Objective To investigate the expression of SOX2,TGF-β1 and Smad3 in gastric cancer and their relationships with clinical pathological characteristics of gastric cancer. Methods Immunohistochemical staining was used to detect the expression of SOX2, TGF-β1 and Smad3 expression and the clinical pathological characteristics of gastric cancer were analyzed. Results Integrated optical density (IOD) values from the positive expression of SOX2, Smad3 in gastric cancer group were all significantly lower than normal gastric tissues (P < 0.05). IOD values from the positive expression of TGF-β1 in gastric cancer group were all significantly higher than normal gastric tissues (P < 0.05). IOD values from the positive expression of TGF-β1 in lower poorly differentiated gastric cancer tissues, with lymph node metastasis and Ⅲ+Ⅳ were all significantly higher (P < 0.05). Higher IOD values from expression of SOX2 and Smad3 were found in high-moderated differentiated gastric cancer tissues, without lymph node metastasis and Ⅰ+Ⅱgastric cancer (P < 0.05). SOX2, TGF-β1 and Smad3 in gastric cancer has nothing to do with age illness and sex (P >0.05). There was positive correlation between SOX2 and Smad3 expression in gastric cancer tissues, and negative correlation between TGF-β1 and Smad3 in gastric cancer. Conclusions Abnormal expression of SOX2, TGF-β1 and Smad3 protein is related to the onset, development and clinicopathologic features of gastric cancer.

Objective To explore the expression of phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3K)and Akt in gastric carcinoma tissues and the distal normal tissues,and to analyze their correlation with the clinical pathologic characteristics of gastric cancer.Methods The S-P immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR were used to detect the expression of PI3K and Akt protein and mRNA in 60 cases of gastric carcinoma tissues and 25 cases of normal gastric mucosal tissues.Results The expression of PI3K and Akt in the gastric carcinoma tissues was significantly higher than that in the distal normal gastric tissues with statistical difference (P <0.05)and their expression in gastric carcinoma tissues was significantly related with the pathologic differentiation degree,TNM stage,invasion depth and lymph node metastasis (P <0.05).Conclusion PI3k/Akt protein and mRNA participate in the occurrence,development, infiltration and metastasis process of gastric cancer,and play an important role in the canceration of gastric carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and angiographic findings of cardiogenic shock(CS)following acute myocardial infarction(AMI) in elderly patients.Methods Between January 2015 and April 2016,we carried out a retrospective observational analysis of consecutive elderly patients in Tianjin Chest Hospital,who suffered CS-complicating AMI.Emergency angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) were performed after admission.All selected patients were divided into CS and non-CS groups according to whether CS occurred.Electrocardiograph (ECG),cardiac enzyme testing,and ultrasound cardiography were performed after admission to monitor the occurrence of CS.Results The incidence of CS-complicating AMI was 8.33％ (34/408) in elderly patients.Among all CS patients enrolled,the aged patients accounted for 91.89 ％ (3 4/3 7).In-hospital mortality rate was 2 9.41 ％ (10/3 4).There were significant differences between two groups in WBC,H s-CRP,blood glucose,CR and ALT (t =2.403,4.596,6.778,6.109,each P＜0.05).The NT-Pro BNP level,the time of FMC,the frequency of left main and multivessel disease were higher in the CS group than in the non-CS group (each P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Elderly patients are bearing high risk of CS following AMI.Prolonged FMC time and the presence of left main and/or multivessel lesion are independent risk factors for the development of CS.The optimal revascularisation strategy can improve the clinical outcome of patients with CS.

