Hedgehog(HH),a vital endodermal signal,plays a critical role in the embryonic development of the GI system.During mammalian embryonic development,deficiency of HH signaling leads to gastrointestinal malformations.Nevertheless,normal presence of HH family is also found in the adult gut,and HH signaling now may be important for homeostasis of the gut in such a case.However,many researches revealed that the HH signal's involved in gastrointestinal carcinogenesis and its role is altered in various tumors due to various mechanisms.This review focused on the progress of HH signal pathway in gastrointestinal tumors.

Humans ; Lymphocytes ; cytology ; drug effects ; Micronucleus Tests ; Occupational Exposure ; prevention & control ; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ; toxicity ; Population Surveillance ; methods

Objective To evaluate the laparoscopic hysterectomy surgery continuous infusion of low-dose sufentanil combined with propofol and remifentanil anesthesia postoperative hyperalgesia influence.Methods Patients were collected from June 2013 to June 2015 in our hospital undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy 60 cases.According to the principles of randomized, divided into sufentanil group (SF group) and 30 cases of normal saline group (NS group) 30 cases.Two intraoperative remifentanil 0.1-0.2 μg/(kg? min) and propofol 4-8 mg/(kg? h) to maintain anesthesia.After the operation began, SF group and NS group were sufentanil and saline.Record calls eyes, recovery of spontaneous breathing, extubation time;after waking 5 min, 30 min, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h pain (visual analogue scales, VAS) score; before induction (T0), after induction (T1), after intubation (T2), surgery (T3), extubation (T4), after extubation 10 min (T5) heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP); excessive sedation, respiratory depression, intraoperative awareness, restless when awake, intraoperative after nausea/vomiting, tramadol and so on.Results SF group and NS group recovery of spontaneous breathing, eye opening and extubation call time was not statistically significant;after SF group wake 5 min, 30 min and 4 h VAS scores lower than the NS group (P <0.05); in T4, T5 point comparison, SF group MAP and HR lower than the NS group (P <0.05); SF group restless when awake, pain (VAS score≥3), postoperative use of tramadol was lower than NS group (P<0.05).Conclusion Intraoperative continuous infusion of low-dose sufentanil improve laparoscopic hysterectomy in patients under anesthesia using propofol combined with remifentanil hyperalgesia, with good prospects for clinical application of anesthesia.

It is rare that large mixed tumors of salivary gland located in the nose and uvula. The patient who had mixed tumors of salivary gland at nose found exophytic growth tumor for half a year. The other patient who had mixed tumors of salivary gland at uvula felt swallowing foreign body sensation for one year, and dysphagia for one month. After surgical resection, the symptoms disappear.
Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; complications ; pathology ; Deglutition ; Deglutition Disorders ; etiology ; Humans ; Nose Neoplasms ; pathology ; Palatal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Salivary Gland Neoplasms ; complications ; pathology ; Uvula ; pathology

Objective: To analyze the application value of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging in the localization and diagnosis for stable angina pectoris in clinical practice. Methods: A total of 70 patients who had been diagnosed with stable angina pectoris (SAP) were enrolled, and all patients underwent ATP-loaded ATP-99Tcm-MIBI (99Tcm-MIBI) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) and coronary angiography (CAG) were used to compare the accuracy of MPI imaging in localization and diagnosis for SAP. Results:In the 70 cases of patients with two methods of examination: ①In MPI diagnosis, positive patients were 50 cases, and the positive predictive value of SAP, sensitivity, negative predictive value and specificity were, respectively, 92.0%, 90.2%, 75.0% and 78.9%. There were 45 patients were consistently diagnosed as SAP by the two methods and the total compliance rate was 90.0%. ②in 70 patients, 51 cases were diagnosed as SAP by CAG examination, the positive rate was 72.9%; ③in 50 MPI positive patients, 46 patients were consistent with the results of CAG diagnosis, and the positive rate was 92.0%. The difference between the two methods was statistically significant (x2= 5.72, P<0.05). Conclusion: 99Tcm-MIBI myocardial perfusion imaging can be used as a gatekeeper in patients with stable angina pectoris, and has high application value in the location and diagnosis for stable angina pectoris. The diagnosis and treatment links of stable angina pectoris can save costs and provide a reliable evidencet for clinical practice.

Objective To study the serum lipid levels and prevalence of lipid abnormalities in Uygur,Hasake,Mongolians,Han adults(≥30years)of Boertala region of Xinjiang.Methods From Sep.to Nov.2004,3 300 subjects were gathered from baseline survey of hypertension epidemiology in Boertala region.All participants had a physical examination and serum lipid test.Results TC age corrected mean levels were 4.77,4.69,4.86,4.64,HDL-C(mmol/L)was 1.33,1.46,1.48,1.41,LDL-C(mmol/L)was 2.78,2.65,2.70,2.48 TG(mmol/L);median TG was 1.15,1.06,1.18,1.28,prevalence of lipid abnormalities was 57.4%,46.6%,50.3%,51.8%in Uygur,Hasake,Mongolian and Han adults.Conclusion The mean lipid level is not high,but prevalence of lipid abnormalities is high in the subjects

Objective To investigate the protective effects of trigonelline in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes during hypoxia /reoxygenation and its mechanism .Methods The neonatal rat cardiomyocytes was randomly divided into the normal control group , the hypoxia/reoxygenation group and the trigonelline group .Flow cytometry was used to determine the apoptosis and mitochondrial membrane potential .The levels of SOD and MDA were measured in different groups .Western blot method was used to measure the procaspase‐9 ,cleaved caspase‐9 ,procaspase‐3 and cleaved caspase‐3 protein level .Results Trigonelline could inhibit apoptosis (P<0 .05) ,enhanced activity of SOD (P<0 .05) ,reduce production of MDA (P<0 .05) ,stabilize the mitochondrial membrane potential (P<0 .05) and activate caspase‐9 and caspase‐3 in neonatal rat cardiomyocytes during hypoxia/reoxygenation .Conclusion Trigo‐nelline could protect myocardial cells from injury caused by hypoxia and reoxygenation ,and the mechanism may be associated with anti‐lipid peroxidation and stabilizing mitochondria membrane potential .

