Objective To investigate the efficacy and prognostic factors in patients with stage Ⅰ b and Ⅱ a cervical carcinoma by radical radiotherapy.Methods Between January 1999 and January 2012,108 patients with stage Ⅰ b and Ⅱ a cervical carcinoma received radical radiotherapy in Cancer Hospital,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences were included and analyzed retrospectively.Patients of stage Ⅰ b1,Ⅰ b2,Ⅱa1 and Ⅱa2 were 18 (16.7％,18/108),38 (35.2％,38/108),33 (30.6％,33/108) and 19 (17.6％,19/108),respectively.Results The 5-year overall survival rate was 76.2％ and the 5-year disease free survival rate was 75.6％.Totally 25 (23.1％,25/108) patients developed recurrent disease,16 of them (64％,16/25) had local recurrences,6 (24％,6/25) had distant metastases and 3 cases had both local recurrence and distant metastases.Among patients with recurrent disease,23 died and 2 survive with tumor.Totally 24 patients died,23 of them died due to tumor recurrence and the other one died of other reason.The univariate analysis showed that,lymph node metastasis,squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCC) levels before treatment,SCC levels after treatment 1 month had relation with overall survival time in patients with stage Ⅰ b and Ⅱ a cervical carcinoma (all P ＜ 0.05).The multivariate analysis showed that,lymph node metastasis and SCC levels after treatment 1 month were the independent prognostic factors for overall survival time for the cervical squamous cell carcinoma (OR =2.5,4.4 ; all P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions By means of radical radiotherapy,stage Ⅰ b and Ⅱ a cervical carcinoma patients with lymph node metastasis and SCC levels≥ 1.5 mg/L after treatment one month have poor prognosis.While,stage Ⅰ b and Ⅱ a patients with concurrent chemoradiotherapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not affect the prognosis.The 5-year survival rate with concurrent chemoradiotherapy was higher than that of radiotherapy.

Objective To investigate the clinicopathological features,survival,and the impact of postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy on the ovarian function in patients less than or equal to 35 years of age with stage ⅠB-ⅡA cervical cancer.Methods One hundred and eighty-six patients who were admitted to our hospital from 2000 to 2011 were retrospectively analyzed.An equal number of patients older than 35 years of age with cervical cancer within the same period were used as stage-marched controls.The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate the survival rates,and the log-rank test was used for pairwise comparison and univariate prognostic analyses.The Cox proportional hazards model was used for multivariate prognostic analyses.Results The patients less than or equal to 35 years of age had a significantly higher incidence of non-squamous carcinoma but significantly lower incidence rates of deep stromal invasion and lymph-vascular space invasion (LVSI) compared with the control group (P =0.000;P =0.008;P =0.000).Though young patients had significantly higher 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates than the control group (93.7％ vs.84.5％,P=0.005;96.1％ vs.89.5％,P=0.033),age was not an independent prognostic factor (P =0.202;P =0.950).Among patients less than or equal to 35 years of age,lymph node metastasis and LVSI were independent prognostic factors for DFS (P =0.000;P =0.000),while LVSI and initial tumor size were independent prognostic factors for OS (P =0.000;P =0.000).There was no significant difference in the incidence of normal ovarian function between young patients treated with and without adjuvant radiotherapy after ovarian transposition (63％ vs.73％,P =0.422).Conclusions Patients less than or equal to 35 years of age with stage ⅠB-ⅡA cervical cancer have a better prognosis than the control group.However,age is not an independent prognostic factor.Postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy will not impair the function of transposed ovaries.

Retinoblastoma(RB)is the most common intraocular malignancy of children with extremely poor prognosis. MicroRNAs are small non-coding single-stranded RNAs in eukaryotic cells, which regulate the expression of gene by mRNA degradation or translation inhibition. MicroRNAs, acting as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes, are associated with the occurrence and development of RB directly, which is vital for the early diagnosis and clinical targeted therapy of RB. This review summarized the expression of microRNAs in RB and the related mechanism.

