Objective To evaluate the efficacy of D98A,a newly developed superparamagnetic oral MRI contrast agent,in the diagnosis of abdomen.Methods Plain and contrast MRI after taking 500～1000 ml D98Ain 80 patients were performed by using different field strength MR scanners,and the sequences included T 1WI,T 2WI,and fat suppressed sequences.The contrast effect,distribution,influence on demonstration of contours of abdominal organs,and side effects were studied concerning this suspension.Results It showed that this oral contrast agent had good security character,wide consideration area,low cost,good contrast effect,and high value of clinical application.The gastrointestinal tracts appeared as hypointensity on various MR sequences,and thus,made them easy to be identified.The margins of abdominal organs were easier to be located after taking the contrast,and the distinction had statistical denotation.The demonstration rate of gastrointestinal tracts was raised from 10% to 89% after using D98A.There were no side-effects in all patients. Conclusion D98A is safe and effective in facilitating the localization of the abdominal organs.It can improve the accuracy in delineating the gastrointestinal tracts and in diagnosing the lesions of abdominal organs.

Humans ; POEMS Syndrome ; diagnosis ; therapy

AIM:To observe and analyze visual quality changes of the patients with posterior capsule opacification ( PCO ) Nd:YAG laser posterior capsular dissection, including the change of the best corrected vision acuity ( BCVA ) , total high- order aberration ( tHOA ) , and the modulation transfer function ( MTF) .
METHODS:In this prospective observational study, 100 cases of patients ( 100 eyes ) with posterior cataract underwent Nd:YAG laser posterior capsular dissection ( posterior capsular diameter dissected was 5mm or higher). The mean age was 65. 52±7. 01 years old. The change of the BCVA was collected. The tHOA and MTF under the 3mm and 5mm pupil diameter were assessed by iTrace respectively before and after Nd:YAG laser posterior capsular dissection.
RESULTS:All the surgery went well without obvious intraoperative and postoperative complications happened. The preoperative BCVA was 0. 451 ± 0. 023 while the postoperative BCVA was 0. 763±0. 025. The difference of BCVA before and after Nd: YAG laser surgery was statistically significant (P<0. 01). At 3mm pupil diameter, the tHOA preoperative was 0. 551 ± 0. 031 while the postoperative tHOA was 0. 214± 0. 011, the differences were significance (P<0. 05). At 3mm pupil diameter while the spatial frequencies ( 5cpd, 10cpd, 15cpd, 20cpd, 25cpd, 30cpd ) respectively, the MTF tHOA value postoperative (0. 644±0. 023, 0. 49±0. 011, 0. 311±0. 015, 0.202±0. 018, 0. 056±0. 027, 0. 041±0. 011) were significantly higher than that preoperative (0. 401±0. 021, 0. 261±0. 026, 0. 179±0. 012, 0. 108±0. 014, 0. 031±0. 016, 0. 022±0. 021), and the difference has statistical significance (P<0. 05). At 5mm pupil diameter, the tHOA preoperative was 0. 752±0.028 while the postoperative tHOA was 0. 361±0. 014, the differences were significance (P<0. 01). At 5mm pupil diameter while the spatial frequencies ( 5cpd, 10cpd, 15cpd, 20cpd, 25cpd, 30cpd) respectively the MTF tHOA value postoperative (0. 426±0. 027, 0. 209±0. 018, 0. 172±0. 013, 0. 116±0. 015, 0. 049±0. 010, 0. 034±0. 014 ) were significantly higher than that preoperative (0. 234±0. 021, 0. 102±0. 019, 0. 088±0. 016, 0. 058±0. 022, 0. 021±0. 014, 0.016 ± 0. 011 ), and the difference had statistical significance (P<0. 05).
CONCLUSION: Patients with posterior capsule opacification ( PCO ) Nd:YAG laser posterior capsular dissection can help improve BCVA, reduce tHOA, increase MTF tHOA values, and significantly improve visual quality of patients.

