Objective To evaluate the role of early postoperative enteral immunonutrition on host nutritional status,immune and inflammatory responses.Methods Ninety six patients with gastric cancer were randomized to receive either an immune enhancing enteral diet or an isocaloric,isonitrogenous control diet for 7 days.Enteral feeding was initiated 24 hours after surgery.Host immunity was evaluated by IgG、IgM、IgA、CD4、CD8、CD4/CD8,and inflammatory response was reflected by IL-1?、IL-2、IL-6、IL-10、TNF-?.Total protein,albumin,prealbumin,transferring and nitrogen balance were determined as nutritional indicators.Results After the study,prealbumin,IgA,CD4,and CD4/CD8 levels were significantly higher in study group than in control group.IL-6,TNF-?concentrations were significantly lower in study group than in control group.Conclusions Postoperative administration of immunonutrtion in patients with gastric cancer can positively modulate postoperative immunosuppressive and inflammatory responses.

The larval and adult schistosomes can effectively establish the stable parasitic relationship with their final hosts and then maintain the parasitism for a long time,due to the successful adaptation to their parasitic lifestyle. This paper reviews the progress of research on parasitic adaptability of schistosomes in several respects,and demonstrates the application value of schisto-somal genes related to parasitic adaptability in schistosomiasis control and exploitation of natural active molecules.

0.05).Postoperative plasma proteins were also decreased after the operation,and patients in TPN group decreased more obviously,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant(P0.05),but wound healing was better in TEN group than TPN group(P

Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; surgery ; Catheter Ablation ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; surgery

Objective To identify the sex-related DNA copy number alterations (CNA) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods High-resolution array comparative genomic hybridization Carray- CGH) was used to examine 17 female and 46 male HCCs. Two-tailed Fisher's exact test or χ2 test was used to compare the differences in CNA between females and males. Results The overall frequencies and patterns of CNA in female and male cases were similar. However, female HCC tumors presented more copy number gains compared to male on lq21. 3-q22(76. 5% vs 37. 0%, P = 0. 009), llqll(35. 3% vs 0. 0%, P = 0. 000 2) and 19ql3. 31-ql3. 32(23. 5% vs 0. 0%, P = 0. 004), and more loss on 16pll. 2(35. 3% vs 6. 5%, P = 0. 009). Relative to females, male cases had more copy number loss on llqll(63. 0% vs 17. 6%, P = 0. 002). Further analyses showed that llqll gain was correlated with 19ql3. 31-ql3. 32 gain(P = 0. 042) and 16pll. 2 loss(P = 0. 033), while lq21. 3-q22 gain was correlated with 19ql3. 31-ql3. 32 gain(P = 0. 046). Conclusion Our findings suggest that CNA may play an important role in sex-related difference in HCC development.

Cells, Cultured ; Flutamide ; pharmacology ; Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells ; cytology ; drug effects ; metabolism ; Humans ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myb ; metabolism ; Sp1 Transcription Factor ; metabolism ; Testosterone ; antagonists & inhibitors ; physiology ; Transcription Factors ; metabolism ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism

Bufalin is one of the major active components of Chan Su,a traditional Chinese medicine.Studies at home and abroad have confirmed that bufalin can inhibit cell proliferation significantly in many human leukemia and solid cancer cell lines by inhibiting endothelial hyperplasia and angiogenesis,and inducing cell differentiation and apoptosis. With the deepening of study,it is showed that bufalin has extensive anticancer activities and it has potential clinical value with very low drug concentration.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between visceral syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the changes of nutrition status or blood gas analysis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS: Sixty patients with COPD in stable phase were divided into dysfunction of lung (DL, n=20) group, dysfunction of lung and spleen (DLS, n=16) group and dysfunction of lung, spleen and kidney (DLSK, n=24) group according to syndrome differentiation of TCM. Moreover, the basic electric rhythm, percentage of bradygastria in electrogastrogram (EGG), ratio of actual body weight (ABW) to ideal body weight (IBW) and serum albumin level were determined to evaluate the nutrition status of the patients with COPD. Blood gas analysis was made too. RESULTS: The basic electric rhythm values in the DL, DLS and DLSK groups were (56.20+/-13.24)%, (47.38+/-10.24)% and (41.35+/-10.01)%, respectively. Compared with the DL group, the basic electric rhythm values in the DLS and DLSK groups decreased obviously (P<0.05). The percentages of bradygastria in the DL, DLS and DLSK groups were (45.18+/-18.13)%, (46.31+/-15.83)% and (49.90+/-17.54)%, respectively, and there were no differences among the three groups (P>0.05). The incidence rates of ABW/IBW<90% in the DL, DLS and DLSK groups were 50%, 75% and 54.17%, respectively, and there were no differences among the three groups (P>0.05). The incidence rates of serum albumin less than 35 g/L were 20%, 37.5% and 54.17%, respectively, and there were no differences among the three groups (P>0.05). PO2 in the DLS group [(63.56+/-15.06) mmHg] and DLSK group [(63.17+/-19.05) mmHg] were decreased as compared with the DL group [(78.15+/-16.63) mmHg] (P<0.05). PCO2 in the DL, DLS and DLSK groups were (42.25+/-12.46) mmHg, (48.60+/-17.60) mmHg and (49.97+/-13.43) mmHg respectively, and there were no differences among the three groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Several dysfunction organs described in TCM were involved in COPD followed by the increased severity, hypoxemia and PCO2. Dysfunction of gastrointestinal tract and malnourishment took place accordingly.

The abnormal expression of MUC15, a novel cell membrane-associated mucin, has been reported to predict poor survival in several cancers. The aim of the present study was to examine the expression of MUC15 in glioma and its correlation with clinicopathological features, including the survival of patients with glioma. The mRNA expression level of MUC15 was determined by RT-PCR, quantitative RT-PCR (RT-qPCR) and Western blotting in seven normal brain tissues and seven glioma tissues, respectively. The protein expression level of MUC15 was immunohistochemically detected in paraffin-embedded samples of 317 glioma tissues and 115 noncancerous brain tissues. The association of MUC15 expression levels with the clinicopathologic features and the prognosis was analyzed. The results showed that both mRNA and protein levels of MUC15 were significantly increased in glioma as compared with those in noncancerous brain tissue. Moreover, MUC15 overexpression was positively correlated with the advanced clinical stages of glioam patients (P<0.01). Furthermore, MUC15 expression levels were significantly correlated with the progression of glioma (P<0.001). Survival analysis indicated that glioma patients with higher MUC15 expression had a significantly shorter overall and 5-year survival time than those with low MUC15 expression. Multivariate analysis suggested that MUC15 overexpression was an independent factor for prognosis (hazard risk: 3.216; P=0.009). It was concluded that MUC15 is overexpressed in glioma tissues. Its overexpression correlates with tumor progression and it is a potentially unfavorable prognostic factor for patients with glioma.

Objective: To investigate the interaction between ciprofloxacin (CIP) and ferric-ion binding protein (FBP) from pathogenic bacteria, so as to determine whether FBP is the target of CIP. Methods: Reactions between ciprofloxacin and FBP from N. gonorrhoeae, which was expressed in E. coli, were monitored by UV-visible and NMR spectroscopy. Results: Fe3+ was removed from holo-FBP by CIP in 10 mmol/L Tris-Cl buffer, pH 7.40, at 298 K, and half of the loaded Fe3+ was taken off when 50 molar equivalence of CIP was present. Conclusion: CIP can remove Fe3+ from holo-FBP, indicating that CIP can interfere with the Fe3+ capture of the bacteria and influence the growth and virulence of the bacteria.