Objective To study the clinical characteristics in young women with breast cancer.Methods Clinical data on 71 young breast cancer cases (under 35 years) out of a total 810 female cases during a period of 20 years were retrospectively analyzed. Result Delayed medical consultation was more often seen in young patients(56?4)?d vs (35?3)?d; u=2.33; P

Objective To explore the clinical effect of Weifuchun tablet combined with chemotherapy on patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods Sixty-eight patients with advanced NSCLC was randomly divided into control group (n =34) treated with cisplatin + gemcitabine and treatment group (n =34) treated with Weifuchun tablet (1.436g × 2/d) and cisplatin + gemcitabine.After two treatment cycles,the clinical effect in both groups were evaluated.Results The clinical efficacy in the treatment group was 52.94％ (18/34),which in the control group was 41.18％ (14/34),there was no statistically significant difference between the two groups(x2 =0.94,P ＞ 0.05).The quality of life and the level of T lymphocytes were markedly improved,and the reduction of hemoglobin,leucocyte,and platelet,and nausea reaction were all significantly inhibited in treatment group compared with that in control group after two treatment cycles (x2 =4.12,4.66,5.96,4.12,5.90,all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Weifuchun tablet combined with chemotherapy effectively ameliorates the clinical symptoms of the patient with advanced NSCLC,reduces the toxic and side effects caused by chemotherapy,and improves the quality of life,which is worthy in the clinic.

Objective To observe the role of nitric oxide(NO) in the immune regulatory effect of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells(MSCs). Methods Bone marrow MSCs were isolated from Lewis rats by adherence screening. Concanavalin A (ConA) was adopted as the stimulator and T-lymphocyte isolated from peripheral blood of SD rats as the reactive cells. The changes of the ability of T-lymphocyte proliferation, when co-cultured with MSCs, were measured by CCK-8 assay. The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA and protein expression on MSCs and were detected by RT-PCR, Western blot. The contents of nitrites and the levels of Th1 type cytokine IFN-γand Th2 type cytokine IL-4 were measured by Griess test and ELISA respectively, in the co-cultured supernatant. Results T-lymphocyte proliferation was inhibited by co-cultured MSCs, which was concentration-dependent. In this study, the inhibition was most obviously group[ (79.03 ± 1.70)% ] (P ＞ 0.05 ). The I NOS mRNA expression, protein and nitrite levels were signifigroups, the proliferation rate of T-lymphocyte recovered. The content of IFN-γwas increased with the ratio decline of MSCs in the experimental group and IL-4 in each group has no significant difference( P ＞ 0.05 ).Conclusion MSCs inhibited T-lymphocyte proliferation by influencing Th1/Th2 balance, and the secretion of soluble factor NO, which secreted by MSCs, may plays an important role in the immune regulation.

To perform an evaluation of the on-going prospective clinical trials on particle radiation therapy and their impact on the current clinical practice as well as future clinical research and development.Furthermore,to briefly present the results of the registration trial of the IONTRIS particle therapy system at the Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center.We used data from the clinicaltrials,gov and the Particle Therapy Collaborative Organization Group (PTCOG) website.After excluding retrospective and in silico studies,we examined and analyzed the prospective clinical trials for their ion type,targeting disease site,and nature.At the time of this analysis,149 prospective trials were identified on proton and carbon-ion radiation therapy,including 20 were carbon-ion and 129 trials were proton radiation focused,respectively.Except for 15 randomized phase Ⅱ/Ⅲ and Ⅲ trials,134 trials were phase 0-Ⅱ trials.Tumors from nearly all body parts were covered by the on-going trials,but trials on pediatric,GI,lung,prostate,and breast cancer account for the majority.The majority of the currently on-going trials focus on the efficacy and adverse-effects of the new dose/fractionation schemes of particle therapy as well as the use of particle therapy on new indications.Few studies invcstigate the addition of adjuvant therapy or imaging technology used in adjunct with particle therapy.Randomized trials that compare particle radiation therapy versus photon radiation is relatively uncommon.Despite the prevailing use of proton and heavy-ion radiation therapy for cancer treatment,～ 150 prospective clinical trials associated with particle radiation therapy are identified.As the majority of trials aim to investigate more efficacious dose/fractionation and the application of particle therapy on new indications,improved outcome from and expanded utilization of particle radiation therapy can be expected.

BACKGROUND:Existing evidence has shown that xenogeneic bone derived graft materials have the ability to repair bone defects, but little report is on the comparison of composition of xenogeneic bone and human bone.
OBJECTIVE:To analyze the chemical composition, mineral phase, calcium and phosphorus contents, total protein contents, and appearance of the cancel ous bones of the tibia from pig, bovine and human.
METHODS:Cancel ous bones of the tibia from pig, Banna miniature pig, bovine, young and old people were cut into bone particles of 0.5 cm×0.5 cm×0.5 cm. After degreasing or drying treatment, chemical composition, mineral phase, calcium and phosphorus contents, total protein contents of bone particles were detected using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, plasma emission spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and Kjeldahl method, respectively. Nano Measurer 1.2 and Photoshop cs6 were used to measure pore diameter and porosity rate based on the results of scanning electron microscope.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The main inorganic phase of five kinds of cancel ous bones was hydroxyapatite and the main chemical composition was phosphate and carbonate. The calcium content of the bovine cancel ous bonewas lower than that of the other cancel ous bones (P<0.05) and the phosphorus content of the cacel ous bone of young man was higher than that of the pig and bovine cancel ous bones (P<0.01). The total protein content in the cancel ous bones of normal pig and Banna miniature pig was higher than that in the other three kinds of cancel ous bones (P<0.05). The pore diameter of five kinds of cancel ous bones was 400 to 600μm and the porosity rate was 60%to 70%. Moreover, the porosity rate of the bovine cancel ous bone was the highest. Therefore, we conclude that there are some certain differences in the organic and inorganic components of the pig or bovine cancel ous bones as compared with humans.

