AIM: To detect the expression of WNT5B in normal breast epithelial cells and different breast cancer cell lines, and to investigate the effects of WNT5B over-expression on the viability and apoptosis of human breast cell line MCF-7.METHODS: The mRNA expression of WNT5B was detected by RT-PCR in different breast cancer cells. MCF-7 cells were transfected with plasmid pcDNA3.1 /WNT5B or pcDNA3.1, and the expression of WNT5B at mRNA and protein levels was examined in the 2 groups by real-time PCR and Western blotting, respectively.Subsequently, the chan-ges of cell viability and cell apoptosis were analyzed by CCK-8 assay and flow cytometry, respectively.RESULTS: The ex-pression of WNT5B in the breast cancer cell lines was lower than that in MCF10A cells.The WNT5B expression in the MCF-7 cells in experimental group was significantly higher than that in vector group (P <0.05).However, the cell viabili-ty in experimental group decreased significantly as compared with vector group (P <0.05).The number of the cells in S-phase obviously increased, while the percentage of the cells in G1-phase and G2 /M-phase decreased compared with vector group.The number of apoptotic cells in WNT5B group was significantly higher than that in vector group.CONCLUSION:The expression of WNT5B is decreased in breast cancer cells.WNT5B over-expression significantly inhibits the cell growth and promotes the cell apoptosis in breast cancer MCF7 cells.

Asaresult,establishinganimalmodelsoflivercancerisofhighvalue.Therearetwoparts of the establishment of animal models-the selection of laboratory animals and the source of tumors.The animal models could be classified into different patterns due to difference sources of tumor,and these different patterns possess distinctive characters and limitations.The ideally animal models should satisfy the general requirements of biological habits,biochemical properties,and pathological features which are similar with human hepatocel-lular and easy to establish.

Objective To analyze pathologic features, therapeutic strategies and prognosis of patients with metastatic solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (m-SPTP). Methods Twenty five patients with m-SPTP undergoing radical resection between June 1985 and Dec 2005 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to screen out risk factors of the prognosis of m-SPTP patients.Results Twenty-three postoperative patients were followed up until Dec 2007. The follow-up rate was 92% and the median follow up time was 78 months. The 5-year overall survival rate was 82%. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that five variables including age, tumor size, pathologic features, number of metastatic lesions and lymphatic metastasis were related to overall survival. Conclusions Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas is low-grade malignant potential with a favorable prognosis, but not for the m-SPTP.Patients of ≥40 years old, tumor size (≥6 cm), pathologic features (including presence of areas with diffuse growth pattern and tumor necrosis), multiple metastatic lesions and lymphatic metastasis have poor prognosis.

Objective To investigate the roles of T GFβ1 and TGFβ1 typeⅠrecepter(TβRⅠ) in development of myocardial hypert rophy and myo cardial interstitium remodelling in renovascular hypertensive rat. 　Methods TGFβ1 and TβRⅠwere evaluated by qualitative and semi -qu antitative immunohistochemical staining to explore their distribution and ex peression in left ventricular tissue. Van Gieson staining were used in the stud y of total collagen in left ventricular interstitial tissue. 　Results Compared with sham-operated rat(SOR),the expression of T GFβ1 andTβRⅠ in left ventricular tissue were significantly increased in RHR(P <0.01 all). In RHR the antibody to TGFβ1 reacted primarily with cytoplasma a nd myo cardial interstitium while antibody to TβRⅠreacted mainly with myocyte membran es with weak labeling in myocardial interstitium. In SOR,very mild labeling for TGFβ1 and TβRⅠin myocardiun was found with no labeli ng in myocardial interstitium. Correlative analysis revealed that TGFβ1 or T βRⅠ was positively correlated with left ventricular mass index(LVMI),negativel y correlated with grey level of myocardial total collagen. Conclusions TGFβ1 and TβRⅠmay play important roles in develo pment of left ventricular hypertrophy and myocardial interstitial fibrosis.

