ObjectiveTo investigate the lethal effect of hyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum on gastric cancer cells and then further study the feasility and safety of inflating hyperthermic CO2 in gastric cancerpatients when performing laparoscopic operation.MethodsAn in vitro hyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum experimental model was built,then according to the experimental purpose,the stomach carcinoma cell-7901 was grouped:hyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum group; pure hyperthermia group; pure CO2 group;control group.After processing according to groups,cell proliferation was detected by Cell Counting Kit-8(CCK-8),cell apoptosis was detected by Annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide flow cytometry and Hoechst 33342/propidium iodide fluorescent microscopy.ResultsThe reaults of cell proliferation detection showed that hyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum could significantly inhibit proliferation of stomach carcinoma cell-7901 when compared with pure hyperthermia group,pure CO2 group and control group (P ＜ 0.05 ).The results of apoptosis detection showed that hyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum could significantly induce apoptosis of stomach carcinoma cell-7901 and the gastric cancer cells apoptosis showing bright blue under the fluorescent microscope.ConclusionsHyperthermic CO2 pneumoperitoneum could significantly inhibit proliferation of stomach carcinoma cell-7901 and probably kill it by inducing apoptosis.

Objective To explore the relationship between flood ing and the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the river beach area. Met hods The subjects were investigated on the ways of exposure, frequency and duratio n of water conta cted from May to November in 1999, and eggs of Schistosoma were examined bef ore and after flooding. Results Exposure to infested water for human being s in the area comprised productive, living and recreational contacts including 11 kinds of activities, and 53.55% of the subjects contacted infested w ater. The number of person, frequency and duration of water contacted in floodin g strongly increased; the infection rate and density among population stron gly increased after flooding. There was significant difference between the infec tion rate in exposure group and that in non-exposure group. Conclusions It can be inferred that flooding has increased water contacted and i nfection, therefore, health education should be strengthened to avoid or dec rease water contact.