Objective To investigate the expression of survivin (an apoptosis inhibitor) in thyroid carcinoma and its relationship with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Methods Sixty-eight cases of thyroid carcinoma, 12 cases of thyroid adenoma and 10 cases of normal thyroid tissue were involved. Immunohistochemistry (SABC method) was used to detect the expression of survivin, caspase-3 and VEGF, and then their relationship with the major clinicalpathologicalparametersofthyroidcarcinoma was analysed. Results No survivin was expressedinnormalthyroidtissue,butsurvivinwasweakly expressed in thyroid adenoma (16.7%) and strongly expressed in thyroid carcinoma (57.4%); caspase-3 was obviously expressed in three kinds of tissue (70.0%, 75.0%, 69.1%), and VEGF was expressed in 75.0% of thyroid carcinoma and 41.7% of thyroid adenoma. In thyroid carcinoma, survivin expression had no correlation with caspase-3 expression, but significant positive correlation existed between surviving and VEGF (r=0.302,P

BACKGROUND: Our former studies have shown that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) can be induced differentiation to vascular smooth muscle-like cells (VSMLCs) and vascular endothelium-like cells (VELCs), which are compatible with collagen-embedded polyglycolic acid scaffolds. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possibility of constructing small diameter tissue-engineered blood vessels via subcutaneous implantation. METHODS: The cells-scaffold complex was produced by separately seeding VSMLCs and VELCs derived from BMMSCs on polyglycolic acid collagen scaffolds. The two layers were separated by ECMgel. The cells-scaffold complex was subcutaneous implanted into small diameter tissue-engineered blood vessels.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Histological analysis of the small diameter tissue-engineered blood vessel walls revealed a typical artery structure, which was similar to natural vessels. The tissue-engineered blood vessels were not broken down under a force of 26.6 kPa. Eight weeks after implantation, the Brdu-labeled seed cells were found in the three layers of the vessel walls. The results revealed that the subcutaneous tissue was a good bioreactor to construct small diameter tissue-engineered blood vessels.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the value of MRI diffusion weighted imaging in localization of prostate cancer with whole-mount step section pathology.MethodsWe treated 36 patients using laparoscopic radical prostatectomy from Oct. 2009 to Jun. 2010. Patients who did not have an MRI/DWI examination or a surgical history of prostate and previous hormonal therapy were excluded, leaving 19 patients in our study. We analyzed the MRI and DWI collected before radical prostetectomy surgey and the post-surgery step section pathology made by the whole mount technique. The prostatic gland was divided into six sections. Two doctors read the MRI/DWI without knowing the patients' information and scored, using a 5 point scale, for each section. The tissue was graded according to the following scale: 1-definitely no cancer, 2-probably no cancer, 3-possible cancer, 4-probable cancer and 5-definite cancer. When the average score ≥4 the region was assumed to be the prostate cancer region by MRI or MRI/DWI.ResultsIn 19 patients with 114 regions, there were 48 (42％) prostate cancer regions approved by whole-mount step section pathologically.The number of prostate cancer regions was 15 (39％), 21 (55％) and 12 (32％) in base, mid and apex parts respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the MRI was 62.5％ and 69.7％. When considering DWI, the specificity and sensitivity was elevated to 79.1％ and 83.3％. As for the apex and mid parts, the sensitivities of MRI were a little bit low (46.7％ and 66.7％ ). But the sensitivities of localization of prostate cancer for the apex and mid of prostate were elevate to 73.3％ and 85.7％ respectively when DWI was also used.ConclusionsWith whole-mount step-section pathology, the combination of MRI and DWI can improve the sensitivity of MRI for localized diagnosis in prostate cancer, especially in apex and mid parts of the prostate.

AIM: To examine the effects of L-carnitine on apoptosis and oxidant injury in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes induced by hypoxia/reoxygenation and its possible mechanism. METHODS: The cultured cardiomyocytes were divided into three groups, control, A/R group (anoxia for 120 min, reoxygenation for 240 min) and L-carnitine treatment group, in which cells were exposed to 20 mg/L, 50 mg/L, 100 mg/L, 200 mg/L L-carnitine respectively at 2 h before anoxia. The superoxide dismutase (SOD), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) content were examined, and the apoptosis was determined by flow of cytometry (FCM). In addition, the ultrastructure was observed by transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS: In A/R group, SOD and SDH activities were lower, the apoptosis rate and MDA content were higher than those in control group (P

AIM: To examine the effects of L-carnitine on apoptosis in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes induced by hypoxia/reoxygenat ion and its possible mechanism. METHODS: A cell culture model of neonatal rat cardiacmyocytes wa s used. The cultured cardiomyocytes were classified into three groups: control g roup, I/R group (anoxia for 120 min, reoxygenation for 240 min) and L-carnitine group (L-carnitine, which was classified into four different concentrations, was added to the cells 2 h before anoxia). The activities of superoxide dismutase ( S OD), the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and the apoptosis were determined by f low cytometry (FCM). RESULTS: In I/R group SOD activities were lower, and the apoptos is rate and MDA were higher than those in control group and they were statistica lly significant (P