Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a subpopulation of CD4 +T cells highly expressing CD25 and Foxp3. Treg not only involves in autoimmune disease, infection and transplantation tolerance, but also plays a pivotal role in the suppression of anti-tumor immunity during tumor development. Current researches suggest the frequency of Treg is increased in tumor tissues and peripheral blood of patients with HCC, which is associated with HCC development, and affect survival rate and prognosis of HCC patients. Depletion of Treg together with surgical resection of the tumor could be a new approach for HCC, which can enhance tumorspecific T cell memory to remove latent metastasis and protect against recurrence for improvement of HCC therapeutic effect. This review presents the role of Treg in HCC development, the relationship between Treg and prognosis and its clinical practice.

Clinical data of 23 locally recurrent rectal cancer patients underwent radical anterior resection and 69 controls matched by age and gender was retrospectively analyzed to find out the risk factors related to local recur-rence after radical anterior resection of rectal carcinoma. Univariate analysis showed that tumor size, number of positive lymph nodes, distance between tumor and the anal verge and T stage were risk factors for locally recurrent rectal cancer after radical anterior resection. The results of logistic regression analysis showed that T stage ( T4 stage) was an independent risk factor correlated with the tumor recurrence after radical anterior resection and loca-tion of tumor( distance of tumor from the anal verge being less than 5 cm) seemed to be an independent risk factor correlated with the tumor recurrence.

Objective To explore the relationship between cholelithiasis and the function of sphincter of Oddi (SO). Methods To identify the existence of calculi, choledochoscopy was performed in patients 6 weeks after exploration of the common bile duct (CBD) and T tube drainage, in which 71 were patients with stones in gall bladder, CBD or intra-hepatic bile duct, and 9 with trauma of pancreas or liver.Biliary manometry was performed after choledochoscopy, and an additional manometry was applied after calculus removal if calculi were detected. The indices measured included SO basal pressure ( SOBP), amplitude of SO contractions (SOCA), frequency of SO contractions (SOF) and CBD pressure (CBDP). The patients with cholelithiasis were classified into cholecystolithiasis group, choledocholithiasis group, and hepatolithiasis group according to the position of calculi. Patients with trauma were assigned as the control group.Results All variables in 50 patients with choledocholithiasis were similar before and after the procedure.The variables in patients with cholecystolithiasis and choledocholithiasis had no difference from those of the control (P ＞ 0. 05 ). The SOBP and SOCA of patients in hepatolithiasis group were lower than those of the control group ( P ＜ 0. 05 ), while no difference in SOF was detected (P ＞ 0. 05 ). Conclusion The function of SO in patients with hepatolithiasis is abnormal ( decrease in SOBP and SOCA). Biliary manometry cannot be the reliable evidence for the existence of calculi in bile duct.

Objective To investigate the changes and significance of the contents of cholecystokinin (CCK) acceptors and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in sphincter of Oddi and the contents of CCK and nitric oxide (NO) in the blood of the patients with calculus of bile duct. Methods The contents of CCK acceptors and NOS in sphincter of Oddi and the contents of CCK and NO in the blood were determined in 41 patients with gallstone and 6 controls. Results The contents of CCK and NO in the blood of patients with gallstone were significantly higher than that in control [ ( 38.91±4.85 ) pmol/L vs ( 30.67±1.81 ) pmol/L; (40.84±4.74 ) pmol/L vs ( 32.81±1.11) pmol/L] ;The contents of CCK acceptors and NOS in sphincter of Oddi in the patients with gallstone were signifi-cantly lower than in the controls [ (67.59±5.87 ) ng/L vs ( 78.99±1.71 ) ng/L; ( 457.52±45.40 ) ng/L vs ( 519.61±11.38 ) ng/L] ;The contents of CCK and NO in the blood in the different groups with calculus of bile duct were significantly different from those in the controls. Conieusion The degree of the decrease of the contents CCK acceptors and NOS in sphincter of Oddi leads to the decrease of Oddi sphincter function,resuting in cholestasis and promoting the formation of bile duct stone.

