Cytosine deaminase (CD) gene is a kind of suicide gene, cytosine deaminase can catalyze the conversion from 5 - fluorocytosine (5 - FC) into 5 - fluorouracil (5 - FU), this combination therapy (CDgene/5 - FC) were widely used in cancer therapy. The results of many researches in different cancer cells have demonstrated that it can inhibit tumor growth significantly. The mechanism includes 5 - FU's direct killing tumor cells and its bystander effect. It can also be used as a potential purging method for autologous hematopoietic cells transplantion after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. CD/5 - FC combined with other therapies would be an important future research approach.

Pulmonary artery hypertension is a disease with complicated pathogenesis, which is characterized by enhanced pulmonary artery constriction and arterial wall remodeling, leading to progressive increase of pulmonary vascular resistance and pulmonary artery pressure, then resulting in right heart failure.Many studies have shown that transforming growth factor-β1(TGF-β1) plays an important role in the development of various diseases, especially in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.TGF-β1 is involved in multiple cellular responses including cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and apoptosis.TGF-β1 participates in pulmonary artery hypertension mainly via promoting the proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells as well as inducing the deposition of extracellular matrix and endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition(EndMT) through many signaling, which is mainly dominated by pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells and pulmonary artery endothelial cells.This review mainly introduces the role of TGF-β1 in pulmonary artery hypertension in order to provide potential drug targets and therapeutic strategies for pulmonary artery hypertension.

Objective To evaluate the application of tranexamic acid in perioperative period of intertrochanter fracture of femur.Methods 46 cases of patients with intertrochanter fracture of femur were randomLy divided into the control group and treatment group,23 cases in each group.All patients underwent partial hip replacement,10min before operation,the control group was given 0.9％sodium chloride injection100mL,intravenous drip; the experimental group was treated with tranexamic acid injection 10mg/kg,soluble in 100mL 0.9％sodium chloride injection,intravenous drip;Before and after operation,compared between the two groups of patients with blood t hematocrit(HCT),hemoglobin(Hb)levels,volume of blood loss,volume of blood transfusion and incidence of postoperative complications.Results After operation,compared with the control group,the serum levels of HCT、Hb were higher in the experimental group(P<0.05).The total blood loss,hidden blood loss,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative drainage volume and blood transfusion volume were lower in the experimental group(P<0.05).There was no significant difference in the incidence of complications between the 2 groups.Conclusion The tranexamic acid can significantly reduce the volume of blood loss and volume of blood transfusion in perioperative period of patients with intertrochanter fracture of femur,and do not increase the incidence of postoperative complications of thrombosis,and have high security.

AIM: To study the effects of VEGF over-expressed C6 glioma cells on the expression of Flk-1 and Flt-1 in cocultured microvascular endothelial cells using the rat hepatic cells BRL 3A as control. METHODS: Cocultured systems of rat pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells with C6 and endothelial cells with BRL 3A were established. Immunocytochemical method was used to investigate the expression change of Flk-1 and Flt-1 protein in cocultured microvascular endothelial cells. The expression of Flt-1 and Flk-1 mRNA was analyzed by RT-PCR and Northern blot. RESULTS: The microvascular endothelial cells cocultured with C6 showed increased expression of Flk-1 and Flt-1 protein ( P

The test concludes the existing prominent problems and main damages on medical morality recently in China,and it also discusses the necessity and feasible ways to reinforce the medical moral construction from the two aspects of theory and practice under social market economical condition.

OBJECTIVE To explore pathogens and drug resistance in ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii,and to provide the corresponding clinical prevention strategies.METHODS The clinical resords and the bacterial susceptibility results of sputum cultivation in 62 cases with VAP caused by A.baumannii between from 2003 and 2006 in ICU of our hospital were reviewed.RESULTS All of the patients suffered from severe underlying diseases,the aged accounted for 77.4%.At least one kind of antibiotic was used in all cases before occurrence of VAP.30.6% of the cases had mixed infection.VAP caused by A.baumannii had the rise trend year by year.The results of bacterial susceptibility showed that A.baumannii had multiple drug resistance,but was lowly resistant to cefoperazone/sulbactam and imipenem.CONCLUSIONS The reasonable choice for antibiotic of VAP caused by A.baumannii should be based on the latest local surveillance on etiology and drug resistance.

