Direct versus remedial rotational atherectomy for treating heavily calcified coronary artery lesions / 中国介入心脏病学杂志

Objective To compare the safety and efficacy of direct and remedial rotational atherectomy in the treatment of heavily calcified coronary artery lesions.Methods We retrospectively reviewed 58 patients admitted in the Shanghai Chest Hospital and Liaocheng People Hospital from May 2012 to July 2015 who had received stent implantation and rotational atherectomy.The 58 patients were divided into two groups which were the direct atherectomy group (n =27) and the remedial atherectomy group (n =31).General clinical date,lesion and procedural characteristics,intraoperative complications,in-hospital and follow-up MACCE were compared between the two groups.Results There were no differences between the two groups in general clinical date intraoperative complications,amount of contrast agent used,proceduraltime,rates of in-hospital and follow-up MACCE.Nevertheless,compared with the direct artherectomy group,the remedial group had more number of balloon dilations during procedure [3 (1,5) vs.2 (1,2),P ＜ 0.001] and higher peak cardiac troponin levels [1.1 (0.3,3.0) μg/L vs.0.5 (0.1,2.3) μg/L,P =0.032].Conclusions Remedial rotational atherectomy with drug-eluting stent had the same safety and efficacy as direct atheretomy with drug-eluting stent in treating patients with heavily calcified coronary lesions.It is reasonable and safe to transform routine PCI to remedial rotational atherectomy when the 2.0 mm semi compliant balloon or/and 2.5 mm non-compliant balloon cannot pass through or dilate the lesions.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 protects against cardiac microvascular endothelial cells injured by high glucose

Objective:To investigate the protective effect of glucagon-like peptid-1(GLP-1) against cardiac microvascular endothelial cell(CMECs) injured by high glucose.Methods:CMECs were isolated and cultured.Superoxide assay kit and dihydroethidine(DHE) staining were used to assess oxidative stress.TUNEL staining and caspase3 expression were used to assess the apoptosis ofCMECs.H89 was used to inhibit cAMP/PKA pathway; fasudil was used to inhibitRho/ROCK pathway.The protein expressions ofRho,ROCK were examined byWestern blot analysis. Results:High glucose increased the production ofROS, the activity ofNADPH, the apoptosis rate and the expression level ofRho/ROCK inCMECs, whileGLP-1 decreased high glucose-induced ROS production, theNADPH activity and the apoptosis rate and the expression level ofRho/ROCK inCMECs, the difference were statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusions:GLP-1 could protect the cardiac microvessels against oxidative stress and apoptosis.The protective effects of GLP-1 are dependent on downstream inhibition ofRho through a cAMP/PKA-dependent manner, resulting in a subsequent decrease in the expression ofNADPH oxidase.

Short-term efficacy of atrial septostomy in the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension patients complicating with right heart failure / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the efficacy of atrial septostomy in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) patients complicating right ventricular failure.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This retrospective analysis included 5 IPAH patients (3 males, (29.3±15.2) years old) with right ventricular failure which were refractory to conventional and target-specific medication in Shanghai Chest Hospital from March to July 2014. Graded balloon dilation septostomy procedures were performed in all 5 patients.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Successful atrial septostomy was achieved in 5 attempts with no procedure-related complications. Immediately post procedure, the mean systemic oxygen saturation decreased from (98.0±1.8)% to (86.4±3.2)% (P = 0.002), while the mean right atrial pressure decreased from (18.9±1.7) mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) to (16.0±1.3) mmHg (P = 0.039) and the mean cardiac index increased from (2.1±0.3) L · min(-1) · m(-2) to (2.7±0.5) L · min(-1) · m(-2) (P = 0.029). Mean follow-up was (6.2 ±1.8) months. Cardiac functional class (WHO) was 3 in 3 patients and 4 in 2 patients before the procedure, and increased 1 class in all patients during follow-up (P = 0.062). Exercise endurance (6-min walk test) also improved from (289.2±16.9) m to (320.4±19.6) m (P = 0.019), while B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level declined from (550.0±35.7) ng/L to (218.0±36.2) ng/L (P < 0.001). Except one patient developed spontaneous closure of created defect, right to left shunt at atrial septal level was evidenced by echocardiography during follow-up in the rest 4 patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Atrial septostomy is safe and can improve hemodynamics and heart function in selected IPAH patients with right heart failure. Atrial septostomy can be used as a palliative treatment for IPAH and further study is warranted to evaluate the long-term efficacy of this procedure.</p>