Objective To study the influence of microvascular invasion (MVI) on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with a solitary small hepatocellular carcinoma,and to analyze the risk factors of MVI.Methods 126 patients with a solitary small hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent liver resection at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Hospital from January 2010 to December 2012 were retrospectively studied.Their demographic and clinicopathological characteristics including age,gender,HBV infection,HCV infection,alcohol consumption,comorbidity,liver cirrhosis,ascites,tumor size,tumor differentiation,MVI,satellite lesion,AFP,CA19-9,ALT and TBil were analyzed.Results The 1-,2-and 3-year PFS rates of patients with a solitary small hepatocellular carcinoma were 81.0％,60.3％ and 47.3％ after surgical resection,respectively.Univariate analysis revealed that MVI,comorbidity,non-well-differentiated tumor,tumor size ＞4 cm were risk factors of PFS.Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only MVI and comorbidity were independent factors of PFS.MVI occurred in 43.7％ of the patients.The median PFS of patients without MVI was 45 months,and the 1-,2-and 3-year PFS rates of these patients were 91.5％,67.6％ and 56.0％,respectively.The median PFS of patients with MVI was 30 months,and the 1-,2-and 3-year PFS rates were 67.3％,50.9％ and 35.4％,respectively.On univariate analysis,AFP ＞ 100 μg/L,non-well-differentiated tumor and satellite lesions were significantly associated with MVI.On multivariate analysis only non-well-differentiated tumor was independently associated with MVI.Conclusions MVI was an important factor affecting PFS in patients with a solitary small hepatocellular carcinoma.AFP ＞ 100 μg/L,non-well-differentiated tumor and satellite lesions were risk factors of MVI.

Objective To analyze and evaluate the final examination paper of Neurology and Phychiatry.Methods We randomly selected 65 examination papers for year 2003 students specializing in clinic medicine and analyzed them.Results The students'scores were normally distributed,with the mean score being 77.03?8.25,the average degree of difficulty being 0.778,and discrimination being 0.426.Conclusion The examination paper could make an assessment of students'command of the course,with moderate difficulty and reasonable score distribution.

Objective To measure Bolton index with malocclusions in Shanghai Fengxian district,and ana-lyze the distinction among different malocclusions patients in respect of gengder,age,and different Angle classifica-tion.Methods Measure Bolton index of plaster models of 348 eligible malocclusions patients who were selected ran-domly from Shanghai Fengxian District,and divided them into different groups by gender,age and Angle classification. Then,Bolton overall ratio and Bolton anterior ratio among these groups were analyzed and compared.Results The results showed that there were no significant differences of Bolton analysis in respect of gender or age(all P >0.05). It exsisted obvious differences in anterior ratios among the three Angle malocclusion class(P <0.05).Bolton anterior ratios were (79.88 ±3.15)%,(78.91 ±2.86)% and (80.59 ±1.55)%,mean of Class I and mean of ClassⅢwere bigger than that of Class Ⅱ.Bolton overall ratios of Angle class Ⅰ,classⅡ and class Ⅲ were (79.88 ± 3.15)%,(79.88 ±3.15)% and (79.88 ±3.15)%,and there were no obvious differences in overall ratios among them.Conclusion Bolton index with malocclusions for Shanghai Fengxian District accord with normol Bolton index of our country.Gender and age are not the influencing factors of Bolton index in Fengxian District.Bloton index anomalies are the important fator in malocclusions.We should pay more attention to the Bolton analysis of class Ⅱ malocclusions in clinical practice,and draw up a treatment plan combined with specific classification.

