulation for treatment of lumbar disk hernation with a calcified herniated mass using 3D CT / 中国骨伤

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To measure position changes of lumber disk herniation before and after treatment of Feng's spinal manipulation to study the mechanism of the manipulation for lumber disk herniation.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>In 2010, 8 patients with lumber disk herniation were treated by Feng's spinal manipulation, including 3 males and 5 females who ranged in age from 14 to 53 years with a mean of 35.4 years. The patients received CT scan before and after treatment. All images were reconstructed to measure the distance between the apex of the calcified lumber disk herniation and the top of the next adjacent spinal process.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The position of calcified lumber disk herniation underwent change after Feng's spinal manipulation, with a slight subluxation between the two adjacent vertebrae.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>If subluxation is restored,the relation between the nerve root and the hernation will undergo change, followed by subsequent change of the hernation mass, thus restoring the inner-outer balance of the spinal column system.</p>

Clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of remnant stomach cancer--report of 45 cases / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognostic factors of remnant stomach cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinicopathological and prognosis data of 45 patients with remnant stomach cancer were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The remnant stomach cancer are likely to develop in males with a ratio of male to female: 44:1. Their initial operation modes of these patients were Billroth II subtotal gastrectomy in 40 patients, Billroth I subtotal gastrectomy in 4 and proximal subtotal gastrectomy in 1. The interval from the initial operation to the diagnosis of remnant stomach cancer was 5 to 42 years with an average of 23 years. Of these 45 patients, 28 had lesion at anastomotic site, 9 in the gastric cardia and 8 in other locations; 19 had radical resection, 16 palliative resection and 10 exploration alone except one who had an anastomosis of remnant stomach with the jejunum. The histology types included: 1 un-differentiated adenocarcinoma, 36 poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma, 7 moderately-differentiated adenocarcinoma and 1 well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. The 1-, 3-, 5-year survival rates of patients with radical resection were significantly better than those treated with palliative resection, which was 100% vs. 62.5%, 78.8% vs. 25%, 47.2% vs. 0, respectively (P < 0.05). All ten patients without resection died within 2 years with an average survival time of 12 months. The 5-year survival rate of stage I, II, III and IV was 100%, 75%, 17.8% and 0, respectively (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Remnant stomach cancer prevalently occurs in the male usually 10 years after Birroth II gastrectomy. The lesions is mainly located at anastomotic site. Poorly-differentiated adenocarcinoma is found to be the prevalent histological type of advanced remnant stomach cancer. The prognosis of remnant stomach cancer is correlated with pTNM stage and whether having been treated with complete resection or not. Patients with early remnant stomach cancer may survive for a long time if radical resection can be done.</p>

Diagnosis and management of metastatic pancreatic tumors / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the clinicopathological features and prognostic factors of metastatic pancreatic tumor.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical data of 18 metastatic pancreatic tumors were retrospectively analyzed. The primary foci of these 18 patients included: 8 lung cancer, 2 gastric cancer, and malignant histiocytoma, melanoma, rectal cancer, thyroid cancer, renal cell carcinoma, esophageal carcinoma, liver cancer and ovarian cancer each.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All these 18 patients harboring metastatic pancreatic tumor did not show any specific symptoms but were frequently found to have a solitary (14 cases) or multiple (4 cases) homogeneous and hypodense nodules on CT scan without any enhancement except one metastatic renal cell carcinoma. The diagnosis was cytologically confirmed in 14 patients by fine needle aspiration biopsy guided by CT or ultrasonography, and diagnosed by postoperative pathology in the other 4 patients. After receiving combined modality treatment, their survival time was 8 to 38 months with an average of 19 months.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Metastatic pancreatic tumors are rare and give no specific symptom or image finding. Selection of appropriate combined modality treatment according to the type of primary focus is very important for the management.</p>

Two-dimensional electrophoresis analysis of proteins from the colleterial gland of silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) / 生物工程学报

In silkworm moth the colleterial gland markedly enlarged due to the secretion and accumulation of glue like substances before adult emergence. However, the Ng mutant female moth only secreted little glue-like substance and laid loose eggs naturally. In the present experiment, it was extracted the proteins of secretory part of the variety E981 and its Ng mutant line and analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis. More than 700 protein spots were resolved both in two samples and most of the proteins were distributed in the area from 30 kD to 70 kD and pH 4 - 8. Through the comparison and analysis, it was found that 4 proteins were only expressed in E981 and 2 proteins were only expressed in Ng mutant. Furthermore, there are about 29 proteins were expressed higher in 981 and about 15 proteins expressed volume were higher in Ng mutant. These differential proteins may be have some relations with the Ng mutant form and directly lead to the Ng mutant can't secret the glue-like substance.

Cloning and expression of the cecropin B-thanatin hybrid antimicrobial peptide in Escherichia coli / 生物工程学报

A 44-residue hybrid peptide (CB (1-24)-Arg-Ser-Tyr-Tan (4-21)) incorporating 1-24 residues of cecropin B (CB) and 4-21 residues of thanatin (Tan) was designed and constructed. The CB-Tan gene was cloned into expression plasmid pGEX-3X and expressed in E. coli BL21. The fusion protein was purified by affinity chromatography. After digested with enterokinase the gene product released with antibacterial activity and gave one band in Tricine-SDS-PAGE.

The Influence of PCR Amplification with DMSO / 昆明医科大学学报

In Order to resolve the failure of PCR to amplif y 8-receptor, the influence of PCR amplification the different concentration of DMSO was observed． The result show that the centain concertation of DMSO can greatly enhance the specificity and efficiency of PCR amplification