The identification of the specific cause in every patient has important clinical implications, because ischemic stroke is an etiologically heterogeneous disease. The Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) classification can be used to define the etiology of stroke. However, TOAST classification can not be completed timely on admission of patients with acute stroke, which has impacted early guidance of clinical treatment. This article reviews the biological markers of early differential-diagnostic significance of the TOAST classification.

Drug therapy is one of the efficient methods for prostate cancer treatment. However, drug resistance greatly hindered the treatment of prostate cancer patients. Herein, the mechanisms of drug resistance in prostate cancer have been exhaustively reviewed, and that can provide an alternative strategy and new targets for anti-prostate cancer therapy.
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm ; Humans ; Male ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; drug therapy

Objective The purpose of this study was to analyze the alterations of T_1、T_2 lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood of patients with colorectal cancer. MethodsTwenty patients with primary colorectal cancer were enrolled into this study, T_1 and T_2 in the peripheral blood were evaluated by detecting the intracellular interferon-? and interleukin-4 production with 4-color flow cytometry. ResultsThe percentage of T_1 and T_2 in the peripheral blood of cancer patients was lower significantly than healthy controls [(36?11)% and 3.3(1.9)% vs. (46?12)% and 4.1(3.1)%](P

Objective To investigate the feasibility of using optical coherence tomography (OCT)in thy-roid surgery .Methods Surgical specimen including parathyroid gland , lymph nodes , adipose tissue and thyroid tissue from patients receiving thyroid surgery in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital were col -lected.OCT images were collected and the results were compared with the routine examination .Results Para-thyroid glands , lymph nodes , adipose tissue , and thyroid tissue can be obtained high-resolution OCT images .Dif-ferent tissues and metastatic lymph node can be clearly distinguished .OCT imaging took about 1 minute and fro-zen examination cost about 25 minutes.Conclusions OCT is a time-saving, non-invasive and cross-sectional imaging technique .It can obtain clear structural images of the internal microstructure of bio-tissues.OCT technol-ogy used in thyroid surgery including parathyroid identification and determination of lymph node metastasis is fea -sible.

OBJECTIVETo observe blood uric acid levels and Goldstein grading, as well as their correlation in Wilson's disease (WD) patients with different Chinese medical syndrome types.

METHODSTotally 906 WD patients in line with inclusive criteria were assigned to 6 groups, i.e., the heart spirit confused by phlegm group (HSCP, 26 cases), the phlegm-fire disturbing heart group (PFDH, 90 cases), the retention of damp-heat group (RDH, 113 cases), deficiency of qi and blood group (DQB, 168 cases), the deficiency of Gan-yin and Shen-yin group (DGYSY, 327 cases), the deficiency of Gan and Shen group (DGS, 182 cases) due to different Chinese medical syndrome types. Recruited were another 160 healthy subjects having similar ages and diet structures, who came for medical examinations, as the healthy control group. Venous blood was collected from the medial cubital vein of each-patient on an empty stomach in early mornings to detect blood uric acid levels. Results Blood uric acid levels were lower in each syndrome type group than in the healthy control group (146.08 +/- 67.24 micromol/L in the HSCP group; 157.08 +/- 69.77 micromol/L in the PFDH group; 162.58 +/- 97.72 micromol/L in the RDH group; 156.20 +/- 62.63 micromol/L in the DQB group; 161.83 +/- 111.23 micromol/L in the DGYSY group; 194.41 +/- 90.01 micromol/L in the DGS group; 242.39 +/- 87.55 micromol/L in the healthy control group, P < 0.01). Blood uric acid levels were higher in the DGYSY group than in the other 5 syndrome groups (P < 0.01). Correlation analyses between Goldstein grading and blood uric acid showed that, along with increased Goldstein grade (that was aggravating disease conditions), WD patients' blood uric acid levels decreased (P < 0.01).

CONCLUSIONSWD patient's blood uric acid levels decreased more. Blood uric acid levels and Goldstein grading were different in various Chinese medical syndrome types. Blood uric acid levels had certain value in assessing the severity of WD.

Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Heart ; Hepatolenticular Degeneration ; blood ; classification ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Syndrome ; Uric Acid ; blood

To investigate the effect of Tanreqing injection on immune activity of peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with lung cancer. The peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with lung cancer and healthy persons were separated by the density gradient centrifugation method for subsequent experiments, with those from healthy persons as the positive control. The effect of Tanreqing injection on stimulating the proliferation of lymphocytes with phytohemagglutinin (PHA) was determined by MTT method. The effect of Tanreqing injection on the lymphocyte secretions of IFN-γ and TNF-α and the subset ratio of lymphocytes cultured separately or with Tanreqing injection of different concentrations were examined by ELISA and flow cytometry (FCM) respectively. In addition, the LDH release assay was used to detect the cytotoxicity of cytotoxic T cells (CTL) and natural killer cells (NK). According to the findings, all of immunological indexes of lymphocytes from patients with lung cancer were weaker than that of healthy persons, but with the obvious increases in proliferation activity and IFN-γ and TNF-α secretions of lymphocytes co-cultured with Tanreqing Injection (P < 0.05). Among lymphocyte subsets co-cultured with Tanreqing Injection, CD3+, CD3+ CD4+ and CD3- CD16 + 56+ cell ratios notably increased, whereas CD4+ CD25+ Treg cell ratio obviously decreased (P < 0.05). In the meantime, Tanreqing injection can markedly promote the cytotoxicities of CTL and NK (P < 0.05). In conclusion, Tanreqing injection shows a significant effect in promoting the immune activity of lymphocytes from patients with lung cancer and their anti-tumor immunity.
Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Interferon-gamma ; genetics ; immunology ; Killer Cells, Natural ; drug effects ; immunology ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; genetics ; immunology ; physiopathology ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; drug effects ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; genetics ; immunology

Objective To determine the correlation between intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis; and STAT3 activation during murine severe acute pancreatitis (SAP).Methods Wistar rats were divided into four groups (12 in each group): S (sham), C (control), A (SAP), N (NAC was given 1 hour before SAP).Samples were obtained 3 or 24 hours after for the determination of plasma D-lactate, intestinal mucosa MDA and XO, immunohistochemical staining for PCNA.Apoptosis of the epithelial cell was examined with TUNEL and DNA laddering.The expressions of Bcl-2? Bax? p-STAT3 in intestinal mucosa were assessed by Western blot.Results Plasma D-lactate and intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis increased in group A, especially at 24 hours after operation ( P

Follow-Up Studies ; Forearm ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Melanoma ; congenital ; surgery ; Skin Neoplasms ; congenital ; surgery

Objective To compare the efficacy and complications of percutaneous nephroscope decortication of cystic renal disease with transureteroscopic decompression of cystic renal disease.Methods Retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 42 simple renal cyst cases,who under treatment of surgical in Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University from Sep.2010 to Sep.2014 via percutaneous nephrolithotomy as well as ureteroscope.There were 21 patients in each group.Comparisons were made between the two groups on operation time,peripheral tissue injury,blood loss,postoperative infection,hospitalzation time.Postoperative recurrence were followed up.Results For the percutaneous nephroscope decortication of cystic renal disease group and transureteroscopic decompression of cystic renal disease group,the operation time were (38.43 ± 9.76) minutes,(28.95 ± 8.67) minutes,the number of tissue injury were 8,6;the blood loss were (28.62 ± 9.82) mL,(23.48 ± 7.65) mL;the number of postoperative infection was 4,10;the postoperative recurrence were 2,5;the hospitalzation time were 2 days and 8 days.Compared with the transureteroscopic decompression group,the percutaneous nephroscope decortication group had a less postoperative infection and fewer postoperative recurrence (P ＜ 0.05).But the operation time was longer in the percutaneous nephroscope decortication group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The therapeutic effect of percutaneous nephroscope decortication is much better than that of transureteroscopic decompression,but also has a little disadvantage.

Objective To discuss the ultrasonographic feature and prognosis of the fetal dacryocystocele and its correlation.Methods The ultrasonographic feature of 51 patients diagnosed as dacryocystocele prenatally by sonography were retrospectively analyzed.All fetus were followed up to induced labor or 6 months after birth.The correlation between the size and the gestational age were analyzed by correlation analysis method and compared the fetal prognosis adopt U test.Results The incidence of dacryocystocele diagnosed prenatally by ultrasound was about 0.47‰.The diagnosis was established by the detection of a cystic lesion in relation to the medial and inferior aspects of the fetal orbit.Unilateral dacryocystoceles were more often found than bilateral,and left more than right.The maximum diameter range from 2.0 mm to 12.0 mm,average (5.9 ± 2.2)mm.There is no correlation between cyst size and gestational age.Prognosis of isolated nasolacrimal duct cyst is good.Conclusions The fetal dacryocystocele have typical ultrasonographic feature,Ultrasound is a rapid and reliable method which can be used for diagnosis of dacryocystocele prenatally and follow-up after birth.