Ojective In order to understand the effects of continuous and stable expression of antisense genes on the growth and proliferation of the smooth muscle cells. Method Three combinant retrovial expression vectors, aM1, aM2 and aM3, which was respectively loaded with reverse fragment of c-myc exon 1, 2 and 3, were transferred into rat arterious smooth muscle cells and assayed 1 month after their stable expression. Result aM1 and aM2 could inhibit Myc expression (respectively reduced to 59.7%, 81.3%), and the expression of proliferat cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) (respectively reduced to 52.4%, 51.9%). aM1 and aM2, especially the latter also inhibited cellular proliferative activity, aM2 slightly hindered cellular cycle and DNA synthesis too, while the effects of aM3 turned out to be contrary to that of aM1 and aM2. In addition, compared with transient expression, the effects of introduced genes were variable in target cells, and the changes brought about by the transfection process would reduce and disappear in a short time with the lowering of cellular compensation. Conclusions Blocking different regions of c-myc can achieve different effects and the blokade of the transcription activity regions usually produces enhanced growth inhibition effects. Moreover, target cells may have some 'correction mechanism ' against the introduced foreign genes.

Ojective In order to understand the effects of continuous and stable expression of antisense genes on the growth and proliferation of the smooth muscle cells. Method Three combinant retrovial expression vectors, aM1, aM2 and aM3, which was respectively loaded with reverse fragment of c-myc exon 1, 2 and 3, were transferred into rat arterious smooth muscle cells and assayed 1 month after their stable expression. Result aM1 and aM2 could inhibit Myc expression (respectively reduced to 59.7%, 81.3%), and the expression of proliferat cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) (respectively reduced to 52.4%, 51.9%). aM1 and aM2, especially the latter also inhibited cellular proliferative activity, aM2 slightly hindered cellular cycle and DNA synthesis too, while the effects of aM3 turned out to be contrary to that of aM1 and aM2. In addition, compared with transient expression, the effects of introduced genes were variable in target cells, and the changes brought about by the transfection process would reduce and disappear in a short time with the lowering of cellular compensation. Conclusions Blocking different regions of c-myc can achieve different effects and the blokade of the transcription activity regions usually produces enhanced growth inhibition effects. Moreover, target cells may have some 'correction mechanism ' against the introduced foreign genes.

In order to prepare the recombinant vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) using intein mediated rapid purification system,the cDNA encoding the recombinant VIP was designed and synthesized according to the preference of E.coli,and then was cloned into the expression vector PTWIN. The recombinant plasmid PTWIN-VIP was transformed into expression host E.coli strain ER2566.The fusion protein consisting of the recombinant VIP,intein and chitin binding domain was expressed and purified by chitin affinity chromatography. The target peptide was released from the fusion protein by changing the temperature and the pH of the cleavage buffer. The molecular weight of the recombinant VIP was determined by the mass spectrometry and the results was conformity with the theoretical value. The preliminary bioactivity assay indicated that the recombinant VIP decreased the serum resistin levels significantly in LPS-induced acute inflammation. The preparation and the characterization of anti-inflammatory effects of the recombinant VIP layed the foundation for its further application.

Objective To investigate the specific expression of endoplasmic reticulum stress-related GRP78 and CHOP in podocyte of MKR mice with diabetic nephropathy (DN);To discuss the intervention effect of Zuogui Jiangtang Yishen Decoction (ZGJTYS). Methods 8-week old MKR mice were randomly divided into five groups:blank group, model group, ZGJTYS group, 4-Phenylbutyric acid group, gliquidone+benazepril group, and normal control group consisting of wild type C57BC/6 mice, 10 mice per group. All mice from model group and each treatment group received high-fat diet feed and unilateral nephrectomy to make the DN model. Mice from treatment groups received medicine intervention for four weeks. The levels of FBG were detected by electrochemical detection method, and the UmAlb was detected by ELISA. The expressions of GRP78, CHOP mRNA, and protein were detected by RT-PCR and Western blot. The morphological structure changes of the podocytes were observed by transmission electron microscopes. Results Compared with blank group, FBG and UmAlb in the model group increased significantly (P<0.01);the expressions of GRP78 mRNA and protein markedly decreased (P<0.01);the expressions of CHOP mRNA and protein increased (P<0.01). Compared with the model group, FBG and UmAlb in each treatment group significantly decreased (P<0.01);the expressions of GRP78 mRNA and protein in the ZGJTYS group and 4-Phenylbutyric acid group increased (P<0.01), the expressions of CHOP mRNA and protein decreased (P<0.01). The renal pathological lesions of each treatment group were significantly improved compared with model group. Conclusion ZGJTYS Decoction can effectively improve the damaged podocyte induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress, delay DN progress.

