Objective To observe the change of intestinal microflora on the process of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis(NASH),and to explore the synbiotics therapeutic effect on NASH.Methods Rats were administrated with high fat diet to establish NASH model.In the process of NASH rats modeling,the level of triglyceride (TG), total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), fasting blood sugar (FBS) and fasting insulin (FINS) was dynamically tested by automatic biochemical analyzer.The change of main intestinal flora was detected by 16 S rRNA fluorescence quantitative polymerase chain reaction.NAFLD activity score was calculated.HE staining was used to observe the hepaticpathological changes and the TLR4 expression was detected by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunohistochemical method.Until the 4th,8th,10th weekin the process of NASH modeling, 10 rats were feeded with synbiotics for 2 weeks, and all of above indicators were tested and observed.Results 1)With the extension of a high-fat diet feeding time, the degree of hepatocyte steatosis obviously increased.NAFLD score was significantly heightened(P<0.01).2)Number of independent activities of rats significantly increased, the serological level of TG, TC, LDL, FBS and FINS were lower significantly after intervention with synbiotics for 2 weeks(P<0.05).3)Synbiotics intervention for two weeks significantly increased the amount of bifidobacterium and lactobacillus and decrease the amount of enterococcus significantly(P<0.05).4)The expression of TLR4 was gradually increased in the process of NASH rats modeling(P<0.05),but decreased after 2 weeks of the synbiotics-intervention (P<0.05).Conclusions Intestinal microecology change is closely related to the development of NASH,therefor, synbiotics could improve the quality of life and biochemical indicators of NASH rats through adjusting intestinal microecology and the expression level of TLR4 protein might been involved.

Objective To investigate the correlation between chronic hepatic diseases and small intestinal inflammation.Methods Patients who received capsule endoscopy in The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University were divided into groups of liver cirrhosis,non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD),chronic hepatitis and non-hepatic disease according to clinic data from August 2011 to August 2015.The severity of small intestinal mucosal inflammation was graded according to Lewis Scoring system and incidence of small intestinal lesions in different groups and Lewis scores were compared.The liver function was also graded with liver noninvasive scoring systems.Then the correlation between liver function damage and small intestinal lesions was investigated.Results A total of 338 cases were enrolled in the study,including 25 cases of liver cirrhosis,47 cases of NAFLD,20 cases of chronic hepaitis and 246 cases of non-hepatic disease.There were 22 (88.0％),36 (76.6％),12 (60.0％) and 78 (31.7％) cases with lesions in small intestine in the four group respectively with significant differences(P＜0.001).Rate of small intestinal villi edema was significantly higher in liver cirrhosis group,NAFLD group,chronic hepatitis group than that in non-hepatic disease group(all P＜0.017).Small intestinal villi edema was found mainly in the upper and one third of middle parts in small intestine (P =0.033).Lewis scores of liver cirrhosis group (190.80±228.42)and NAFLD group(125.38± 191.31) were higher than those of non-hepatic disease group (42.91±97.69,P=0.021,P =0.034).Forns score,FIB-4 score,NAFLD-FS score and Child-Pugh score were positively correlated with Lewis score (correlation coefficient:0.247,0.244,0.223,0.284respectively,all P＜0.001).Conclusion Chronic hepatic diseases such as liver cirrhosis,NAFLD,chronic hepatitis might be risk factors for small intestinal mucosal inflammation,and the severity of chronic hepatic diseases may be positively correlated with that of small intestinal mucosal lesions.

Objective To analyze the effect of siRNA targeting MIF( MIFsiRNA) on the growth of colorectal cancer xenografts and the life quality of tumor-bearing mice.Methods BALB/C mouse model carring colorectal cancer was established.Thirty mice were divided into three groups randomly and managed respectively with intratumor injection of DEPC water, MIFsiRNA(0.15 nmol/g) and non-specific siRNA (0.15 nmol/g), respectively twice a week for consecutively 4 weeks.Drinking water, fodder consumed and body weight was recorded daily, and tumor volume was measured once a week.Mice were sacrificed after four weeks.ELISA and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of MIF in serum and in tumor tissues.Spectrophotometric detection was used to detect caspase-3 protein.TUNEL was used to detect apoptotic cells.Results MIF expression in serum in MIFsiRNA group was lower than the other two groups [(22 ± 6) ng/ml vs (32 ± 8) ng/ml and (33 ± 8) ng/ml, P ＜ 0.01]; MIF expression in tissues was less than the other two groups [(85 ± 20) /500 vs.(423 ± 23) /500 and (442 ± 31) /500, P ＜ 0.01]; Tumor was smaller than the other two groups at third and fourth week (P ＜ 0.01) ; Tumor weight was significantly less than the other two groups [(1.93 ±0.21) g vs (4.40 ±0.30) g and (5.25 ±0.44) g, P＜0.01]; Mice in MIFsiRNA group were healthier than the other two groups as judged by water and fodder consumption (P ＜ 0.01 ) , while weight change was not significantly different among the three groups ( P ＞ 0.05 ).Caspase-3 protein in tissues was higher than the other two groups [(0.74 ±0.06) μg vs (0.57 ±0.08) μg and (0.56 ±0.02) μg, P ＜0.01]; Apoptosis cells in tissues were higher than the other two groups [(12 ± 2)/ 100 个vs 0 and 0, P ＜ 0.01].Conclusions Knockdowning MIF gene expression inhibits the growth of colorectal cancer xenografts and improves life quality of tumor-bearing mice, possibly by a mechanism in which MIFsiRNA activates caspase-3 promoting cell apoptosis.

