The chemokine CXCL12 and its receptor CXCR4 played a very important role in the gastric carcinoma,which promoted the growth,invasion,and metastasis of the gastric carcinoma through various of signal pathways.In this paper,the literatures related CXCL12,signal pathways and gastric carcinoma were retrieved and explored.And the authors present the research progress concerning the roles of CXCL12 and its regulating mechanism in neoplasm,especially in gastric cancer.

Purpose:To explore the possibility of non-sent inel lymph node (NSN) metastases in early breast carcinoma patients with positi ve sentinel lymph node (SLN) and its clinical significance. Methods:The incidence and related clinical factors of NSN metas tases were analyzed in 84 early breast carcinoma patients with positive sentinel lymph node, who underwent radical mastectomy. Results:The metastatic NSN was identified in 41 of the 84 pati ents with positive sentinel lymph node (48.8%), the incidence of NSN metastases was related to primary tumor size, SLN metastatic focus size and HER-2 expressi on status, the incidence rate of NSN metastases is proportional to the size of t he primary tumor and metastatic SLN focus, patients with positive HER-2 expres sion have a high NSN metastases rate. Conclusions:The early breast carcinoma patients with

BACKGROUND:Autologous peroneus brevis and alogeneic tendon are often used for reconstruction of lateral colateral ligament of the ankle joint, but these two kinds of materials have different histological and biomechanical properties. OBJECTIVE:To compare the clinical effects of autologous peroneus brevis and alogeneic tendon to reconstruct lateral colateral ligament of the ankle joint. METHODS: Sixty-six patients with chronic external ankle instability caused by old injury to lateral colateral ligament of the ankle joint were enroled, aged 15-63 years. The 34 of 66 patients underwent lateral ligament reconstruction using autologous peroneus brevis and the rest 32 patients received lateral ligament reconstruction using alogeneic tendon. After reconstruction, reaction time of the peroneous brevis, talar tilt angle and anterior talar translation, visual analog scale score and the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score were compared between the two groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:At the last folow-up, the visual analog scale score, tilt angle and anterior talar translation were lowered in the two groups compared with the previous (P < 0.05), and the AOFAS scores were increased significantly in the two groups (P < 0.05); the reaction time of the peroneous brevis was increased inthe autologous peroneus brevis group (P < 0.05) and decreased in the alogeneic tendon group (P < 0.05); the above-mentioned indexes had no difference between the two groups. These findings indicate that autologous peroneus brevis and alogeneic tendon have similar effects on the lateral ligament reconstruction in terms of postoperative ankle function, stability and activity levels, but the alogeneic tendon shows advantages on less trauma and shorter operation time.

Objective To explore the influence of type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with subclinical hypothyroidism on diabetic vascular complications.Methods One hundred and two patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were selected.The serum free triiodothyronine (FT3),free thyroxine (FT4),thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH),anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab),thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) levels were measured by chemiluminescence method.The patients were divided into type 2 diabctes mellitus combined with subclinical hypothyroidism group (47 cases) and type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal thyroid function group (55 cases) according to the thyroid function.The glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c),total cholesterol (TC),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C),triacylglycerol (TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),urea nitrogen,creatinine and albumin levels were measured.The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated according to the formula of modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD).The presence of diabetic retinopathy was examined by fundus examination,and the presence of lower limb artery lesions was measured by vascular ultrasound.All indicators were compared between 2 groups.Results There were no statistical differences in age,disease course,HbA1c,body mass index (BMI),TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C,incidence of lower limb artery lesions and incidence of diabetic retinopathy between 2 groups (P＞ 0.05).TheeGRF in type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with subclinical hypothyroidism group was significantly lower than that in type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal thyroid function group:(83.74 ± 21.55) ml/(min· 1.73 m2) vs.(115.02 ± 12.29) ml/(min· 1.73 m2),and there was statistical difference (t =4.274,P ＜ 0.01).The incidence of diabetic nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus combined with subclinical hypothyroidism group was significanlty higher than that in type 2 diabetes mellitus with normal thyroid function group:48.9％ (23/47) vs.23.6％(13/55),and there was statistical difference (x2 =7.103,P＜ 0.01).Logistic regression analysis showed that subclinical hypothyroidism was a risk factor for diabetic nephropathy (OR =0.524,95％ CI 0.12-0.93,P ＜ 0.05),but it was not the risk factor for diabetic retinopathy (OR =0.618,95％ CI0.19-2.16,P =0.475) and lower limb artery lesions (OR =0.485,95％ CI 0.32-2.13,P =0.689).Conclusion Subclinical hypothyroidism in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus has no obvious effect on lower limb arterial complications and diabetic retinopathy,but may increase the risk of diabetic nephropathy.