Bile duct stone is the common and frequently-occurring disease, its incidence upwards trend. In recent years, people realize that Oddi sphincter movement disorders play an important role in the inci-dence of bile duct stones. NO, CCK, VIP and theie interactian have effects on sphincter function and dis-charged from the regulation of bile. These factors are necessary to conduct an in-depth study to investigate the cause of bile duct stone and its treatment.

Pancreatic neuroendoerine tumors (PNET) is a complicated and heterogeneous group of neoplasia,and the incidence of PNET is growing rapidly recently.The current study on PNET lags behind what is known of other pancreatic tumors.Therefore,understanding of the molecular pathology is important for improving the early diagnosis,treatment and prognosis.With the development of molecular biology,there are already several potential targets proved to have application role in treatment of PNET.Here,the authors present the current knowledge about the molecular alterations of PNET.

Objective To screen the risk factors of liver metastasis in patients with postoperative colorectal cancer and to set up a mathematic model.Methods One hundred and sixty-eight patients received radical surgery were retrospectively analyzed.Logistics model regression was used to identify the risk factors and ROC test to complete a mathematic model.Results The 3 and 5-year incidence rate of liver metastasis was 25.0％ and 33.3％,respectively.The risk factors of liver metastasis were lymph node metastasis (LNM),tumor invasive depth (TID),histological grading (G) and preoperative serum tumor markers (PSMs).The mathematic model was:logit (P) =-0.931 + 0.973 × LNM + 0.302 x TID + 0.637 x G + 0.042 x PSMs.Conclusion The risk factors of liver metastasis were LNM,TID,G and PSMs,and the mathematic model could be set up.

Purpose:To determine the independent prognostic factors of survival for extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma after operation. Methods:The clinical data of 52 patients with cholangiocarcinom a treated by operation in our hospital from 1992 to 2002 were retrospectively an alyzed and 10 possible factors influencing survival were selected . A multivaria te analysis was performed in these patients by the computer′s Cox proportional hazard model. Results:The over-all cumulative survival rate was 44.2% in a y ear,23.1% in three years and 9.6% in five years.The univariate analysis showed t he major significant prognostic factors influencing survival of these patients w ere mass of tumor of TNM stage,invasion and metastasis , method of operation , e xpression of E-cd and MMP-9 (P

Objective:To explore the medicinal importance of the stem of Desmodium elegans, methanolic extract, and its different solvent fractions were evaluated for brine shrimp lethality, insecticidal and phytotoxicity, antifungal, and antibacterial activities.
Methods:The methanolic extract and its solvent fractions were tested for cytotoxic, phytotoxic, insecticidal, antifungal, and antibacterial effects using our previous published protocols.
Results:The methanolic, DCM, ethyl acetate and n-butanol fractions exhibited insecticidal effect against Callosobruchus analis and Rhyzopertha dominic. The methanolic extract, n-hexane, DCM ethyl acetate and n-butanol showed 75, 85, 85, 65 and 5%phytotoxicity at the tested concentration of 500μg/mL respectively. The solvent fractions (DCM and ethyl acetate) were effective against F. solani (10%and 20%inhibition respectively). All the tested samples were devoid of cytotoxic and antibacterial effects.
Conclusions:It was concluded that this plant can be practiced for control of weeds and insects.

OBJECTIVETo study genotype distribution and the characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Uighur patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Xinjiang, China.

METHODSType specific primers and PCR were used to detect the HBV genotypes of 127 Uighur CHB patients in Xinjiang. Genotyping results were confirmed by PCR product sequencing.

RESULTSAmong the 127 patients, the proportions of genotype D, B, C and B/D, C/D, B/C/D were 39.4% (50/127), 22.0% (28/127), 16.5% (21/127) and 9.4% (12/127), 8.7% (11/127) and 3.9% (5/127), respectively. The distribution of the HBV genotypes showed no significant differences between male and female patients (x2 = 8.058, P > 0.05), between HBeAg positive and negative patients (x2 = 6.033, P > 0.05), and between patients of different ages (x2 = 3.137, P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONGenotype D HBV is predominant in Uighur patients with chronic hepatitis B in Xinjiang. The distribution of various HBV genotypes shows no significant differences between these Uighur patients with different HBeAg positivity, sex and age.

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