Objective:To assess the application value of China consensus on the protocol of early gastric cancer screening in Guangdong province.Methods:A new quantitative scoring system was used in Cantonese residents who underwent early gastric cancer screening from March 2018 to March 2019. According to the scores of initial screening, patients were divided into high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk groups. The detection rates of early gastric cancer, precancerous diseases and precancerous lesions under gastroscopy in each group were compared. Chi-square test was performed for statistical analysis.Results:A total of 545 individuals were selected for gastroscopy, in which 32 cases were classified into high-risk group, 184 into medium-risk group and 329 into low-risk group. The results of gastroscopy examination showed that high-risk group had the highest detection rate of early gastric cancer (12.5%), followed by medium-risk group (1.1%) and low-risk group (0) ( χ2=41.85, P<0.01); the detection rates of precancerous diseases exhibited a similar pattern: high-risk group (60.9%) > medium-risk group (52.4%) > low-risk group (34.3%) ( χ2=18.00, P<0.01). The detection rates of precancerous lesions were 17.9%, 8.8% and 8.8%, respectively, with no significant difference ( χ2=2.58, P=0.28). In terms of the positive rate of endoscopy, high-risk group (71.9%) showed the highest positive rate, followed by medium-risk group (57.1%) and low-risk group (40.1%) ( χ2=21.54, P<0.01). Conclusion:China consensus on the protocol of early gastric cancer screeing is of application value for the screening of early gastric cancer and precancerous lesions in the populations at risk of gastric cancer in Guangdong province.

Objective:To investigate the safety of minimally invasive liver resection for resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) complicated with portal hypertension.Methods:The propensity score matching and retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 807 patients with resectable HCC who underwent minimally invasive liver resection in 8 medical centers, including Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Affiliated with the Zhejiang University School of Medicine et al, from June 2011 to November 2022 were collected. There were 670 males and 137 females, aged 58(50,66)years. Of the 807 patients, 173 cases with portal hypertension were divided into the portal hypertension group, and 634 cases without portal hypertension were divided into the non-portal hypertension group. Observation indicators: (1) propensity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching; (2) intraoperative and post-operative situations; (3) subgroup analysis. Propensity score matching was done by the 1:1 nearest neighbor matching method, with the caliper setting as 0.001. Measurement data with skewed distribution were represented as M( Q1, Q3), and comparison between groups was conducted using the rank sum test. Count data were described as absolute numbers, and comparison between groups was conducted using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data was constructed using the non-parameter rank sun test. Results:(1) Propensity score matching and comparison of general data of patients between the two groups after matching. Of the 807 patients, 268 cases were successfully matched, including 134 cases in the portal hypertension group and 134 cases in the non-portal hypertension group. The elimination of the tumor diameter and robot-assisted surgery confounding bias ensured comparability between the two groups after propensity score matching. (2) Intraoperative and postoperative situations. The occlusion time of porta hepatis, cases with intraoperative blood transfusion, cases with postoperative complication, cases with complication >Ⅱ grade of Clavien-Dindo classification, cases of Clavien-Dindo classification as Ⅰ grade, Ⅱ grade, Ⅲ grade, Ⅳ grade, cases with liver related complication were 27.0(15.0,43.0)minutes, 33, 55, 15, 13, 29, 14, 1, 37 in the portal hypertension group, versus 35.0(22.0,60.0)minutes, 17, 25, 5, 14, 9, 4, 1, 13 in the non-portal hypertension group, showing significant differences in the above indicators between the two groups ( Z=-2.15, χ2=6.30, 16.39, 4.38, 20.72, 14.16, P<0.05). (3) Subgroup analysis. Results of subgroups analysis showed that in cases with major live resection, the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, duration of postoperative hospital stay were 243.5(174.6,296.3)minutes, 200.0(150.0,600.0)mL, 7.5(6.0,13.0)days in the portal hypertension group, versus 270.0(180.0,314.5)minutes, 200.0 (75.0,450.0)mL, 7.0(5.5,10.0)days in the non-portal hypertension group, showing no significant difference in the above indicators between the two groups ( Z=-0.54, -1.73, -0.92, P>0.05). In cases with non-major live resection, the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, duration of postoperative hospital stay were 170.0(120.0,227.5)minutes, 100.0(50.0,200.0)mL, 8.0(5.0,10.0)days in the portal hypertension group, versus 170.0(120.0,227.5)minutes, 100.0(50.0,200.0)mL, 7.0(5.5,9.0)days in the non-portal hypertension group, showing no significant difference in the above indicators between the two groups ( Z=-1.39, -0.10, 1.05, P>0.05). In cases with anatomical liver resection, the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, duration of postoperative hospital stay were 210.0(150.0,285.0)minutes, 150.0(50.0,200.0)mL, 8.0(6.0,9.3)days in the portal hypertension group, versus 225.5(146.3,306.8)minutes, 100.0(50.0,250.0)mL, 7.0(6.0,9.0)days in the non-portal hypertension group, showing no significant difference in the above indica-tors between the two groups ( Z=-0.75, -0.26, -0.91, P>0.05). In cases with non-anatomical liver resection, the operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, duration of postoperative hospital stay were 173.5(120.0,231.5)minutes, 175.0(50.0,300.0)mL, 7.0(5.0,11.0)days in the portal hyper-tension group, versus 186.0(123.0,262.5)minutes, 100.0(50.0,200.0)mL, 7.0(5.0,9.5)days in the non-portal hypertension group, showing no significant difference in the above indicators between the two groups ( Z=-0.97, -1.12, -0.98, P>0.05). Conclusion:Minimally invasive liver resection or even major liver resection is safe and feasible for screened HCC patients complicated with portal hyper-tension, but attention should be paid to the prevention and treatment of postoperative complications.

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