Objective To investigate sensitivity of colon cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil after downregulation of XIAP gene expression. Method Colon cancer cells HCT-8 and HCT116 were transfected with a short hairpin RNA targeted to XIAP by liposome, cells viability were examined.5-fluorouracil was applied into two kinds of colon cancer cells. Tumor cells sensitiviy to chemotherapeutic drug was evaluated. Caspase-3 activity in tumor cells was examined by Western blot. Result After downregulation of XIAP expression, cell growing viability of these two kinds of colon cancer cells was restricted, HCT-8 resistance to 5-fluorouracil was reversed ( P ＜ 0. 01 ), HCT116 sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil was enhanced (P ＜ 0.05), caspase-3 expression in colon cancer cells was highly activated, apoptosis inducing activity of 5-fluorouracil was increased significantly. Conclusions XIAP expression was a important mechanism in colon cancer cells HCT-8 and HCT 116 resistant to 5-fluorouracil, sensitivity to 5-fluorouracil of HCT-8 and HCT-116 was increased by downregulation of XIAP expression.

Objective To observe the effects of fosamax on the fracture healing and the bone mineral density(BMD)in postmenopausal women with radius distal osteoporotic fracture(RDOF).Methods All the 62 patients with RDOF were randomly divided into 2 groups after the fracture was fixed manually.Thirty-two patients in treated group took fosamax 1 tablet(70 mg)per week for 12 weeks and caltrate D 600 mg per day,while the other 30 patients in control group took caltrate D 600 mg per day only.The BMD and the fracture healing time were detected after 12 weeks' treatment.Results The fracture healing time was(9.31±2.50)weeks in treated group and was(13.0±2.8)weeks in control group(t=5.54,P＜0.01).BMD was significantly increased after treatment in treated group[(0.615±0.075)g/cm2 vs.(0.665±0.085)g/cm2,t=2.50,P＜0.05],while there was no obvious change of BMD in control group[(0.620±0.085)g/cm2 vs.(0.617±0.075)g/cm2,P＞0.05].BMD was higher in treated group than in control group after treatment(t=2.46,P＜0.05). Conclusions Fosamax can promote formation of bony callus,increase BMD and shorten external fixation time of radius distal osteoporotic fracture in postmenopausal women.

Objective To evaluate No.16a2b1 lymphadenectomy for D2 gastrectomy of advanced gastric cancer.Methods In this study,we retrospectively analysed the data of 100 patients with advanced gastric cancer from April 2004 to April 2005.All the patients were in stage T3-4.50 patients underwent D2 plus No.16a2b1 lymphadenectomy while the other 50 patients underwent standard D2 operation.Results The metastatic rate of No.16a2b1 lymph node was 18％ ;The bleeding volume,operation time,postoperative intestinal function recovery time and the incidence of postoperative complications between D2 plus No.16a2b1 lymphadenectomy group and standard D2 operation group were [(351 ± 121) ml vs.(305 ±-105) ml,t=2.03],[(192±50) vs.(172±40),t=2.22],[(5 ±2) days vs.(4±-2) days,t=3.33],and [10％ (5/50) vs.8％ (4/50)] respectively.All differences were not statistically significant (P ＞0.05).While 5 year survival rates were 24％ (12/50) vs.6％ (3/50) respectively,the difference was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions No.16a2b1 lymphadenectomy is necessary,feasible and prolongs survival for advanced gastric cancer patients,especially in stage T3 and T4 undergoing D2 operation.

Objective To evaluate the influence of the alendronate treatment in early-stage adult nontraumatic avascular necrosis of femoral head. Methods The 83 patients with nontraumatic avascular necrosis of femoral head were enrolled in this study. They were given oral alendronate 70 mg weekly, and evaluated with Harris criteria before and after treatment. Results In the patients with ARCO Ⅰ necrosis, the scores of pain and function were higher after treatment than before [(41.45±3.55) scores vs. (38. 48± 5.55) scores, t = 3. 70, P = 0. 001; (45.06 ± 1.50) scores vs. (43.97 ±2.31) scores, t= 3.76, P= 0. 001]. In the patients with ARCO Ⅱ necrosis, the scores of pain,function and activity were also higher after treatment than before [(40. 40±4.31 ) scores vs. (37.32±6. 65) scores, t=4.06, P=0.00; (42.90±2.70) scores vs. (41.66±3.35) scores, t=3.15, P=0.003; (4.76±0.47) scores vs. (4.42±0.70) scores, t=3.35, P=0.002]. Conclusions Alendronate is effective in treatment of early-stage adult nontraumatic avascular necrosis of femoral head, in particular for ARCO Ⅱ patients. But its long-term effect is worth researching in future.

