Relationship between tissue factor expression and hepatic metastasis and prognosis in rectal cancer / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the correlation between tissue factor (TF) expression and hepatic metastasis and prognosis in rectal cancer.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>TF expression was retrospectively studied by immunohistochemical method in specimens of 40 rectal cancer, 3 hepatic metastasis and 6 benign adenoma with relation to their clinicopathologic data.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>1. TF expression was detected in 20 (50%) of the 40 primary rectal cancer specimens and all the 3 hepatic metastatic specimens, but not in the 6 benign adenoma or normal mucosa of rectum, 2. Significant correlation was observed between TF expression and synchronic hepatic metastasis (P = 0.002) and heterochronic hepatic metastasis (P = 0.001) and 3. TF was a risk factor for the prognosis of primary rectal cancer (P = 0.024).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Tissue factor expression may play a role in the process of developing hepatic metastasis. It may be considered as a new clinical indicator for monitor of hepatic metastasis and prognosis of primary rectal cancer.</p>

Diagnosis and treatment of primary angitis of central nervous system / 中国神经精神疾病杂志

Objective 　To investigate methods for the diagnosis and treatment of primary angitis of central nervous system (PACNS). Methods　Radiological and clinical feature, operative resutls of 12 patients with mass lesion presentations of PACNS were analyzed retrospectively. Results　The lesions showed low density on CT and long T1 and long T2 signal on MRI. The ring-wall enhanced lesions on MRI were flowery in 7 patients. Gross total resection of the lesions were performed in 10 patients with excellent recovery postoperatively. Growth of lesions were observed in 2 patients who underwent subtotal resection. Conclusions　 Lesions of PACNS have special appearance on enhanced MRI. More patients with mass lesion presentations of PACNS could be diagnosed preoperatively according to radiological and clinical feature.For these patients, surgery is the optimal treatment at present.

Inhibition of telomerase activity of colorectal cancer cells by chemotherapeutic drugs / 中国普通外科杂志

ObjectiveTo investigate the inhibition of telomerase activity of colorectal cancer by chemotherapeutic drugs.MethodsBy using telomerase repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) combined with PAGE silver staining, we detected the telomerase activity of human colorectal cancer cell line HT-29 under the effect of cisplatin, doxorubicin, pirarubicin, mitomycin C, and 5-FU.ResultsIn high doses,no inhibition of tolemerase activity was found when cells were collected after only 4 hours of drug treatment, but the telomerase activity was completely inhibited by cisplatin when the drug was removed and cells were reculured for 20 hours. However, doxorubicin, pirarubicin, mitomycin C, 5-FU had no such effect. ConclusionCisplatin inhibits telomerase activity of human colon cancer cell HT-29, while other drugs had no such effect.