Objective This study was to investigate the effect of exogenous thyroid hormone on serum NO and iNOS activity of intestinal mucosa in septic rats. Methods Septic model was established by cecal ligation puncture(CLP) in male SD rats. Triiodothyronine(T 3) was administered intraperitoneally to correct the low T 3 syndrome of septic rats. Blood was collected to examine serum NO and thyroid hormone concentration. Intestinal mucosa iNOS activity was assayed using immunochemical stain. Results Mortality rate in the prevention group was significantly lower than the septic group(Log rank=3.85, P

Objective To study the expression of integrin ?v subunit(?v) in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC )and its effect. Methods With the method of immunohistochemistry, specimens from 43 HCC patients and 6 control patients were studied. The relationship between the ?v expression and pathological features,microvessel density(MVD) was evaluated.Results The difference of the expression of ?v in tumor cells between HCC with satellite lesions and without it was significant(H=9 008, P =0 003).The MVD of HCC with positive and negative expression of ?v in endothelia was 151?54 and 115?39 respectively,difference of which was significant( t =2 503, P =0 016).Conclusions Integrin ?v subunit may play an important role in the angiogenesis, invasiveness and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of MRI and MRS in the prostatic diseases.Methods Clinical data together with MRI and MRS findings were reviewed retrospectively in 16 cases with benign prostate hyperplasia(BPH) and 6 cases with prostate carcinoma(PC) which were confirmed with pathology.MRI observation was focused on the size of the gland,the location of the lesion,the signal features and the extent of the tumor.MRS observation included the chemical shift of citrate(Cit),choline(Cho) and creatine(Cr)spectra,and the ratio of(Cho+Cr)/Cit.Results BPH appeared as irregular enlargement of the whole prostate gland.On T2WI,the central zones of the gland were marked enlargement,there were many different-size similar round low-signal or high-signal intensity nodular lesions in peripheral zones in 13 cases,some low-signal nodular with low-signal false capsules were found and the peripheral zone were compressed obviously.In 6 patients with PC,5 cases localized low-signal area in the periphery and 1 case localized low-signal area in the centre,the tumors localized within the prostate capsule in 2 cases,breakthrough the prostatic capsule in 4 cases with seminal vesicle and the neurovascular bundles involved,the lymph node in pelvis and the bone of pelvis were involved in 1 case.On MRS,Cit elevated obviously,Cho elevated slightly,(Cho+Cr)/Cit ratio was not high,average 0.60 in BPH.In PC,Cit dropped obviously,Cho elevated obviously,(Cho+Cr)/Cit ratio elevated,average 2.51.The metabolic ratios between the BPH and PC were of remarkable statistically difference(t=0.353,P

Objective To investigate the expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) , hypoxia inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF 1?) and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and their clinical significance. Methods The expressions of VEGF, HIF 1? and EGF in 36 cases of HCC and corresponding paraneoplastic tissues and normal liver tissues (6 cases) were studied by immunohistochemistry assay. ResultsThe expression rate of VEGF, HIF 1? and EGF in HCC tissue was 89%, 67% and 75% respectively, higher than those in paraneoplastic tissues and normal liver tissues ( P

Objective To explore the relationship between airway responsiveness and bronchial asthma inhalation therapy .Meth-ods Select 50 asthmatic patients as research subjects ,Fluorine given inhaled salmeterol 50 mcg/fluticasone propionate 250 micro-grams ,1-2 times a day ,Respectively before treatment ,after treatment ,3 months ,6 months ,12 months ,conventional pulmonary function tests and bronchial provocation test ,Determination of peak expiratory flow (PEF) ,and a second forced expiratory volume (FEV1 ) ,maximum mid-expiratory flow (MMEF) and specific airway conductance decreased 35% or above to inhaled methacholine the concentration(PC35sGaw) .Results Three months after the majority of patients with clinical symptoms before treatment ,after treatment ,significant improvement ,PEF ,FEV1 increased significantly in all cases of bronchial provocation test is still positive ,six months after treatment ,more than 80% of patients with asthma ,complete control ,lung function returned to normal follow-up prov-ocation test positive cases of 38 cases ,up to 76% after 12 months of treatment ,more than 90% of patients with lung function re-turned to normal .29 cases(58% ) stimulation test positive .Conclusion Asthma clinical indicators have reached complete control to achieve the desired level of time earlier than the airway responsiveness ,airway responsiveness index value in the long-term follow-up of the combination therapy ,and adjust the treatment plan is superior to clinical symptoms and lung function ,is a serious assessment of asthmadegree of judgment and withdrawal of drug treatment of one of the indicators .