Expressions of ZEB2 and C-myc in epithelial ovarian cancer and their clinical significance / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression patterns of ZEB2 and C-myc in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and the associations between their expressions and the pathological features of EOC.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The expressions of ZEB2 and C-myc proteins were detected immunohistochemically in 191 cervical cancer tissues and 13 normal ovarian tissues. The relationship between ZEB2 and C-myc protein expressions and the clinicopathological features of EOC was evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>ZEB2 positive expression ratea in EOC tissues and normal ovarian tissues were 49.2% (94/191) and 30.8% (4/13), respectively (P=0.007), and C-myc positive expression rates in the two tissues were 53.9% (103/191) and 15.4% (2/13), respectively (P=0.001). A high expression of ZEB2 was positively correlated with the pathological type of the tumor (P=0.003), FIGO stage (P=0.028), T stage (P=0.002), and N stage (P=0.04), and a high expression of C-myc was positively correlated with FIGO stage (P=0.035), histological grade (P=0.039), and T stage (P=0.002). C-myc and ZEB2 expressions were positively correlated in EOC (P<0.001), and their co-expression in EOC was significantly correlated with T stage (R=0.358, P<0.001) and FIGO stage (P=0.008).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>ZEB2 and C-myc can promote the progression, invasion and metastasis of EOC, and their combined detection may assist in early diagnosis of EOC.</p>

Pulmonary vein stenting for the treatment of severe pulmonary vein stenosis after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation / 中华心血管病杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of pulmonary vein stenting in patients with severe pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>This retrospective analysis included 5 PVS patients (3 males, (54.1 ± 11.2) years old) confirmed by computed tomography angiography after catheter ablation of AF in Shanghai Chest Hospital from April 2010 to April 2013. After selective pulmonary vein angiography, stents were implanted in the pulmonary vein. Operation results were analyzed after the procedure.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All of 14 serious pulmonary vein stenosis from these 5 patients were treated with primary stent implantation (diameter: 7 or 8 mm, length: 12-23 mm). After stenting, degree of pulmonary vein stenosis decreased from (83 ± 16) % to (12 ± 4) % (P < 0.01), the minimal diameter of the stenosis was significantly increased from (1.7 ± 0.6) mm to (8.1 ± 0.7) mm (P < 0.01), trans-stenotic gradient decreased from (15 ± 5) mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) to (3 ± 2) mmHg (P < 0.05), mean pulmonary pressure measured by cardiac catheter decreased from (47 ± 5) mmHg to (28 ± 4) mmHg (P < 0.05). Dyspnea was improved after the procedure. There was no serious operation related complications. Six months after stenting, three patients still complained mild to moderate dyspnea, and in-stent restenosis was evidenced in seven pulmonary veins by computed tomography angiography. These stenosis was successfully dilated by repeated interventions with balloon dilation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Stenting for severe pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation may be feasible and safe, and can improve hemodynamics and symptoms. In-stent stenosis is relatively frequent, and larger stents and early intervention may reduce the rates of in-stent restenosis.</p>

Utility of 64-MSCT in assessing acute non-reperfused myocardial infarct size / 老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）

Objective To evaluate the utility of multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in assessing acute non-reperfused myocardial infarct size. Methods Seven domestic pigs (mean weight 17.3 ± 1.9 kg) underwent ligation of the distal left anterior descending artery to establish a model of acute myocardial infarction (MI). MSCT and triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining were performed two hours later. The following data were acquired and analyzed:MI volume (%), CT values of the infarcted region, left ventricular cavity and normal cardiac tissue at various scanning time-points (1, 5, 10, 15, 20 min after contrast injection). Results Using MSCT, the overall MI volume showed a time-dependent decrease, with a reduction of 28.87%after 20 min. The greatest reduction occurred at the 5 min time-point. In TTC staining, MI volume was 9.87%± 2.44%. When MI size, as determined by MSCT, was compared with that by TTC staining in Bland-Altman plots, there was a better agreement at 5, 10, and 15 min time-points at 1 and 20 min. Conclusions The study indicates that double-phase scanning examination using MSCT is a useful tool to assess MI size, and the optimal late-phase scanning time-point set within 5-15 min of contrast injection.

