Liver transplantation in China: Focuses in recent years / 第二军医大学学报

The past few years have witnessed a rapid development in liver transplantation in China and great achievement has been made. This review introduces the recent focuses on liver transplantation in China, including scoring for end-stage hepatic disease and liver transplantation, liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinomas, liver re-transplantation, expanding of the donor pool, and post-operative long-term follow-ups.

Expression of heparanase mRNA and its clinical significance in primary hepatocellular carcinoma / 中华肿瘤杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the expression of heparanase mRNA and its relation with the clinicopathological features and angiogenesis in primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Expression of heparanase mRNA was detected by RT-PCR in 51 HCC lesions, and microvessel density (MVD) was detected by immunohistochemical stain with a factor VIII-related monoclonal antibody.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Expression of heparanase mRNA was shown in 49.0% (25/51) HCC lesions. The positive rate of heparanase expression in tumors larger than 3 cm (63.6%, 21/33) was significantly higher than those in smaller tumors (22.2%, 4/18; P < 0.01). Heparanase expression was more frequent in highly invasive tumors (70.0%, 14/20) compared with moderately invasive tumors (46.7%, 7/15) and low invasive ones (25.0%, 4/16; P < 0.05). Moreover, heparanase expression in tumors with high MVD (62.5%, 20/32) was significantly higher than those in tumors with low MVD (26.3%, 5/19; P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Heparanase mRNA expression may be important for the growth, invasion and angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma.</p>

Effect of serum hyaluronic acid on the liver cryopreservation-reperfusion injury in rats / 第二军医大学学报

Objective: To investigate the relation between ser um hyaluronic acid (HA) concentration and cryopreservation-reperfusion injury. Methods: The animals were randomly assigned to 3 groups: (1 ) group A: the control; (2) group B: liver allografts were stored in lactated R inger's solution (0℃) for 2 h before implantation; (3) group C:liver allografts were stored in lactated Ringer's solution (0℃) for 4 h before implantation. Th e serum sample and liver specimen were taken up at 2 h and 4 h after transplanta tion to detect the concentration of HA, AST and LDH, and to get pathologic obser vation. Results: Serum HA increased earlier and decreased more s hortly than AST and LDH after transplantation in group A. Serum HA increased sig nificantly in group B and C, much higher than that in group A(P<0.01). The i njury of vascular endothelium and the disorder of hepatic sinuses and hepatic lo b ules were observed in group B and C. In the specimen of 4 h in group C, evident infiltration of inflammatory cell was present. Conclusion: Cryopreservation leads to injury of endothelial cell and reperfusion aggravat es this injury. The serum HA concentration indicates the degree of cold ischemia -reperfusion injury.

Effect of serum hyaluronic acid on the liver cryopreservation-reperfusion injury in rats / 第二军医大学学报

Objective: To investigate the relation between ser um hyaluronic acid (HA) concentration and cryopreservation-reperfusion injury. Methods: The animals were randomly assigned to 3 groups: (1 ) group A: the control; (2) group B: liver allografts were stored in lactated R inger's solution (0℃) for 2 h before implantation; (3) group C:liver allografts were stored in lactated Ringer's solution (0℃) for 4 h before implantation. Th e serum sample and liver specimen were taken up at 2 h and 4 h after transplanta tion to detect the concentration of HA, AST and LDH, and to get pathologic obser vation. Results: Serum HA increased earlier and decreased more s hortly than AST and LDH after transplantation in group A. Serum HA increased sig nificantly in group B and C, much higher than that in group A(P<0.01). The i njury of vascular endothelium and the disorder of hepatic sinuses and hepatic lo b ules were observed in group B and C. In the specimen of 4 h in group C, evident infiltration of inflammatory cell was present. Conclusion: Cryopreservation leads to injury of endothelial cell and reperfusion aggravat es this injury. The serum HA concentration indicates the degree of cold ischemia -reperfusion injury.

Study on metastasis-associated gene in carcinoma by cDNA microarray / 第二军医大学学报

Objective:To understand the molecular pat hophysiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer.Methods: We studied novel gene expression by cDNA microarray method. The PCR pro ducts of 4 096 genes and 12 800 gene were spotted onto a kind of chemical-mater ial-coated-glass slide in array. Both the mRNAs from 5 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and 3 cases of pancreatic cancer were reversely transcribed to cDNAs with the incorporation of fluorescent-labeled dUTP to prepare the hybridization probes. After hybridization, BioDoor4096 and BioDoor12800 cDNA microarray were scanned for the fluorescent intensity. Tumor invasion-related gene expression w as screened through the analysis of difference in gene expression profile.Results:Among 4 096 and 12 800 target genes, there were 15 genes who se expression level differed from normal and carcinoma tissues. Therefore, they might be associated with metastasis.Conclusion:Further analysis of these differentially expressed metastasis-associated genes will be helpful for understanding the molecular mechanism of malignant carcinoma.

Study on metastasis-associated gene in carcinoma by cDNA microarray / 第二军医大学学报

Objective:To understand the molecular pat hophysiology of hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer.Methods: We studied novel gene expression by cDNA microarray method. The PCR pro ducts of 4 096 genes and 12 800 gene were spotted onto a kind of chemical-mater ial-coated-glass slide in array. Both the mRNAs from 5 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma and 3 cases of pancreatic cancer were reversely transcribed to cDNAs with the incorporation of fluorescent-labeled dUTP to prepare the hybridization probes. After hybridization, BioDoor4096 and BioDoor12800 cDNA microarray were scanned for the fluorescent intensity. Tumor invasion-related gene expression w as screened through the analysis of difference in gene expression profile.Results:Among 4 096 and 12 800 target genes, there were 15 genes who se expression level differed from normal and carcinoma tissues. Therefore, they might be associated with metastasis.Conclusion:Further analysis of these differentially expressed metastasis-associated genes will be helpful for understanding the molecular mechanism of malignant carcinoma.