Objective To study the effect of age on the recurrence-free survival rate after hepatic resection for hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)and the relationship between microvessel density (MVD)and recurrence of HCC in the elderly. Methods　Severty one cases of elderly patients with HCC were analyzed retrospectively with 352 cases of non-elderly HCC patients as control,and the effect of age on the recurrence-free survival rate was studied.The expressions of CD34 and endocan in HCC tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry in 30 elderly and 30 non-elderly patients.Results　The 1-,3- and 5-year recurrence free survival rates were 75.7%,43.0% and 43.0% in the elderly group respectively,which were higher than those in the non-elderly group(53.6%,38.5% and 33.4%,respectively,Log Rank value=10.25,P＜0.05).The positive rate of alpha fetoprotein (AFP)in the elderly group was 47.9%,which was lower than that in the non-elderly group(62.2%)(X2=23.68,P＜0.05).The median survival times in the high CD34-MVD group and high endocan MVD group were shorter than those in the low CD34-MVD group and low endocan-MVD group(260 d vs.850 d,360 d vs.800 d,Log Rank value was 22.18 and 20.56 respectively,both P＜0.05).Conclusions　The long-term prognosis of hepatic resection for HCC is better in elderly patients than in non-elderly patients.The recurrence of HCC in the elderly is closely related with angiogenesis.

Objective: To assess the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal stromal tumor in the rectum.Methods: Records of 18 patients diagnosed as GIST in the rectum between January 2002 and April 2009 were re-viewed and the major clinical features, treatment modalities and outcomes were analyzed.Results: The clinical features of GIST in the rectum were nonspecific.Most patients manifested with bloody stool or changes in bowel habits.CT scan or MRI findings showed necrosis and/or hemorrhage in the tumor and well defined tumor margins.Even in the case of large GIST, no lymphadenopathy was not found, which could be a factor for the differential diagnosis of GIST from other rectal neoplasms.All of the resected tumor specimens showed positive expression of CD117 and CD34 in immunohistochemical staining.Low and very low risk patients accounted for 44.4% (8/18).All patients received surgery.Twelve patients were treated with local excision with different approaches.Anterior resection of the rectum (Dixon) was undertaken in three pa-tients and abdominoperineal resection (Miles) in three patients.Neoadjuvant therapy with imatinib was applied for three pa-tients with partial response.After a median follow-up of 34 months (1～84 months), recurrence and/or metastasis occurred in five patients, and three of them were treated with imatinib.One patient received Miles surgery after repeated local exci-sions.Only one patient died of bone metastasis.Recurrence-free survival (RFS) of the local excision group was longer than that of abdominoperineal resection (APR) group (75.0±8.4 months vs 26.0±11.1 months, P=0.023).Conclusion: The treatment for rectal GIST should be individualized and be different from that of rectal cancer.Treatment decision and choice of procedures should be based on careful preoperative evaluation of tumor size, location, extent and risk level.Most of the anorectal GIST were rated as low-risk in this cohort and could be excised locally by different approaches with satisfactory outcome.Neoadjuvant therapy with imatinib may benefit some patients to obtain the opportunity of sphincter-saving.

Objective:To explore the expression of R-spondin family in colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues,and to evaluate its relationship with clinic-pathological stage.Methods:A total of 64 samples of colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues were collected from the patients,who received radical surgery in Xiangya Hospital,Central South University between January 2014 and August 2014.The mRNA and protein expression levels of R-spondin 1-4 and β-catenin in the colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues were detected by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry.The relationship between the expression level of R-spondin 1-4 and the clinic-pathological factors were analyzed to explore the correlation between the expression level of R-spondin 1-4 and β-catenin in colorectal cancer.Results:Compared with the adjacent tissues,the mRNA and protein expression levels of R-spondin 1 were elevated in the colorectal cancer tissues (P＜0.05).The mRNA and protein expression levels of R-spondin 2-4 were increased in the colorectal cancer tissues than those in the normal tissues (P＜0.05),but there was no significant difference between the colorectal cancer tissues and adjacent tissues (P＞0.05).The expression level of R-spondin i was positively correlated with the nuclear expression of β-catenin in the colorectal cancer tissues (r=0.6307,P＜0.05).Conclusion:Compared with the adjacent tissues,the mRNA and protein expression levels of R-spondin 1 are significantly elevated in the colorectal cancer tissues.R-spondin 1 may play a role in promoting carcinogenesis by regulating the activity of β-catenin in the downstream of Wnt signaling pathway.