Clinical features and prognosis of in-stent restenosis after drug eluting stent implantation / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To evaluate the clinical features of in-stent restenosis after drug eluting stent (DES) implantation and investigate the relationship between different patterns of DES restenostic lesions and long-term prognosis.Methods All scoronary heart disease patients who underwent repeated pereutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for DES in-stent restenosis from September 2006 to December 2009 were enrolled.All patients were divided into focal group and non-focal group according to the pattern of restenosis.All patients were prospectively followed up for major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) including death,repeat PCI and myocardial infarction.Results Totally 88 patients (40 with focal restenosis,48 with non-focal restenosis) were enrolled.There were no significant differences between two groups in age,gender,risk factors,clinical presentation and medical therapy (P ＞ 0.05).Compared with that in focal group,the patients in non-focal group had a higher portion of in-segment restenosis [58.3％ (28/48) vs.12.5％(5/40),P＜ 0.01],higher stenosis rate [(78.1 ± 10.0)％ vs.(70.0 ± 9.7)％,P ＜ 0.01],more need for another DES[81.2％(39/48) vs.17.5％(7/40),P＜ 0.01],and longer stent implanted [(25.0 ± 7.0) mm vs.(17.4 ±3.4) mm,P ＜0.01].After following up for (2.2 ± 1.0) years,there were no significant differences between two groups in MACE and each component (P ＞ 0.05),however,compared with that in focal group,there was a trend of increase in MACE in non-focal group[22.9％(11/48) vs.10.0％(4/40),P=0.092].Conclusion It suggests that patients with non-focal restenosis have a more severe lesion angiographically,which usually results in another DES implanted,and has a worse long-term prognosis.

Cytoplasmic expression of P27 protein and its correlation with clinicopathologic features of nasopharyngeal carcinoma / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the correlation of p27 protein expression in the cytoplasm with the clinicopathologic features of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry was employed to examine P27 protein expression in the cytoplasm of NPC samples and nasopharyngeal (NP) tissue samples. The differential expression of P27 protein between NPCs and NPs and the correlation of cytoplasmic P27 protein expression with the clinicopathologic parameters of NPC patients was analyzed. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry indicated significantly down-regulated t p27 protein expression in NPC tissues compared to that in NP tissues (P=0.047). The reduction of P27 expression was inversely correlated with T classification of NPC (P=0.033). Although cytoplasmic p27 protein expression was not significantly correlated with lymph node metastasis (P=0.157) or clinical stages of NPC (P=0.090), an obvious trend of inverse correlations between them was noted.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Down-regulated cytoplasmic p27 protein expression may promote the carcinogenesis of NPC and can be an unfavorable prognostic factor for survival of NPC patients.</p>

Cytoplasmic expression of CDK4 protein and its correlation with the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of lung cancer / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the correlation of CDK4 protein expression in the cytoplasm with the clinicopathologic features and prognosis of lung cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Immunohistochemistry was employed to examine CDK4 protein expression in the cytoplasm of lung cancer samples, using normal lung tissue samples as control. The correlation of cytoplasmic CDK4 protein expression with the clinicopathologic parameters and prognosis of lung cancer patients was analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>No significant difference was found in cytoplasmic CDK4 protein expression levels between lung cancer and normal lung tissues (P=1.000). In the lung cancer tissues, however, an increased cytoplasmic expression of CDK4 was positively correlated with the clinical stages and lymph node metastasis. Prognostic analysis showed that the patients with an increased cytoplasmic CDK4 expression had a markedly shorter overall survival than those with a low cytoplasmic CDK4 expression. Multivariate analysis suggested that the level of cytoplasmic CDK4 expression was an independent prognostic indicator for the survival of patients with lung cancer (P<0.001).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Overexpression of CDK4 protein in the cytoplasm may promote the carcinogenesis of lung cancer and can be an unfavorable prognostic factor for the survival of lung cancer patients.</p>