Objective To evaluate the effects of postconditioning with enalapril on myocardial injury induced by hind limb ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) in rats.Methods Thirty-six healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 200-250 g,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =12 each):group sham operation (group S),group I/R and group enalapril postconditioning (group EP).Limb ischemia was induced by occlusion of bilateral hind limbs for 3 h followed by 3 h reperfusion in groups I/R and EP.At 30 min before reperfusion,enalapril 0.04 mg/kg was injected via the internal jugular vein in group EP,while the equal volume of normal saline was injected in groups S and I/R.The rats were sacrificed at 3 h of repeffusion and myocardial specimens were obtained for microscopic examination of pathologic changes and for determination of cell apoptosis,Bcl-2 and Bax protein expression,superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) content in myocardial tissues.Apoptosis index was calculated.Results Compared with group S,apoptosis index and MDA content were significantly increased,Bax protein expression was up-regulated,Bcl-2 protein expression was down-regulated,and SOD activity was decreased in groups I/R and EP (P ＜ 0.05).Compared with group I/R,apoptosis index and MDA content were significantly decreased,Bax protein expression was down-regulated,Bcl-2 protein expression was up-regulated,and SOD activity was increased in group EP (P ＜ 0.05).The pathologic changes were significantly attenuated in group EP as compared with group I/R.Conclusion Enalapril postconditioning can attenuate myocardial injury induced by hind limb I/R in rats,and the mechanism may be related to reduction of apoptosis in cardiomyocytes and lipid peroxidation.

Objective To determine the relationship between neck circumference (NC) and cardiovascular risk factors among Uygur,Kazak,Mongolian and Han populations in Boertala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang.Methods A total of 4299 adults (Uygur 1237,Kazak 1047,Mongolian 812,and Han 1203) aged 20 to 79 years old were selected from a cross-sectional study of metabolic syndrome in Boertala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang.Pearson's correlation was used to assess the relationship between NC and body mass index (BMI),waist circumference (WC),waist-to-hip ration (WHR),systolic blood pressur (SBP),diastolic blood pressure (DBP),fasting blood glucose (FBG),total cholesterol (TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and triglyceride (TG).Linear regression and Logistic regression were used to evaluate the effects of NC on SBP,DBP,FBG,TC,LDL-C,HDL-C,TG,hypertension,high FBG and lipid disorders among multiethnic population.Results Mean NC was (36.2 ± 3.8) cm in Uygur,(36.3 ± 4.1) cm in Kazak,(35.9 ± 3.6) cm in Mongolian and (35.7 ± 4.0) cm in Han,respectively.After adjusting age and gender,in Pearson's correlation coefficients,a significant association was found between NC and BMI (for Uygur,Kazak,Mongolian and Han,r values were 0.552,0.499,0.709 and 0.459,respectively; all P ＜ 0.05) or WC (for Uygur,Kazak,Mongolian and Han,r values were 0.525,0.479,0.695 and 0.376,respectively; all P ＜ 0.05).When BMI,WC and other factors were adjusted,linear regression indicated that FBG in Uygur (t =3.746,P ＜ 0.05) and LogTG in Mongolian (t =2.876 P ＜ 0.05) were increased with NC.In Logistic regression,increased NC was a risk factor of higher FBG in Uygur (odds ratio (OR) =1.139,95％confidence interval (CI):1.027-1.264) and lipid disorder in Mongolian (OR =1.156,95％ CI:1.009-1.325).Conclusions Our data suggest that NC may be associated with multiple risk factors of cardiovascular disease in Uygur,Kazak,Mongolian and Han adults,and the relationship could be different among multiethnic populations.It should be necessary to explore the role of upper-body fat in the development of metabolic disorders.

The ptrpose of this study was to investigate the effects of long-term estradiol and progesterone combined therapy on bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with Turner syndrome.Eight patients with Turner syndrome received estradiol and progesterone combined therapy for six years were observed and BMD was measured for each of them before hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and at an interval of one to two years after HRT and compared with that in normal age-sex matched women.BMD was significantly lower in patients with Turner syndrome than that in normal controls before HRT.All the patients with Turner syndrome had breast enlargement and irregular vaginal bleeding after HRT.BMD increased slightly in the patients with Turner syndrome after six-year HRT ,but still much lower than that in normal controls.Their BMD of the 2nd to 4th lumbar vertebra increased to (0.84±0.22) g/cm2 after HRT from (0.75±0.12)g/cm2 before it,with Z-score increased to -2.2±0.6 from -3.2±0.9,respectively; and overall BMD of the hip increased to (0.81±0.08) g/cm2 after HRT from (0.68±0.07) g/cm2 before it,with Z-score increased to-1.2 ± 0.3 from-2.2 ± 0.5,respectively.Long-term HRT can improve their BMD for patients with Turner syndrome but can not restore it to normal.