ObjectiveTo compare the effects of dexmedetomidine and propofol for stereotactic brain surgery in patients with intractable psychosis.MethodsThirty male patients with intractable psychosis,aged 22-33 yr,weighing 60-90 kg,scheduled for stereotactic surgery,were randomized to receive either propofol (group P,n =15) or dexmedetomidine (group D,n =15).Anesthesia was induced with iv injection of midazolam 0.05-0.10 mg/kg and fentany 1-2 μg/kg in the two groups,and in addition,dexmedetomidine was infused at 0.3-0.7μg· kg- 1 · h- 1 after a loading dose of 1 μg/kg (duration of infusion ＞ 10 min) and propofol 1-2 mg/kg was injected intravenously before endotracheal intubation in group D and propofol 2-3 mg/kg was injected intravenously and then propofol was infused at a rate of 3-4 mg· kg- 1 · h- 1 in group P.Orotracheal intubation was performed under the guidance of direct laryngoscope.The patients kept spontaneous breathing.The adverse events such as body movement,bucking,apnea,adverse cardiac events and hypoxemia were recorded during location.ResultsThe incidence of body movement,bucking,apnea,tachycardia,hypotension and hypoxemia was significandy lower,while the incidence of bradycardia was significantly higher in group D than in group P ( P ＜ 0.01 ).There was no significant difference in the incidence of hypertension between the two groups (P ＞ 0.05).ConclusionDexmedetomidine provides better anesthesia,exerts less effect on the respiratory and circulatory functions and is safer than propofol for stereotactic surgery in patients with intractable psychosis.

OBJECTIVE To compare and analyze the drug resistance of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum which producing metallo-?-lactamase(MBL) and extended-spectrum-?-lactamases(ESBLs) from ICU patients′ and non ICU patients′ specimens of sputa so as to guide the rational application of antibiotics.METHODS Identified the strains with VITEK 32,MBL and ESBLs were also screened by double disk synergy;the antimicrobial sensitivity of clinical isolates was tested by VITEK GNS143 and the antimicrobial sensitivity was added and tested by K-B method.RESULTS As a result the rate of producing MBL of C.meningosepticum was 49.0% from ICU patients′ specimens of sputa which was higher than the rate of 13.8% from non ICU patients′;the rate of producing ESBLs of C.meningosepticum was 37.2% from ICU patients′ specimens of sputa which was higher than the rate of 30.6% from non ICU patients′;the rate of drug resistance to AMP/SUB,TZP,CEP,CIP,and LEV from ICU patients′ was higher than that from non ICU patients.CONCLUSIONS Why the high resistance rate of C.mengingosepticum in ICU patients′ specimens of sputa might be due to the high producing ?-lactamases(MBL and ESBLs).

Objective To investigate the influence of combined irbesartan/hydrochlomthiazide on morning blood pressure surge(MBPS)and left ventricular mass(LVM) in essential hypertension.Methods After 4-8 weeks' run-in period,if blood pressure wagn't up to the standard,the 120 patients were given irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide once daily from 150 mg/12.5 mg for 12 months to 300 mg/25mg for another 12 months.MBPS was conducted by arnbuhry blood pressure monitoring(ABPM)and LVM was determined by echocardiography at the end of placebo baseline and 12 months later.Results (1)After treatment the patients with MBPS(+)decreased and patients with MBPS(-) increased.(2)After treatment the extents of MBPS were reduced in MBPS(+)patients[systolic blood pressure(SBP)difference(16.1±1.8)mm Hg(1mm Hg=0.133 kPa)vs(29.4±2.8)mm Hg,diastolic blood pressure(DBP)difference(10.2±2.3)mm Hg vs(21.2±2.2)mm Hg,P<0.01]with little change in MBPS(-)patients[SBP difference(11.2±2.4)mm Hg vs(10.1±1.2)mm Hg,DBP difference(5.9±1.9)mm Hg vs(6.8±3.2)mm Hg]compared with before treatment.(3)LVM indexes of all patients were significantly reduced.Conclusion Irbesartan/hydrochlorothiazide can effectively attenuate the extent of MBPS, and has advantages on reversing left ventricular hypertrophy.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the pharmacoeconomics of pantoprazole vs. ranitidine in the treatment of gastricesophagitis reflux disease(GERD). METHODS:Retrieved from PubMed,EMBase,The Cochrane Library,CNKI,VIP and Wanfang database, RCTs about pantoprazole vs. ranitidine in the treatment of GERD were selected until Sept. 2014. Two reviewers independently screened literature in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria,and extracted the data of included studies. Stata 12.0 soft-ware was used to estimate therapeutic efficacy index and cost,and cost-effectiveness analysis was performed with the decision tree model. RESULTS:A total of 7 RCTs were included,involving 1 389 patients. Cost-effectiveness analysis showed that for gradeⅠ-Ⅲ(by Savary-Miller standard)GERD,cost-effectiveness ratios of ranitidine were all lower than those of pantoprazole(gradeⅠ:18.86 vs. 57.93;gradeⅡorⅢ:35.58 vs. 146.13);gradeⅠ,Ⅱ,Ⅲincremental cost-effectiveness ratio(ICER)were 335.53,349.85,349.85. Sensitivity analysis supported this conclusion. CONCLUSIONS:Ranitidine is more economic therapy plan for gradeⅠ-Ⅲ GERD, but its ICER fluctuates greatly. Individual therapy plan should be formulated according to disease condition and economic condition.