Screening of proteins regulated by CCDC19 gene in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using proteomics technology / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To screen the proteins under regulation by the candidate tumor suppressor gene CCDC19 using proteomics technology in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The cellular proteins were extracted from 3D8 NPC cells with CCDC19 overexpression and the control C6 NPC cells. Two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis was employed to compare the protein expression profiles between these two cells, and the differential proteins were identified using peptide mass fingerprinting and database searching. Real-time PCR and Western blotting were used to validate the expression levels of the differential proteins.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Matrix-assisted laser desorption/time of flight showed that 3 differential proteins, namely FASN, CTSD and PGK1, were down-regulated by -3.28, -1.64, and -6.97 folds, respectively, which were confirmed by real-time PCR and Western blotting.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>FASN, CTSD and PGK1 are probably the target proteins regulated by CCDC19 in NPC.</p>

Deuterium-depleted water selectively inhibits nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell proliferation in vitro / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the inhibitory effect of deuterium-depleted water (DDW) on the proliferation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells in vitro and explore the possible mechanism.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The growth inhibition of NPC cells and preosteoblast MC3T3-E1 cells following DDW treatment was measured by MTT assay and plate colony formation assay. The changes in migration and invasion of NPC cells were evaluated using Transwell and boyden chamber assays. The protein expression of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) was determined using Western blotting. Flow cytometry was employed to evaluate the changes in cell cycle distribution after DDW treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>DDW with deuterium concentrations of 100, 75 and 50 ppm significantly suppressed the cell proliferation (P<0.05) and lowered colony formation capacity and invasiveness of the NPC cells (P<0.01). Western blotting demonstrated a down-regulated expression of PCNA in the cells by DDW. DDW also caused obvious cell cycle arrest in the NPC cells with reduced cells in S phase and significantly increased cells in G(1) phase (P<0.05). Rather than causing growth inhibition, DDW promoted the growth of normal control MC3T3-E1 cells.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DDW possesses selective biological effects to inhibit the proliferation of NPC cells in vitro, suggesting the potential of DDW as a novel nontoxic adjuvant therapeutic agent in antitumor therapy.</p>

Research progress of the inhibitory effect of deuterium-depleted water on cancers / 南方医科大学学报

Deuterium is an important predisposing factor for cancer. Deuterium-depleted Water, also known as low deuterium water, ultra-light water or no deuterium water, can be obtained by removing deuterium from natural water. Studies have shown that water with a low deuterium concentration (<65% percent of volume) can inhibit cancer growth. Clinical trials demonstrated that drinking DDW (10-20 ppm) caused growth arrest of malignant cells in cancer patients and significantly prolonged the patient survival with also improved quality of life. A wide range of anti-cancer drugs in current use are associated with severe adverse effects, while deuterium-depleted water appears to have virtually no pharmacological side effects and is convenient to administer. The authors review the advances in the researches of anti-cancer effects and the underlying mechanisms of deuterium-depleted water.

Reduced expression of CASP8 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and its clinical significance / 南方医科大学学报

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the expression of CASP8 and its clinical significance in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The differentially expressed genes between pooled NPC tissues and non-cancerous nasopharyngeal (NP) tissues were screened using 8 microarrays. Real-time PCR and immunohistochemistry were used to validate the detection results of CASP8 expression in NPC, and the correlation of CASP8 expression to the clinical characteristics was analyzed in the NPC cases.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Real-time PCR confirmed a reduced expression of CASP8 mRNA level in NPC tissues (P<0.0001), which was consistent with the microarray data. Immunohistochemistry indicated that CASP8 protein expression was also significantly down-regulated in NPC tissue compared to that in the non-cancerous nasopharyngeal tissues (P=0.02). The reduction of CASP8 expression was inversely correlated to lymph node metastasis (P=0.002) and the clinical stages (P=0.026) of NPC.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Decreased CASP8 expression is an unfavorable factor that promotes the development and progression of NPC.</p>

Intravascular ultrasound assessment of the causes of coronary angiographic hazy lesions / 中国综合临床