Objective To evaluate the commutability of certified reference material IRMM ERM-DA 471/IFCC for cystatin C measurement among 8 methods.Methods 46 individual samples used for the commutability study were residual serum samples collected from clinical laboratories.The individual samples interspersedwith pooled sera and the certified reference material IRMM ERM-DA 471/IFCC and the whole set of samples was divided into 2 subsets for measurements in 2 days.The measurements were performed by8 different methods o.The samples were measured in duplicate order.Calibration was performed every day. Passing-Bablok regression was performed to compare the slopes and intercepts of mean values of the serum samples derived from different methods. Pearson correlation cofficient was also calculated. Deming regeression and 95%confidence intervals were calculated to evaluate the statistics commutability of ERM-DA 471/IFCC.The minimal specification of bias derived from biological variations was calculated to evaluate the clinical commutability.Results The within-laboratory CVs of pool sera ranged from 0.5% to 4.0%.The Passing-Bablok slope ranged from 0.765 to 1.311 and intercepts ranged from -0.04 to 0.241.The determination coefficient of Pearson regression ranged from 0.988 to 0.999.Deming regeression and 95%confidence intervals demonstrated commutability of ERM-DA 471/IFCC in 4/28 (14.3%) methods pairs. The minimal specfication bias ( 5.12%) demonstrated commutability of ERM-DA 471/IFCC in15/28 (53.6%) methods pairs.Conclusions The ERM-DA 471/IFCC domonstrated poor commutability between some methods pairs. The commutability of ERM-DA 471/IFCC should be evaluated before used as calibrators.

Background A main cause of visual impairment in proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is vitreous hemorrhage and retinal detachment due to contraction of fibrovascular membrane.To explore the pathogenic mechanism of fibrovascular membrane is a new target for the prevention and management of PDR.Objective This study was to determine the change in expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF),connective tissue growth factor(CTGF) and pigment epithelium derived factor(PEDF) in the proliferative membranes of patients with PDR after intravitreal injection of avastin,an anti-VEGF agent.Methods This study was approved by the Medical Ethic Committee of Tianjin Medical College,and written informed consent was obtained from each patient before enrollment.A prospective randomized-controlled study was designed.Twenty-six eyes of 24 patients with PDR scheduled for surgery were enrolled from January to June,2008 in Tianjin Medical College Eye Hospital.The patients were randomized into the simple vitrectomy group and avastin injection combined with vitrectomy group,with matched gender,age and disease duration.1.25 mg (0.05 ml) of avastin was intravitreally injected prior to surgery,and vitrectomy was performed 10 days after injection in the avastin injection combined with vitrectomy group,and only vitrectomy was given in the simple vitrectomy group.Preretinal membrane was collected during the surgery.Expression of VEGF,CTGF and PEDF in the preretinal membranes was assayed by immunochemistry.Results VEGF,CTGF and PEDF were expressed in the cytoplasm.The rate of VEGF expression in the preretinal membranes was 30.77％ in the avastin injection combined with vitrectomy group,showing a significant reduction in comparison with the simple vitrectomy group(100.00％)(U =4.000,P＜0.01).The rate of expression CTGF was remarkable elevated in the avastin injection combined with vitrectomy group compared with the simple vitrectomy group (92.31％ vs.62.54％)(U=7.500,P=0.048).However,no significant difference was found in the expression rate of PEDF between the two groups(100.00％ vs.92.31％) (U =65.500,P =0.299).Conclusions The results suggest that intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF drugs resulted in the decrease of VEGF expression and increased CTGF expression in proliferative membranes from patients with PDR.

Objective To compare the performance of HP-083/4 and rational used instrument on detecting six items.Methods The rational instruments were used as contrast instrument,HP-083/4 was the verified instrument.A total of 100 blood specimens and 100 urine specimens were collected,and the levels of antistreptolysin O(ASO),hypersensitive C reactive protein (hsCRP),D-di-mer(D-D),glycosylated hemoglobin(HbA1c),rheumatoid factor(RF)and urine microalbumin(mAlb)were detected.The regression equation and correlation coefficient(r)of the two methods were calculated,and the Kappa values(κ)were analyzed to evaluate the performance of HP-083/4.Results There was a good linear correlation (r >0.950)for the two methods in detecting the serum ASO,hsCRP,D-D,HbA1c,RF and mAlb,r were 0.991,0.995,0.970,0.957,0.980 and 0.967 respectively.Besides,they had good concordance(κ>0.6),theκ values were 0.830,0.957,0.601,0.720,0.920 and 0.694 respectively.Conclusion HP-083/4 is effec-tive in detecting ASO,hsCRP,D-D,HbA1c,RF and mAlb,which should be suitable for clinical application.