Genomics ; Renin-Angiotensin System ; drug effects ; genetics

Objective To analyze the survival statistics and perioperative parameters of clinical stage Ⅰ non-small cell lung cancer patients who received systemic or selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy,and explore the value of selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy for clinical stage Ⅰ non-small cell lung cancer.Methods The clinical data of 984 patients with clinical stage Ⅰ non-small cell lung cancer who underwent lobectomy and systemic/selective lymph node dissection in Zhongshan Hospital from January 2005 to December 2010 were analyzed retrospectively.There were 581 males and 403 females with an average age of(59.6 ± 10.2) (24-84) years.786 patients received systemic mediastinal lymphadenectomy,and 198 patients received selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy.Results Average operation time of selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy group was(132.3 ±30.3) minutes,and that of systemic mediastinal lymphadenectomy group was(150.7 ±41.8) minutes with significant difference(P ＜ 0.01).Average amount of intraoperative bleeding of selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy group was (96.2 ± 53.5) ml,and that of systemic mediastinal lymphadenectomy group was (124.4 ± 65.4) ml with significant difference(P ＜0.01).There was no significant difference in overall survival rate between two groups(P =0.844).Recurrence rates were 25.3 ％ and 27.5 ％,respectively (P =0.533).Subgroup analysis showed no significant difference of 5-year survival rates between the two groups.Conclusion For patients with clinical stage Ⅰ non-small cell lung cancer,selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy can reduce operation time and amount of intraoperative bleeding.Survival of patients who received selective mediastinal lymphadenectomy was no worse than that of patients who received systemic mediastinal lymphadenectomy.

Objective To observe the effect of Chinese yam polysaccharide on the expression of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in rats with renal ischemia reperfusion injury. Methods SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group and Chinese yam polysaccharide group. Renal ischemia reperfusion injury model in rats was prepared. Seven days before operation, Chinese yam polysaccharide group was gastrically administrated with yam polysaccharide (200 mg/kg) daily, sham operation group and model group with same volume of saline respectively. BUN and SCr were detected postoperative 6 h, the protein expression of HIF-1αin renal tissue was detected by Western Blot, and HIF-1αand VEGF mRNA expression in renal tissue were detected by RT-PCR. Results Compared with sham operation group, serum levels of BUN and SCr of model group and Chinese yam polysaccharides group increased (P<0.01), and the mRNA and protein expression of HIF-1α, mRNA expression of VEGF in renal tissue increased (P<0.01). Compared with model group, serum levels of BUN and SCr of Chinese yam polysaccharide group decreased (P<0.01), and HIF-1α mRNA and protein expression, VEGF mRNA expression in renal tissue increased (P<0.01). Conclusion Chinese yam polysaccharide has obvious protective effect on renal ischemia reperfusion injury, which may be related with up-regulation of HIF-1αexpression and induction of VEGF expression.

Objective To explore the difference of the risk factors among the rural residents with hypertension with different social economic levels.Methods Risk factors survey were conducted in 469 new cases with hypertension(aged over 35) with different economic-social levels in Jizhou city,Hebei province using self-made questionnaire,2799 people(aged over 35) as the controls.The results were analyzed with Logistic regression analysis.Results OR of the risk factors in higher economic level group were:family history of hypertension(2.863),body mass index(BMI,1.286),preserved foods(1.263),the amount of eggs taken daily(1.200) and the ages of the patients(1.052).The OR of risk factors in lower economic levels' group were:family history of hypertension(3.990),smoking(1.767),the amount of eggs taken daily(1.753),drinking(1.728),education background(1.532),sex(1.448),daily amount of meat intake(1.276),BMI(1.205) and the age of the patients(1.068).The higher annual income of the family and the amount of fresh fruits intake daily were the protective factors of hypertension with the OR were 0.708 and 0.788 respectively.Conclusion The results show that the patients at different economic levels have different risk factors of hypertension.