Objective To identify the causes of coronary angiographic hazy lesions by intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to avoid inappropriate stenting. Methods Twenty-five cases with hazy regions on coronary angiogram were consecutively identified from July 2009 to March 2010. Hazy regions were defined by coronary arteriongraphy as reduced contrast density without a clearly defined intimal tear, dissection,thrombus,or stenosis ( ＞ 50% ). This cohort of patients were subsequently underwent IVUS examinations and treated according to the results of IVUS. Results The lumen CSAs were settled as ＞ 4. 0 mm2 in all examinations. Among all 25 cases,hazy lesions were located in left anterior descending in 12 patients, right coronary artery in 6 patients, left circumflex in 5 patients, and left main artery in 2 patients. According to the IVUS findings, 2 cases showed absolutely normal or near-normal arterial wall structure image, 10 cases showed calcified plaque,5 cases showed plaque rupture,3 cases showed eccentric plaque ,2 cases showed thrombosis formation,2cases showed dissection,1 case showed subintimal hematoma. Seven patients received stent implantation, and the rest accepted medical therapy. There were no in-hospital MACEs reported among all patients. Conclusion Nearly half of the coronary arteriongraphic hazy lesions were caused by calcified plaque. IVUS can distinguish calcified plaques from intimal tears, thrombus and other underlying etiologies,and help to avoid unnecessary stenting.

TPA and BrdU promote CD133 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells / 肿瘤

Objective:To explore whether tumor-inducing agent 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) affect CD133 expression in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) 5-8F cells. Methods:NPC cell line 5-8F was treated with single TPA, single BrdU, or TPA plus BrdU, respectively. CD133 mRNA and protein expression levels were detected by real-time fluorogentic quantitative PCR and Western blotting, respectively. Flow cytometry was used to separate CD133-positive cells and determine their levels. Boyden chamber test was used to measure the invasion capability of the cells. Results:Compared with untreated group, CD133 mRNA levels were increased in single BrdU group and BrdU plus TPA group (P=0.037 and 0.003, respectively), and decreased in single TPA group. Western blotting indicated that the expressions of CD133 protein was increased in all the three treated groups, and FCM showed that the quantity of CD133-positive cells also increased. The invasion capability was enhanced, especially in BrdU plus TPA group. Conclusion:Both TPA and BrdU increased CD133 expression in NPC.The effects of TPA and BrdU are synergestic.

Clinical value of intravascular ultrasound in diagnosing stent fracture: report of two cases with literature review / 介入放射学杂志

Stent fracture has been implicated as a cause of drug-eluting stent failure. The authors report here 2 cases with stent fractures which were diagnosed by coronary artery angiography and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). Both of them received multiple-stent-implantation. Five stent fractures altogether were detected in two patients. All the involved stents were sirolimus-eluting ones. Angiographic study showed that three stent fractures were complete transverse linear fracture with stent displacement. IVUS demonstrated that three stent fractures were complete break and two were partial break. One fracture was located close to the overlapping site of two stents and another fracture was accompanied by the formation of a coronary aneurysm. Angiography and IVUS are helpful to identify stent fracture. In addition, IVUS is more likely to clarify the cause of stent failure as well as the mechanism of stent fracture.

Dual-phase contrast-enhancement multislice computed tomography imaging for the assessment of elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention / 老年心脏病学杂志（英文版）

Background Evaluation of acute myocardial infarction after reperfusion by dual phase contrast-enhancement multislice computed tomography (MSCT) was implicated in porcine model. There have been few attempts to use this diagnostic modality for the early assessment of coronary reperfusion in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), especially after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In elderly patients with STEMI, the safety issues remain unknown. Methods Dual phase contrast-enhancement MSCT examinations were performed in 11 elderly patients (≥60 years old) with STEMI within one week after primary PCI. The presence, location and enhancement pattern on MSCT were evaluated. MSCT findings were compared with the catheter angiographic results and area under the curve of creatine kinase (CK) release. Serum creatinine level was recorded before and after MSCT scan. Results MSCT scans were successfully performed in all the patients. Early myocardial perfusion defect (early defect, ED) was detected in all of the 11 patients (100%) in the early phase of the contrast bolus (subendocardial ED in 10 patients and transmural in 1 patient). Mean CT attenuation value of ED was significantly different from CT attenuation value of remote myocardium (46±17 HU vs 104 ± 17 HU; P < 0.01). Location of ED area correlated well with infarction related artery territory on catheter angiography in all of the 11 patients (100%). On delayed phase of MSCT scan, different enhancement patterns were observed: isolated subendocardial late enhancement (LE) in 6 patients, subendocardial residual perfusion defect (RD) and subepicardial LE in 1 patient, subendocardial RD in 4 patients. Infarct volume assessed by MSCT correlated well with area under the curve CK release (R=0.72, P < 0.01). Serum creatinine level after MSCT scan showed no difference with that before MSCT scan. Conclusion Dual phase MSCT could be safely implicated in elderly patients with STEMI. Variable abnormal myocardial enhancement patterns were seen on dual phase MSCT in these patients with STEMI after primary PCI. Assessment of myocardial attenuation on MSCT gives additional information of the location and extent of infarction after reperfusion.