Objective To study the apoptosis-inducing effect of recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 8 with soluble TRAIL gene on human colon cancer cell line HCT116. Method Recombinant adeno-associated virus serotype 8 with TRAIL gene was generated by triple plasmid transfection of HEK293 cells with phosphate calcium precipitation. After infected by recombinant virus, cell growth assay was carried out by counting alive cells after trypan blue exclusion. Alternations of cell morphology was examined by microscopy. Cell apoptosis was detected by DNA laddering. The protein expressions of apoptosis-3 and apoptosis-8 were detected by Western blotting. Result The growth rate of the AAV8-sTRAIL infected HCT116 cells was significantly inhibited. Recombinant virus induced apoptosis in colon tumor cells by triggering caspase cascade, but not in normal human hepatocytes. Conclusion AAV8-sTRAIL efficiently suppresses the growth of human colon cancer cell line HCT116 by inducing apoptosis, with no evident toxicity to normal cell.

Objective To explore the establishing methods and differences of rat models of spleen deficiency and spleen deficiency liver cancer using the traditional Chinese medicine Dachengqi and Xiaochengqi decoctions .Methods Spleen-deficiency rat models were developed by multifactor methods:bitter-cold purgation ( Dachengqi or Xiaochengqi de-coction), cold-wet environment, tiredness, and fasting on alternate days for 30 days.Seven days after spleen-deficiency modeled,liver cancer in the spleen-deficiency rats and normal rats was developed by subcutaneously inoculation of Walker -256 carcinoma cell line in nude mice and then transplanted into rat livers .Liver cancer models were observed for 35 days. Sixty 3-week old male Wistar rats were randomly distributed into 4 groups: normal group , liver cancer model group , and Dachengqi and Xiaochengqi decoction groups .Degree of spleen deficiency , changes of the body-weight, survival time and tumor formation were recorded .Results Spleen deficiency rat models were successfully established .The weight gain of rats in the spleen-deficiency groups was significantly inhibited (P<0.01), and during the first 20 days (but not later) the average body weight of the Dachengqi decoction group was significantly higher than that of the Xiaochengqi decoction group (P<0.05).Spleen-deficiency scores of rats in the Xiaochengqi and Dachengqi groups were higher than those in the blank tumor group, especially in the Xiaochengqi group (P<0.01).The total tumor formation rate was 91.1%and 80%in the blank tumor groups , and 93.3%in both Xiaochengqi and Dachengqi groups , respectively .The average survival time of Xi-aochengqi group was lower than that of the blank tumor and Dachengqi groups ( P<0.01 and P<0.05 ) .The cumulative survival rate of the Xiaochengqi group and rats with a higher spleen-deficiency score was lower than that of the other groups (P<0.05).Conclusions Xiaochengqi decoction may induce spleen deficiency more seriously than Dachengqi decoction , and spleen deficiency may be an important unfavorable prognostic factor for rat models of liver cancer .