Objective:To analyze the clinical characteristics and predictive factors of SSc associated heart disease.Methods:The clinical data of patients with SSc from January 2016 to December 2021 in Ningbo Medical Center Lihuili Hospital were collected. Aight healthy controls come from the medicial examination center. They were divided into a positive group and a negative group based on whether heart involvement was present or not. The clinical manifestations of the two groups were compared by t test, Wilcoxon signed rank test and χ2 test and Logistic regression or ROC curve was used to analyze the prognostic risk of SSc associated heart disease. Then the transcriptome sequencing was used to analyze the differential gene expression. Results:①A total of 75 SSc patients were treated in our hospital, of which 6 patients with overlap syndrome and 1 patient with congenital heart disease were excluded. The clinical data of 68 patients were analyzed including 16 patients in the positive group and 52 patients in the negative group. Among the 16 patients with cardiac involvement, 12 patients (75.0%) had abnormal electrocardiogram, 9 patients (56.2%) with heart valve disease, 8 patients (50.0%) with abnormal cardiac structure and 8 patients (50.0%) with pericardial effusion. The biomarkers were elevated in 10 cases (83.3%). ②Univariate analysis showed that the positive group had a longer course of disease [120(11.2, 132) months vs 48(24, 90)months, Z=-2.08, P=0.037], and the rate of pulmonary arterial hypertension (50.0% vs 11.5%, χ2=11.07, P<0.001) and renal insufficiency(50.0% vs 3.8%, χ2=20.78, P<0.001) in the positive group were significantly higher than those in the negative group. Further Logistic regression analysis revealed that long course of disease [ OR (95% CI) =1.011 (1.001, 1.021), P=0.031], pulmonary arterial hypertension [ OR (95% CI) =5.431, 95% CI (1.065, 27.710), P=0.042] and renal insufficiency [ OR (95% CI) =30.444 (4.139, 223.938), P<0.001] were risk factors for SSc associated heart disease. ③Nail-fold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) was checked in 63 patients. The difference of abnormal NVC changes between the two groups was statistically significant (93.3% vs 58.3%, χ2=5.87, P=0.013). The total number of capillaries in the positive group was significantly less than that in the negative group [3.5(2, 4.8) vs 6 (5, 7), Z=-2.97, P=0.003]. Further ROC curve analysis showed that the total number of capillaries less than 4.5 predicted the occurrence of cardiac involvement (sensitivity was 80.0%, specificity was 83.8%), and the area under the ROC curve (95% CI) was 0.805 (0.061, 1.000, P=0.003).④The transcriptome of a total of 11 SSc patients (including 6 in the positive group and 5 in the negative group) and 8 healthy controls were analyzed to obtain the synchronously down regulated gene TNFRSF13B. The differences between the three groups were statistically significant ( χ2=11.88, P=0.003), especially in the positive group and the healthy controls( χ2=11.19, P=0.004). Conclusion:SSc patients with long course of disease accompanied by PAH and renal insufficiency are prone to have heart involvement. Early capillary endoscopy is also helpful to predict the risk of heart involvement. Moreover, TNFRSF13B genetic testing is helpful but further study is needed.

Objective: To explore the molecular mechanism of miR-130a-3p regulating epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) to affect the invasion and metastasis of breast cancer cells through HGF/MET pathway. Methods: A total of 22 pairs of cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissues from breast cancer patients, who were admitted to Affiliated Hospital of Chengde Medical College from January 2018 to October 2018, were collected for this study; in addition, breast cancer cell lines (MCF-7, MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB453) and normal breast epithelial cells MCF10A were obtained from the Institute of Basic Sciences, Chengde Medical College. And then, the expression of miR-130a-3p in tissues and cell lines were detected by qRT-PCR. The experiment cells were divided into control group, miR-130a-3p mimics group, miR-130a-3p inhibitor group, PHA665752 (a small-molecule MET inhibitor) transfection group and PHA665752+miR-130a-3p inhibitor co-transfection group. CCK-8 assay and Transwell assay were performed to detect the proliferation, invasion and migration of MCF-7 cells, respectively. The expressions of EMT and HGF/MET signaling pathway related proteins in MCF-7 cells were detected by WB. In addition, the targeted relationship between miR-130a-3p and MET was verified by Dual luciferase reporter gene assay. Results: miR-130a-3p was down-regulated in breast cancer tissues and cell lines. Over-expression of miR130a-3p could suppress the proliferation, invasion, migration and EMT of MCF-7 cells, while knockdown of miR-130a-3p had the opposite results. The results of Dual luciferase reporter gene assay indicated that miR-130a-3p targetedly down-regulated the expression of MET, and miR-130a-3p negatively regulated the expression of HGF/MET signaling pathway. Further experiments confirmed that miR-130a-3p inhibited the proliferation, invasion, migration and EMT of MCF-7 cells by blocking HGF/MET signaling pathway. Conclusion: miR-130a-3p suppresses the EMT of MCF-7 cells via blocking HGF/MET signaling pathway, thereby repressing the invasion and metastasis of MCF-7 cells.