Objective To explore the safety of fluoreuracil implanting to abdominal cavity during operation of advanced colonic cancer patients, search for new approach for preventing from local relapse of colonic cancer. Methods Divide 60 patients accepting radical colonic cancer surgery into 2 groups, treating group and control group. Treating group are implanted of fluorouracil along the wounded surface of tumor and draining path of lymph nodes. To observe the curing of wounded surface, stomal leak ,wound infection, intestinal obstruction and hospital day. Results There is no significant differences between treating group and control group in stomal leak,wound infection, intestinal obstruction and hospital day (P>0.05). Conclusion It is safe to implant fluoruuracil during radical colonic surgery, which is an effective path of regional chemotherapy after operation.

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and drug-toxic reactions of raltitrexed combined with oxaliplatin (RALOX protocol) and 5-fluorouracil + calciumfolinate + oxaliplatin (FOLFOX 4 protocol) in the treatment of patients with middle and advanced primary liver cancer (PLC).Methods A total of 72 patients with PLC were selected and randomly divided into RALOX group (n =34) and FOLFOX 4 group (n =38).The objective response rate (RR) was evaluated every 6 weeks after chemotherapy,while objective remission rate (OR),disease-control rate (DCR),median survival rate (mOS),median progression-free survival (mPFS),1-year survival rate (SR) as well as toxic and adverse reactions were observed.Results In RALOX group,31 patients were evaluable,with OR,DCR,mOS,mPFS,and 1-year SR being 19.4％,51.6％,7.2 months,3.4 months,and 22.6％,respectively.In FOLFOX 4 group,29 patients were evaluable,with OR,DCR,mOS,mPFS,and 1-year SR being 13.8％,48.3％,6.9 months,3.3 months and 20.7％,respectively.RALOX group was significantly lower than FOLFOX 4 group in the incidence rates of gastrointestinal reactions,liver toxicity,cardiac toxicity,peripheral nervous toxicity and hand-foot syndrome,but there were no significant differences in the incidence rates of renal toxicity and myelosuppression between two groups.Conclusion RALOX is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with middle and advanced PLC,and is superior to FOLFOX 4 protocol in clinical efficacy with mild adverse reactions.

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy and drug-toxic reactions of raltitrexed combined with oxaliplatin (RALOX protocol) and 5-fluorouracil + calciumfolinate + oxaliplatin (FOLFOX 4 protocol) in the treatment of patients with middle and advanced primary liver cancer (PLC).Methods A total of 72 patients with PLC were selected and randomly divided into RALOX group (n =34) and FOLFOX 4 group (n =38).The objective response rate (RR) was evaluated every 6 weeks after chemotherapy,while objective remission rate (OR),disease-control rate (DCR),median survival rate (mOS),median progression-free survival (mPFS),1-year survival rate (SR) as well as toxic and adverse reactions were observed.Results In RALOX group,31 patients were evaluable,with OR,DCR,mOS,mPFS,and 1-year SR being 19.4％,51.6％,7.2 months,3.4 months,and 22.6％,respectively.In FOLFOX 4 group,29 patients were evaluable,with OR,DCR,mOS,mPFS,and 1-year SR being 13.8％,48.3％,6.9 months,3.3 months and 20.7％,respectively.RALOX group was significantly lower than FOLFOX 4 group in the incidence rates of gastrointestinal reactions,liver toxicity,cardiac toxicity,peripheral nervous toxicity and hand-foot syndrome,but there were no significant differences in the incidence rates of renal toxicity and myelosuppression between two groups.Conclusion RALOX is safe and effective in the treatment of patients with middle and advanced PLC,and is superior to FOLFOX 4 protocol in clinical efficacy with mild adverse reactions.

Oleanolic acid (OA) is a pentacyclic triterpenoid compound extracted from olea europaeal, a traditional Chinese medicine herb. OA has been used in the clinic as a hepatoprotective medicine in China since 1970s. In our previous study, we observed that OA could ameliorate hyperlipidemia in animal models. In the present study, we conducted a small-scale clinical trial to evaluate the hypolipidemia effect of OA in hyperlipidemic patients. Hyperlipidemic patients were administrated with OA for four weeks (4 tablets once, three times a day). The blood samples of the patients were collected before and after OA treatment. The biological parameters were measured. Furthermore, three patients' blood samples were studied with DNA microarray. After OA administration, the TC, TG, and HDLC levels in serum decreased significantly. DNA microarray analysis results showed that the expressions of 21 mRNAs were significantly changed after OA treatment. Bioinformatics analysis showed 17 mRNAs were up-regulated and 4 mRNAs were down-regulated significantly after OA treatment. Five mRNAs (CACNA1B, FCN, STEAP3, AMPH, and NR6A1) were selected to validate the expression levels by qRT-PCR. Therefore, OA administration differentially regulated the expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism. The data showed a clinical evidence that OA could improve hyperlipidemia and also unveiled a new insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the pharmacological effect of OA on hyperlipidemia.
China ; Computational Biology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Gene Expression Regulation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Hyperlipidemias ; blood ; drug therapy ; genetics ; metabolism ; Lipid Metabolism ; drug effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Oleanolic Acid ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; RNA, Messenger ; genetics ; Treatment Outcome