Objective The purpose of this study was to discuss the clinical significance of serum levels of Pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP) in diagnosis,therapy monitoring and prognosis in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC).Methods Clinical diagnostic trial.Serum levels of ProGRP were measured by ELISA assays in 413 SCLC patients,418 NSCLC,120 with benign pulmonary diseases patients and 200 healthy subjects.Patients were recuited by the Shanxi Cancer Hospital from Dec.2005 to Oct.2008.Three hundreds and sixty-eight patients with SCLC were followed up from Dec.2005 to Oct.2011.The receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) was used to set the cut-off value of ProGRP and the area under ROC (ROC-AUC).The sensitivity and specificity of ProGRP were analyzed for diagnosing SCLC.The survival analysis was performed by the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox's proportional hazards model for multivariate analysis of prognosis.Results Using healthy subjects group as control,the largest Youden index point of ROC was used to set the cut-off values of ProGRP and NSE (45.3 ng/L and 12.4 ng/L).The ROC-AUC of ProGRP was 0.798 (95％ CI:0.746-0.850)the sensitivity and specificity were 79.2％,98.1％ respectively.The AUC of NSE was 0.786(95％ CI:0.726-0.746),the sensitivity and specificity were 71.9％,96.7％ respectively; Combing detection of ProGRP and NSE,the sensitivity and specificity were 88.1％,95.8％ respectively.Serum levels of ProGRP in healthy subjects,benign pulmonary diseases,NSCLC and SCLC groups were 6.9 (5.3-8.6),36.8 (26.3-43.4),21.3 (18.6-35.2) and 1758.7 (368.4-2967.3) μg/L respectively.The serum levels of ProGRP in SCLC groups were significantly higher than those in the healthy group,benign pulmonary diseases group and NSCLC group (H =103.66,P =0.000).Serum levels of ProGRP in SCLC at stage Ⅰ-],stage m,stage Ⅳ were 543.3 (256.8-843.2),1440.6 (1042.4-2543.3) and 1897.6 (1586.5-3958.7) μg/L,respectively (H =25.974,P =0.000).Serum levels of ProGRP in 165 SCLC patients with complete remission(CR) were significantly declined after treatment (U =11.65,P ＜ 0.01).The levels of ProGRP in 146 SCLC patients with partial remission(PR) slowly decreased (U =9.17,P ＜ 0.01).Thirty-nine cases with progressive disease (PD)and 63 cases with stable disease(SD) presented elevated ProGRP levels (U =3.314,P ＜ 0.001 ; U =2.54,P ＜ 0.01,respectively).By the end of October 31st 2011,a total of 368 cases with SCLC were followedup.Ratio of follow-up was 89.1％.There were 56 deaths in 119 SCLC patients with ProGRP ＜ 1000 μg/L (median time =16.0 months,4-23 months) ; 159 deaths in 249 with ProGRP ＞ 1000 μg/L (median survival time =12.0 months,2-18 months).Median survival time of the two groups showed significant differences(x2 =11.04,P =0.001).Multivariate analysis by Cox's proportional hazards model revealed that ProGRP was independent prognostic factor related to the overall survival (OS) of SCLC patients.Conclusions The serum ProGRP is valuable tumor marker for diagnosis,treat monitoring and prognosis of SCLC.It's important to predict relapses and recurrence of diseases earlier,instruct therapy and prognosis assessment.

It’s still controversial whether there is specificity of acupoints, because numerous studies showed that stimulation to acupoints and sham acupoints produced parallel clinical efficacies. For example, acupoint specificity was not detected when Visual Analogue Scale was adopted to evaluate pain, while hemodynamic and neuroimaging studies suggested the existence of acupoint specificity. This article reviewed and summarized relevant studies that supported or didn’t support acupoint specificity. Further researches are required to prove the existence of specificity of acupoints.

Objective To study the protective effects of taurine on liver and kidney injury induced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion(I/R) in rats.Methods Male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into Sham,I/R,and taurine groups.Thirty min before operation,2% taurine(200 mg/kg) was injected via dorsal vein of the rat′s penis.Intestinal ischemia-reperfusion was produced by occlusion of superior mesenteric artery for one hour later,then the blood flow was restored by removing the clamps.Blood samples were taken from rats in I/R and taurine groups at 1.5,3,6 and 12h after reperfusion,and the serum levels of ALT,AST,BUN and Cr were measured to evaluate the functions of liver and kidney.Tissues from livers and kidneys were cryostated and stained with hematoxylin and eosin to observe changes in histological pathology.TUNEL was also performed to examine apoptotic cells and the average light density levels were measured.Results The serum levels of ALT,AST,BUN and Cr in I/R group were significantly higher than those in Sham group(P

Objective To analyze the prevalent characteristics of hospitalized patients with gastric cancer in Shanxi Cancer Hospital from 2001 to 2010,and explore its incidence trends.Methods All related data of gastric cancer patients from 2001 to 2010 were collected,sorted and analyzed in view of gender,age,distribution of areas,et al.Results A total of 14 296 (11 355 males and 2 941 females) gastric cancer patients were overviewed.Male/female ratio was 3.86:1.The total number of patients was increasing with years on(F =95.06,P ＜ 0.000 1).Overall,prevalence increased dramatically in age group of 40-80 yr,reaching a peak of 51-70 yr.Whereas,prevalence in rural areas was higher than that in urban areas.According to distribution of areas,gastric caner prevalence in Taiyuan was higher than that in other areas,followed by Linfen,Lyuliang and Changzhi.Conclusions Gastric cancer patients of hospitalization are increasing year by year.All patients present with significant epidemiological features in age,gender and region.