Objective To investigate the expression of FHITmRNA and WWOXmRNA in human breast cancer tissues and its relation to clinicopathological and other molecular parameters. Methods With reference to the expression of ?-actin,the expression of FHITmRNA and WWOXmRNA was determined by reverse (transcription)-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) in 51 breast cancer and adjacent breast tissue, and (semi-quantitative) analysis of band densities was performed. The protein expression of estrogen receptor(ER), progesterone receptor (PR), Her-2 gene in the 51 breast cancer lesions was detected by (immunohistochemical) method. Results FHITmRNA and WWOXmRNA expression was significantly different in 54 breast cancer tissue compared to adjacent breast tissue (P0.05); of FHITmRNA and WWOX mRNA was related to axillary lymph node metastasis (P

Objective To analyze the clinical value of X ray examination, CT examination and MRI examination in the diagnosis of giant cell tumor of bone.Methods 50 patients with giant cell tumor of bone confirmed by postoperative pathology were selected.The patients' X ray, CT scan and MRI imaging examination data were retrospectively analyzed, and the imaging features of giant cell tumor of bone were discussed and summarized.Results The rate of CT examination and MRI examination in the diagnosis of bone destruction was higher than X ray examination, but the difference was not statistically significant (x2=4.181,P>0.05).CT examination and MRI examination in the soap bubble sign, bone crest, liquid plane and soft tissue mass in the diagnostic rate compared with X ray examination was significantly higher, the difference was statistically significant (x2=5.333,22.941,30.000,38.400,64.000,14.166,6.102,all P<0.05).Conclusion The diagnostic accuracy of CT and MRI in giant cell tumor of bone is higher than X ray, but the value of MRI examination in the diagnosis of edema near the tumor is better.

BACKGROUND:MRI characterized as non-invasion, high resolution, high sensitivity and specificity to injury has become another important means for diagnosis of knee joint disease folowing the arthroscopy. OBJECTIVE: To explore the effective evaluation on the knee meniscus injury diagnosis, by comparing the results of MRI and arthroscopy of the knee meniscus. METHODS: Clinical data of 206 patients with meniscus injury were retrospectively analyzed. Every case was subjected to MRI and the arthroscopy. The findings of arthroscopy were considered as the golden standard. Then, the sensitivity, specificity and coincidence rate of MRI in the diagnosis of meniscus injury were calculated. The chi-square analysis was used to evaluate the MRI and arthroscopy in the diagnosis of meniscus injury. The Kappa values were used to test the consistency of MRI with arthroscopy in the diagnosis of meniscus injury. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:For levels 0 and I meniscus injury, the coincidence rate of MRI was 97%; for level II meniscus injury, the coincidence rate of MRI was 91.1%, and there was no significant difference (P > 0.05). For level III meniscus injury, the sensitivity, specificity, concordance rate and Youden index of MRI were 92.9%, 94.4%, 93.7% and 87.3%, respectively. By the consistency checking, the value of Kappa was 0.874 and χ2 so there was a high consistency checking between the data of MRI and arthroscopy (P=0.000). MRI is a noninvasive diagnostic method for meniscus injury. For patients with levels I and II meniscus injury on MRI, arthroscopy should be cautiously adopted; however, for patients with level III meniscus injury on MRI, arthroscopy should be done as early as possible. Arthroscopic observation is more intuitive that enables to make accurate judgments of meniscus injury to reduce the rate of misdiagnosis.