Screening potentially drug resistant and multidrug resistant genes in NPC cells with metastatic ability / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective To screen potential genes associated with drug resistance and multidrug resistance. Methods Microarray with 8000 genes was used to detect the different expression of 5-8F cells and 6-10B cells. Subsquently, genes of drug resistance and multidrug resistance were screened by MILANO online programme. Semiquantitative RT-PCR was utilized to confirmed the reliability of differentially expressed genes. Results 283 genes were identified the differential expression. Of these, 85 genes were shown to be upregulated and 98 downregulated. After the analysis of MILANO, 4 genes including UGT1A9 (15.85 folds),MVP(6.77 folds), CAV1(2.49 folds) and HIF1A(2.67 folds) with higher expression in 5-8F cells were found to be likely associated with drug resistance and multidrug resistance. Subsquently, semiquantitative RT-PCR confirmed the reliability of differential expression of these 4 genes. Conclusion Differentially expressed genes shown in NPC 5-8F cells compared to 6-10B cells with the identification of online MILANO program analysis are likely associated with drug resistance and mnltidrug resistance of NPC cells with the ability of metastasis.

Correlation study of aspirin resistance and inflammatory factors in patients with coronary heart disease / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To investigate correlation between aspirin resistance(AR) and inflammatory factors. Methods One hundred and ten patients with coronary heart disease took aspirin 0.1 mg/d for 14 days.It was detected platelet aggregation function induced with adenosine disphosphate (ADP) and arachidonic acid (AA), and investigated correlation between AR and inflammatory factors. Interleukin-1? (IL-1?),interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high sensitive C-reaction protein (hs-CRP) levels. Results IL-6 level of patients with AR was significantly higher than that of aspirin sensitive (AS) patients. The other two index were not different between the two groups. Conclusion IL-6 levels could be used as predictor.

Expression of Ten ABC Transporters in Cisplatin-resistant Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cell Lines / 生物化学与生物物理进展

Ten ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters are confirmed to be associated with resistance against anticancer drugs. To investigate the relationship between these ten ABC transporters and the nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 resistant to cisplatin, cisplatin and cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil were used to induce the CNE2 cell to acquire the drug-resistance for 1 year. After these cells were cultured without drugs for 2 months, the MTT assay method was used to determine the dose-effect relationship of cisplatin and resistant index. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA expression of ten ABC transporters in CNE2 and the drug-resistant CNE2 cells, and the result was confirmed by immunocytochemical method. The results of MTT method showed that two cell lines resistant to cisplatin (named as CNE2/DDP) and cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil (named as CNE2/DDP+5Fu) were established, with resistant index 2.58 and 5.31, respectively. Of ten ABC transporters, only ABCC2 was found to be up-regulated both in CNE2/DDP and CNE2/DDP+5Fu cells, for increasing about 2.50 and 4.08 folds, respectively. The results of immunocytochemical method also confirmedthat the expression of ABCC2 in CNE2/DDP and CNE2/DDP+5Fu cells were stronger that that in CNE2 cell. Furthermore, ABCC2 protein was found to be located at nuclear membrane of CNE2/DDP +5Fu cell but not at nuclear membrane of CNE2 cell. The results suggest that ABCC2 may play an important role in cisplatinresistance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2.