Objective To apply the Isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) to identify proteins differentially in serums of gastric cancer (GC) patients, gastric mucosal intestinal metaplasia (IM) patients and normal control population. Methods The study included serum samples from GC group, IM group and normal control group with 45 cases each group,Proteins differentially regulated in serums were identified by the iTRAQ coupled with two-dimensional liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (2D-LC-MS/MS) technology. Results 10 540 unique peptides , of which correspond to a set of 199 proteins were identified , 23 proteins were over expressed and 14 proteins were underexpressed in GC and IM.Nine immune response proteins such as Lipopolysaccharide-binding protein,C-reactive protein and Ficolin-3 were found in the differential proteins, implying a close linkage between immune response and GC. Conclusions iTRAQ technology may help to identify novel serum markers for early diagnosis of GC.

Objective To observe the change of serum smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (smMHC) level in the patients with aortic dissection (AD),and evaluate the effect of smMHC in the early diagnosis and prognosis of AD.Methods Forty-two patients with AD were selected as AD group,30 healthy subjects were selected as control group.Blood samples were collected at four time periods (within 3 h of onset,6 h,12 h,24 h),and serum smMHC level were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results Serum smMHC level of AD group,which collected (within 3 h of onset,6 h,12 h) were significantly higher than that of control group [(88.6 ±21.7),(59.4 ± 18.7),(41.3 ± 10.7) ng/L vs.(17.2 ± 8.3) ng/L,P ＜ 0.01].There was no significant difference between the serum smMHC level of AD group and control group at 24 h after onset [(18.9 ±9.5) ng/L vs.(17.2 ±8.3) ng/L,P ＞ 0.05].Serum smMHC level of Stanford A type group (25 cases) was higher than that of Stanford B type group (17 cases) within 3 h of onset [(95.4 ± 17.8) ng/L vs.(78.5 ± 18.3) ng/L,P＜0.01],and there was no significant difference bewteen the two groups which collected at 6,12 h and 24 h after onset (P ＞ 0.05).Preoperative serum smMHC level was significantly higher than that after intracavitary isolation operation [(58.6 ± 15.9) ng/L vs.(30.1 ± 12.5) ng/L,P ＜ 0.01].Serum smMHC level decreased rapidly after the operation,and there was no significant difference between the two grougs when 12 h after operation [(18.7 ± 8.9) ng/L vs.(17.2 ± 8.3) ng/L,P ＞ 0.05].The serum smMHC level of the deaths (7 cases),which collected within 3 h of onset,6 h,12 h,was significantly higher than that of the survivors (35 cases) [(101.2 ± 20.7) ng/L vs.(86.1 ± 18.9) ng/L,(65.2 ± 16.7) ng/L vs.(58.2 ± 14.2) ng/L,(50.4 ± 10.8) ng/L vs.(39.5 ± 8.3) ng/L,P ＜ 0.05],and there was no significant difference at 24 h after onset (P ＞ 0.05).Detecting serum smMHC level within 3 h of onset,the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.913,with 51.7 ng/L as a diagnostic critical value,sensitivity and specificity respectively was 88.1％ (37/42) and 96.7％ (29/30).When detecting at 6 h after onset,the area under the curve was 0.865,with 38.5 ng/L as a diagnostic critical value,sensitivity and specificity respectively was 90.4％(38/42) and 90.0％ (27/30).Conclusions The level of serum smMHC in patients with AD increase rapidly after onset,and detecting serum smMHC level within 6 h of onset have important clinical significance in early diagnosis and prognosis of AD.

Objective:To explore the value of MR-cine for assessment of the duodenum peristalsis in the patients with functional dyspepsia.Methods:25 patients with functional dyspepsia were selected according to the diagnostic criteria of RomeⅢ of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs)as case group and 25 cases of healthy volunteers who had been screened out in clinic were used as normal control group. After fasting for 8 h,supine position was performed.1.5TGEHDxMR was used to scan the coronal,axial and oblique coronal fast steady state precession (FIESTA)sequence of gastric and duodenal descending part.The images of 5 and 15 min after drinking 600 mL mannitol solution (concentration 2.5%)were collected and sent to MR AW4.4 workstation.The duodenal motility in the patients with functional dyspepsia was measured by recording the times of duodenum and measuring and calculating the percentage occlusion of duodenum contractions (PDC). Results:After drinking mannitol, the oblique coronal scan of all subj ects clearly displayed the anatomical structure and peristaltic wave of descending part of duodenum. After drinking 5 and 1 5 min of mannitol,the peristaltic wave frequencies in case group were lower than those in normal control group. The descending duodenum PDC of the patients in case group was significantly lower than that in normal control group (P<0.01)5 min after drinking. The PDC in normal control group 15 min after drinking was lower than 5 min (P<0.05);the duodenal PDC 15 min after drinking of mannitol had no statistical difference between case group and normal control group (P>0.05).Conclusion:MR-cine can evaluate preliminarly the duodenum peristalsis of the patients with functional dyspepsia. The diagnosis of FGIDs can be further studied by using the noninvasive MR-cine examination technique.

[Objective] To illuminate that the high expressions of liver X receptor (LXR), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) are protective factors in the pathogenesis of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS), in order to provide basic information for the prevention and treatment of obesity in children with OSAHS. [Methods] A total of 24 young rats aged 3-4 weeks were randomly divided into normal control group, obesity group, OSAHS group, and obesity and OSAHS group. We used hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining to observe the histopathological changes in the liver of the young rats, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry to test the expression levels and distribution of LXRα, COX-2, and CETP in liver tissues of the rats. [Results] The body weight, total cholesterol (TC), and triglyceride (TG) content of the rats in obesity group and obesity+ OSAHS group were significantly increased compared with that in the control group (P<0.05), and the oxygen saturation of the rats in OSAHS group and obesity+ OSAHS group was significantly decreased compared with that in the control group (P<0.05). The liver tissue had significant damage in obesity group, OSAHS group and obesity+ OSAHS group compared with that in the normal control group, and obesity+ OSAHS group had the most severe liver tissue damage. The expression levels of LXRα, COX-2, and CETP were significantly higher in the liver tissues of young rats in OSAHS group and obesity group compared with those in the normal control group (P<0.05). The expression levels of LXRα, COX-2, and CETP were significantly higher in the liver tissues of young rats in obesity+ OSAHS group compared with those in the other groups (P<0.05). [Conclusion] LXR and its target genes COX-2 and CETP are highly expressed in the liver tissues of obese OSAHS rats and are possible protective factors in the pathogenesis of obesity and OSAHS.