Objective To study the expression of BRMS1mRNA in human breast cancer tissues and their significance.Methods The expression of BRMS1mRNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) in 71 breast cancer tissues and adjacent breast tissues,12 patients with benign breast tumors and 12 patients with normal breast tissue,and semi-quantitative analysis of band densities was also performed.Results The expression of BRMS1mRNA in 71 patients with breast cancer and adjacent breast tissue was 0.378?0.046 and 0.918?0.044,respectively;the expression of BRMS1mRNA in 12 patients with benign breast tumors and 12 patients with normal breast tissue was 0.908?0.047 and 0.934?0.028 respectively.BRMS1mRNA expression was significantly lower in breast cancer tissue compared to adjacent breast tissue,benign breast tumors and normal breast tissue(P0.05),but was related to axillary lymph node metastasis and clinical stage(P

Objective:To detect the expression and methylation of TIA1 in breast cancer and to study its correlation with multi-slice spiral CT signs.Methods:50 patients with breast cancer were collected from Feb.2019 to Mar. 2020. The expression levels of TIA1 in breast cancer tissues and in peritumoral tissues were estimated by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Bioinformatics software MethPrimer was used for predicting TIA1 promotor and confirmed the existence of cPG island. Methylation-specific PCR (MSP) was performed to detect TIA1 DNA promoter methylation. All patients were examined by multi-slice CT. CT images were analyzed through observing the tumor size, shape, calcification area, lymph node metastasis and margin. The correlation between CT signs and TIA1 methylation status was further analyzed.Results:The expression levels of TIA1 in breast cancer tissues were lower than in peritumoral tissues (0.50±0.12, 0.95±0.10, P=0.00) , while TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate was higher than in peritumoral tissues (64%, 42%, χ2=4.86, P<0.05) .There were no significant differences in TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate among patients with different tumor shape and micro calcifications. TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate in patients with mass diameter≥2 cm were significantly higher than those in patients with mass diameter<2 cm (78.57%, 45.45%, P<0.05) , and TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate in patients with lymph node metastasis was higher than those without lymph node metastasis (79.17%, 50%, P<0.05) . TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate in patients with burr at edge of mass was higher than those without burr at edge of mass (80.77%, 45.83%, P<0.05) . Conclusion:There is a correlation between CT imaging signs and TIA1 DNA promoter methylation rate in patients with breast cancer, which can provide more reference for the judgment of malignant degree and prognosis of patients with breast cancer.

Objective:To study the photoneutron radiation field caused by photonuclear reaction during the operation of high energy medical linac.Methods:Monte Carlo was used to simulate the photoneutron pollution of Clinic 2300CD medical electron accelerator in 15 MV X-ray mode. The photoneutron spectrum at different positions of the head and the variation in neutron ambient dose equivalent in different irradiation fields were investigated, and the dose distribution of photoneutron on the isocenter plane and the dose attenuation in the water model were analyzed.Results:When the collimator was closed, the average photoneutron energy at the lower surface of target, primary collimator, flattening filter and multi-leaf collimator was 1.08, 1.20, 0.35 and 0.30 MeV, respectively. The neutron ambient dose equivalent at the isocenter first increased and then decreased with the irradiation field expanding, reaching the maximum in about 30 cm × 30 cm irradiation field. With the increase in the depth of the measuring point in water phantom, the neutron fluent first increased and then decreased, while the neutron dose gradually decreased. In different irradiation fields, the photoneutron dose rate was almost close to the background when the depth of the water was 20 cm.Conclusions:By exploring the photoneutron spectrum and dose distribution characteristics of the high energy medical linac head, as well as the dose deposition mechanism of photoneutron in water phantom, this study provides data support for further research on the additional dose and secondary cancer effects on patients caused by photoneutron pollution from the high energy medical linac.