Objective: To observe the inhibitory effects of quercetin combined with DDP on the growth of transplanted lung adenocarcinoma LA795 cells in T739 mice and detect the expression levels of Bel-2 and Bax and apoptotic index to explore the action mechanism for the combination therapy. Methods: Thirty-two T739 mice inoculated with LA795 lung adenocarcinoma cells were randomly divided into four groups with 8 mice in each group: control group (A), DDP treatment group (B), quercetin treatment group (C), DDP plus quercetin treatment group (D). The tumor growth was observed on day 16 after drug administration. All mice were sacrificed on day 24 after inoculation. The weight and volume of transplanted tumors were recorded. The expression levels of Bcl-2 and Bax were quantified using immunohistochemical method and image analyzing system. The apoptotic index of transplanted tumors was measured by TdT-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling(TUNEL) method. Results: The growth of transplanted tumors in groups B, C, and D were significantly inhibited. The weight of tumor body in the three groups were markedly lower than that of group A. The tumor inhibitory rates were 38.57%, 26.03%, and 51.58% in groups B, C, and D, respectively. The inhibitory effect of quercetin combined with DDP on tumor growth was enhanced compared with quercetin or DDP alone treatment. The expression of Bcl-2 was significantly higher but Bax was significantly lower in group A compared with group B, C, and D. The difference between the drug therapy groups and control group was significant (P< 0.05 or P<0.01). The apoptotic index was significantly increased in the three drug therapy groups compared with control group and the difference was significant (P<0.01). Conclusion: The combination therapy for quercetin plus DDP significantly suppresses the growth of lung adenocarcinoma cells in mice. The action mechanism may be due to regulation of Bcl-2 and Bax expressions, thereby, inhibiting cell proliferation and inducing apoptosis.

Objective To study the effects of lentiviral vector of microRNA targeting IGF1R gene on growth of liver cancer cells.Methods The complementary DNA containing both sense and antisense Oligo DNA of the targeting sequence was designed,synthesized and cloned into the pPRIME vector,named pPRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA.The viruses were propagated on 293T cells.Viruses were purified by CsCI gradient according to standard techniques,and functional PFU titers were determined by plaque assay on 293 cells.The effect of pPRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA on IGFIR expression of Hep3B、SMMC7721 cells was detected by RT-PCR and Western blot.The antitumor potential of PRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA to Hep3B、SMMC7721 cells was evaluated by CCK-8 assay and Tunel.Results PRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA was constructed successfully.Functional PFU titers of pPRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA were 4.58?109PFU/ml.PRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA inhibited IGFIR expression and the proliferation of Hep3B、SMMC7721 cells.Conclusions PRIME-IGFIR-miR30-shRNA expressing IGFIR-siRNA can inhibit IGFIR expression and may be used for further investigation of gene therapy of liver cancer.

To investigate the inhibitive effect of the co-culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii on the proliferation of human colon cancer cell line sw480 and/or its induced apoptosis and necrosis in vitro,the co-culture model of sw480 cells (1x10~6) was established with different number of Toxoplasma gondii (the concentration of tachyzoites was 2×10~6,4×10~6,8×10~6,16×10~6 respectively),and the co-culture supernatants were gathered 72 hours later.The sw480 cells were treated for different hours with different models of the co-culture supernatant.The parasitism and proliferation of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in sw480 cells was observed by Giemsa staining,and the growth inhibition rates of these cells were investigated by the CKK-8 method.Meanwhile,the apoptosis and necrosis of sw480 cells were detected with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and fluorescence microscopy with Hochest 33258 staining to observe the morphological changes of sw480 cells.Agarose electrophoresis was used to detect the DNA change of sw480 cells,and flow cytometric analysis was used for investigation of rates of apoptosis and necrosis of these cells stained with Annexin-v-FITC/PI.It was found that the parasitism and proliferation of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites in sw480 cells could be observed;and as demonstrated by the CKK-8 method,the inhibitive effect of the co-culture supernatant depended upon the treatment time,and a maximum inhibition ratio of 44.55% was detected at 48 hours.The karyopyknosis and karyorrhexis in the treated sw480 cells were observed under the fluorescence microscope;and the cellular necrosis were observed under TEM.In addition,the DNA fragments in the treated cells were revealed by agarose electrophoresis.In the flow cytometric analysis,a maximum prophase apoptosis rate of 11.54% was detected at 48 hours after treatment with the supernatants,while the rate of prophase apoptosis decreased,and the rates of advanced stage/necrosis increased markedly at the treatment time beyond 48 hours.It is concluded that the co-culture supernatant of Toxoplasma gondii and human colon cancer cell sw480 cell line can induce inhibition of proliferation,apoptosis and necrosis of this cell line in vitro.