Objective To investigate the clinical application value of stathmin, p16 and Ki-67 in the cervical intractable cases. Methods Immunohistochemical method was used to detect the expressions of stathmin, p16 and Ki-67 in surgical specimens of 288 cervical intractable cases, including 30 cases of cervical benign changes, 70 cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)Ⅰ, 78 cases of CINⅡ, 85 cases of CINⅢand 25 cases of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC, as control group). The application value of stathmin, p16 and Ki-67 in the cervical cases were analyzed. Results The positive expression rates of Ki-67 of cervical benign changes and CINⅠwere 20.0 % (6/30) and 54.3 % (38/70) (χ2 = 3.29, P> 0.05). The expression rates of Ki-67 in CINⅡ, CINⅢ and SCC were all 100.0 %, and compared with the cervix benign changes, the differences were statistically significant (χ2= 112, P< 0.05). The expression rates of p16 in cervical benign changes and CINⅠwere 6.7 % (2/30) and 91.4 % (64/70), and there was significantly statistical difference (χ2=50.64, P<0.05). However, the expression rates of p16 in CINⅡ, CINⅢand SCC were all 100.0%, and compared with the cervix benign changes, the differences were statistically significant (χ2= 7.18, P< 0.01). The expression rates of stathmin in cervical benign changes, CINⅠ, CIN Ⅱ, CINⅢ and SCC were 3.3 %(1/30), 5.7 % (4/70), 23.1 % (18/78), 77.0 % (67/87) and 100.0 % (25/25), respectively, and there was no statistic difference in cervical benign changes, CINⅠand CINⅡ (χ2=0.68, P>0.05), but the expression rates in CINⅢ and SCC were higher than those in cervical benign change, CINⅠand CIN Ⅱ(P< 0.01). The positive expressions of stathmin, p16 and Ki-67 in each group of CIN were positively correlated (r= 0.412, P< 0.05). Conclusions Combined detection of p16 and Ki-67 can assist in the differential diagnosis of cervical intractable cases, and provide objective indicators for the classification and accurate diagnosis of CIN. Combined detection of p16 and stathmin may help to identify high-grade, low-grade CIN and cervix benign changes for the reduction of over-treatment.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP).Methods The clinical data of 25 patients with AIP who were admitted to the Cancer Hospital of Tianjin Medical University between January 2009 and December 2013 were retrospectively analyzed.Patients received the test of serum γ-globulin and IgG4 and abdominal imaging examination.The revised HISORt or results of postoperative pathological examination were performed as diagnostic criteria.Patients who were unable to tolerate surgery were treated by oral prednisone.The focal masses were apparent in the pancreas by imaging examination,which cannot exclude the possibility of malignancy because of ambiguous pathologic characters of masses.Patients who received ineffective hormonal therapy and were able to tolerate surgery underwent surgery.All the patients were followed up by outpatient examination and telephone interview up to December 2014.Results Primary symptoms:jaundice was detected in 16 patients,obvious weight loss (weight loss ＞ 10％ standard body mass) in 4 patients,chronic diarrhea (duration of diarrhea ＞ 2 months or 2 weeks ＜ duration of intermittent diarrhea ＜ 4 weeks) in 3 patients and abdominal pain in 2 patients.Abnormal level of serum γ-globulin and increasing level of IgG4 were detected in 13 and 1 pateints.The results of imaging examinations showed that pancreatic masses,stenosis of bile duct and extrapancreactic organ involvement were detected in 19,6 and 11 patients.Of 25 patients with AIP,10 underwent conservative treatment without adverse reaction and 15 underwent surgical treatment,including 13 of 15 patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy and 2 of 15 patients undergoing resection of the body and tail of the pancreas + splenectomy.The operation time,volume of intraoperative blood loss and postoperative recovery time of gastrointestinal function in 15 patients undergoing surgery were (271 ±59) minutes,(268 ± 109) mL and (3.8 ± 1.2)days.After operation,2 patients were complicated with abdominal infection and had remission of symptoms by symptomatic treatment,including 1 with pancreatic fistula and 1 with delayed gastric emptying.The duration of hospital stay of 15 patients undergoing surgery was (11.5 ± 2.9)days.The results of postoperative pathological examination showed that there were central acinar atrophy,extensive fibrosis,lymphoplasmacytic cell infiltration,nerve tissue surrounded by the plasma cell lymphoma and obstructive phlebitis.The absolute value of positive cells of IgG4 was more than 50 high power field and number of positive cells of IgG4 was more than positive cells of 40％ IgG.Twenty-five patients were followed up for a median time of 27 months (range,6-47months).Nineteen patients had remission of symptoms at month 6 after treatment with normal level of serum γ-globulin and IgG4 and without recurrence of pancreatic masses,including 7 receiving conservative treatment and 12 receiving surgical treatment.Conclusions The clinical signs of AIP are jaundice,abnormal serum γglobulin and pancreatic masses which are found by imaging examination.Surgery is safe and effective for the treatment of AIP,while surgical indications should be strictly followed because of the surgical trauma.

Objective To evaluate the effects of carbohydrate-electrolyte solution(CES)on serum glucose,pancreas islet function,and safety in elderly patients after abdominal operation.Methods In this prospective,double-blinded,randomized,and controlled study,40 elderly patients who met the defined criteria were enrolled.Subjects in CES group were intravenously administered with 1 000 ml CES for consecutive three days beginning from the 1st and 2nd post-operative day,while subjects in the control group were administered with 10% glucose of the same volume under the same arrangement.The changes of serum glucose,insulin and insulin C-peptide,as well as lactic acid and uric acid and uric acid were determined before and after injection.Adverse events were recorded.Results All patients completed the study.The increase rate of serum glucose was significantly lower on the 2nd and 3rd day after injection in CES group than in control group(P=0.008,P:0.001).Blood insulin and insulin C-peptide levels showed increasing trends in both two groups,but were not significantly different between two groups(P=0.612,P=0.213).In the CES group,6 patients experienced systemic inflammatory response syndrome and 4 patients had infective complications after surgeries ;on the contrary,these two numerals were 8 and 6 in the control group(P=0.639,P=0.606).No increase in serum lactic acid or uric acid was detected.Conclusion Appropriate application of CES has minimal effect on the blood gluocse and pancreas islet function in elderly patients after abdominal surgery and may be helpful to improve clinical outcomes.