Objective To study the level of serum gangliosides ( GM1 and GM3) in patients with gastric cancer and its clinical significance. Methods The ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbnent Assay, ELISA) method was used to detect GM1 and GM3 content in 40 patients with gastric cancer, and healthy controls. The results were analyzed with statistic software. Results The levels of serum GLS of gastric cancer group were significantly higher than that in healthy group and those in healthy subjects [(815.53±75.56)ng/ml vs (88. 88±32. 73)ng/ml;(765. 92 ±61.09)ng/ml vs (28.03±9.64) ng/ml, P <0.01 ] , patients with gastric cancer after chemotherapy and surgery group, and serum GLS was different between the healthy group and those in healthy subjects, patients with liver cancer after chemotherapy and surgery group. There was positive correlation between GM1 and GM3( r =0. 24, P <0.05).Conclusion Serum GLS of the patients with gastric cancer increased remarkably. Combined detection of serum gangliosides content in gastric cancer will be helpful to diagnosis of gastric cancer,disease progress prediction,and relapse prediction of this disease.

Objective To observe the effect of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF-β1) on thyroid peroxidase activity and the expression of mRNA in primary porcine thyrocytes, and approach its possible mechanism. Methods In vitro cultured porcine thyrocytes were divided into 0 μg/L(control group), 2, 5, and 10 μg TGF-β1/L groups.After cultured for 72 h, the cell survival rate was measured with methyl thiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay and the thyroid peroxidase (TPO) activity was measured by guaiacol method. The expression of TPO mRNA was determined cell survival rates of 2, 5, 10 μg/L groups(85.26%, 75.14% and 63.21%) were significantly lower(all P < 0.05 ).significantly decreased as compared with the control group [(2.143 ± 0.102), all P < 0.05)], and the TPO of TGF-β1, the lower the expression of TPO mRNA [(0.875 ± 0.078), (0.466 ± 0.044), (0.273 ± 0.007)] compared with the control group[(1.419 ± 0.148), all P < 0.05)]. Conclusions The inhibiting effect of TGF-β1 on primary cultured porcine thyrocytes may be related to its mechanism of inhibiting TPO activity and reduced mRNA expression.

0.10). Conclusion: Donepezil is effective in treating the cognition of AD and some of the mixed dementia, but it has little effect on VD.

Objective To compare the effects of nasogastric tube and spiral nasointestinal tube on patients with severe brain injury. Methods Pa?tients receiving enteral nutrition with spiral nasointestinal tube or nasogastric tube were collected and investigated to evaluate the two schemes of en?teral nutrition from aspects of coma score,nutrition improvement,and catheter complications and so on. Results Detection of levels of total protein and prealbumin were conducted for all patients at 7 and 15 days after intubation. Each index was higher in the spiral nasointestinal tube group than in the nasogastric tube group. The reflux and aspiration rate was lower in the spiral nasointestinal tube group than in the nasogastric tube group. The dif?ferences were significant(P<0.05). Conclusion Using spiral nasointestinal tube to give enteral nutrition in patients with severe brain injury can improve the nutritional status,reduce complications,which is more contributory to the recovery.

The outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in February 2003 in Guangdong, China, middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS) in September2012 in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the current COVID-19 pandemics in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, are all caused by coronaviruses, and patients primarily died of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Compared with more than 5 years of wreaking havoc from MERS-CoV and Ebor, China successfully contains the SARS-CoV within one year, which shows her advantages in political governance controlling such pandemics. Many coronaviruses have been separated and their molecular structures analyzed. However, there is no specific anti-coronavirus drug developed in the world since the outbreaks. The problems come from not only pharmaceutical technology per se that must treat both coronaviruses and their life-threatening ARDS, but also the small size of patients who could immune against the coronaviruses after infections resulting in pharmaceutical reluctance to invest in the area. Facing both the pharmaceutical and social-economic bottlenecks, here, we summarized the current development of anti-coronavirus drugs, and proposed the strategies of repurposing existing drugs and preparing their pharmacological combinations to fight the viruses including COVID-19 based on a well-understanding of how the coronaviruses enter the host and damage our respiratory system.

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Objective: To investigate the value of double source CT(DSCT)in the diagnosis of myocardial bridge(MB)and analyze the correlation of MB-associated coronary atherosclerotic plaque with age.Methods: A total of 417 patients suspected of coronary artery disease(CAD)were divided into a young group(n=137,30-44 yrs),a middle-aged group(n=197,45-59 yrs) and an old group(n=83,60-84 yrs),subjected to DSCT coronary angiography,and analyzed for the differences in the incidence of MB and coronary atherosclerosis.Results: Altogether 76 cases(18.2%) were diagnosed as MB,10(13.2%) in the young,36(47.4%) in the middle-aged and 30(39.5%) in the old group.Of the MB patients,41(53.9%) were complicated with coronary atherosclerotic plaque,2(20.0%) in the young,17(47.2%) in the middle-aged 22(73.3%) in the old group.There were significant statistical differences in the incidence and the nature of coronary atherosclerotic plaque among the 3 groups(P

Objective To investigate the correlation between the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF C) and vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF D) and the lymph node metastasis of groin and retroperitoneum in human epithelial ovarian carcinoma. Methods The expressions of VEGF C and VEGF D in benign, borderline, and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors were detected by immunohistochemistry and light microscopy. Results The expressions of VEGF C and VEGF D were found in benign, borderline, and malignant epithelial ovarian tumors. The expressions of VEGF C and VEGF D in ovarian carcinomas were significantly higher than those in benign and borderline ovarian tumors. The expression levels of VEGF C and VEGF D were correlated with peritoneal metastasis, lymph node metastasis of groin and retroperitoneum, and clinical stage, but not with distant metastasis, histology type, histological grade, and age. Conclusion Up regulation of VEGF C and VEGF D in epithelial ovarian carcinoma is advantageous to lymph node metastasis. This process may probably be correlated with lymphangiogenesis in tumors.

Objective There is still a concern that epidural labor analgesia could affect uterinecontraction.The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of epidural labor analgesia on uterinecontraction.Methods Forty ASA Ⅰ-Ⅱ primiparous women aged 20-30 yr at full term in normal uncomplicateddelivery were enrolled in this study.They were taller than 1.5 m and weighed less than 100 kg.The amnioticmembrane was artificially ruptured at 3 cm cervical dilation and a catheter was inserted into uterine cavity beyondthe head of the fetus and connected to a maternal-fetal monitor.The patients were randomly divided into 2 groupswith 20 patients in each group:Ⅰ control group received no analgesia and Ⅱ epidural group received continuousepidural analgesia(PCEA).An epidural catheter was placed at L_2-3.After a loading dose of 8-10 ml of the PCEAsolution(0.1% ropivacaine+1 ?g?ml~(-1) fentanyl)PCEA was started(bolus 3 ml,lockout interval 15 min andback ground infusion 6-8 ml?h~(-1)).The height of block was controlled below T_10.Blood samples were taken frommaternal vein at 3 cm cervical dilation(T_1),1h later(T_2)and at delivery(T_3)and from umbilical vein andamniotic fluid was aiso collected for determination of cortisol,PGE_2 and pitocin levels.VAS scores,intrauterinepressure,the frequency and duration of uterine contraction,the use of pitocin(%),incidence of cesareansection,the length of labor and neonatal Apgar scores were recorded.Results The maternal blood eortisolconcentration was significantly lower during PCEA(T_2,T_3)in group Ⅱ than in control group(P