Objective:To investigate the molecular mechanism underlying apoptosis of lung adenocarcinoma cell line A549 induced by rapamycin, a type of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signal pathway inhibitor, combined with hypoxia treatment. Methods:Rapamycin was applied to treat A549 cell line under hypoxia for 16 h. Then the discrepancy of cell apoptosis between treated and untreated control was compared by Hochest 33258 staining. After being treated with rapamycin combined with hypoxia, the mRNA and protein expressions of survivin, a kind of anti-apoptotic molecule, were tested by real-time PCR and Western blotting. Western blotting was employed to test the difference of hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α expression level before and after rapamycin was added. In additon, chromatin immunoprecipitation(ChIP) assay was further applied to explore the mechanism underlying the effects of rapamycin under hypoxia in inducing apoptosis of A549 cells. Results:Rapamycin induced apoptosis of A549 cell line under hypxia in vitro. In A549 cell line, the expressions of survivin at mRNA (P<0.01) and protein levels, were both decreased by rapamycin combined with hypoxia treatment. Besides, ChIP assay revealed that rapamycin inhibited the expression of survivin at the transcriptional level through decreasing the hypoxia-induced up-regulation of HIF-1α and its binding with the promoter of survivin gene. Conclusion:Rapamycin exerted anti-tumor effects by inhibiting the expression of HIF-1α and decreasing the binding of HIF-1α with the promoter of survivin gene, thereby down-regulating the increase in the expression of apoptosis inhibiting gene survivin.

Objective To improve the quality of thyroid surgery though the special surgical instruments and operating skill.Method Sub-total thyroidectomy for 504 pafients with primary hyperthyroidism were done through MPBS illuminating instruments and dissection,scrape absorption and electric coagulation skills of PMOD.Results Five hundred and four eases of sub-total thyroidectomy were successfully performed.The operation time was(50±20)minutes.The blood loss volume Was(60±30)ml.The hospital duration was(54±1)days.The incisions were short and the sears wore even.There was 1 case recurrence of hyperthyroidism and 2 cases of hypothyroidism after(5±3)years follow-up in 482 patients.There were no postoperative complications of hypoparathyroidism and injury of nerve.Conclusion The MPBS and PMOD instruments can be safely applied in thyroid surgery with the advantage of less blood loss,shorter operation time,smaller incision and less side-injuries.

Catheter Ablation ; adverse effects ; Heart Septum ; surgery ; Humans

Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic and immunohistochemicalcharacteristics of primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast(PSCCB). Methods Sixteen patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma of the breast were retrospectively reviewed. Twelve cases with a follow-up information were evaluated for ER, PR, C-erbB-2, HCK, Ki-67 expression. Results PSCCB is a very rare neoplasm,constituting 0.8 % of all breast carcinoma over 28 years(1981-2008) in our hospital. The patients age varied from 25 to 72, median age is 49 years old. All patients received operative treatment. Seven patients had metastatic disease in axillary lymph nodes. Three patients died from metastases and tumour recurrence.Tumors were usually ER-negative, but most cases showed high molecular cytokeratin (HCK) expression.Conclusion In terms of the clinical feature, there were no differences between the PSCCB and the other breast cancer. PSCCB could be confirmed by pathology. The prognosis is in controversial. Standard therapy should be studied and recommended in future.