Adolescent ; Angiography ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Hemoptysis ; diagnostic imaging ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Male

Objective To investigate the autophagy capacity in clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissue compared with adjacent normal tissue.Methods Sixty-nine pairs of samples from human clear cell renal cell carcinoma tissues and relatively healthy renal tissues adjacent to the tumor were collected during surgical resection.The expressions of proteins that were participating in the regulation and execution of autophagy were detected by immunohistochemisty.Electron-microscopy was also carried out for the morphometrical analysis.Results The protein expression of p-mTOR (P =0.004),P62 (P =0.000) and ULK1 (P =0.000) were up-regulated in the carcinoma tissue,while the expression of Beclin1 (P=0.000),LC3 (P =0.000) and ATG7 (P =0.000) were down-regulated,and the expression of ATG5 (P =0.349) had no signif-icant difference compared with adjacent normal tissue.Morphometrical analysis showed that the basal autophagic activity (measured by the presence of autophagy vacuole compartment) was remarkably down-regulated in carcinoma tissue,compared with adjacent normal tissue.The expression level of mTOR was correlated with P62,LC3 and ATG7,but results showed no correlation between mTOR and Beclin 1.Conclusion Our studies show a relatively reduced autophagy capacity in clear cell renal cell carcinoma,which is regulated by multiple autophagy-related proteins such as mTOR,Beclin 1 and LC3.

Objective To analyze the safety, feasibility and operative technique details of non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph nodes dissection technique in uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery(VATS) for lung cancer.Methods From April, 2014 to March, 2015,46 patients with lung cancer received non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph nodes dissection after uniportal VATS lobectomy.Clinical data of the cases were analyzed retrospectively.There were 19 males and 27 females.The age was(57.2 ± 9.0) (38-73) years.The first 6 cases were performed in the lateral decubitus position while the later 40 cases were all performed in the semiprone position.Results All cases accepted uniportal VATS non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph nodes dissection successfully.Arm fatigue of surgeon and assistant was obviously relieved when the patient was placed in the semiprone position.The thoracic drainage time was(3.2 ± 2.1) (1-12)days and the postoperative length of hospital-stay was(6.0 ± 4.5) (2-27) days.The number of dissected mediastinal lymph nodes stations was (4.3 ± 0.8) (3-6)and the number of dissected mediastinal lymph nodes was (11.8 ± 4.9) (4-30).There were 42 cases with stage No , lease wit stage N1, and 3 cases with stage N2 in pathological examination.Five patients developed minor postoperative complications.No perioperative death occurred.Conclusion Uniportal VATS non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph nodes dissection for lung cancer was safe and feasible, which could decrease the interference of the instruments and help to keep the surgical field clear.Non-grasping en bloc mediastinal lymph nodes dissection would be performed more smoothly in the semiprone position with less damage to lung and better ergonomics.

A novel method based on the separation and enrichment effect of magnetic beads and the fully complementary hybridization of two DNA strands was developed for highly sensitive detection of bacterial DNA using a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) with 5,5’-dithio-bis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB)-modified gold nanoparticles as reporter probes. Capture probe was immobilized onto the surface of streptavidin-enwrapped magnetic beads ( SA-MB ) through high affinity between biotin and avidin, by which the target bacterial DNA sequences that connected with the reported probe decorated AuNPs with DTNB and SH-DNA ( AuNPs@DTNB@DNA) were captured and loaded onto the magnetic beads by the hybridization reaction with the capture probe. Compared with previous methods, this design shortened the distance between particles by the ways that the magnetic beads tempted to nanoparticles aggregation, and produced the plasma resonance coupling effect, which increased the SERS signal significantly. The results showed that, under the optimized conditions and in the concentration range from 5 pmol/L to 5 nmol/L, the method performed a good linear relationship between Raman intensity and DNA concentration. The limit of detection ( LOD) of bacterial DNA was estimated to be 5 pmol/L. The method is simple and low cost, and can be used in the sensitive and selective detection of bacterial DNA.

Animals ; Cardiovascular Diseases ; etiology ; Cerebrovascular Disorders ; etiology ; Homocysteine ; metabolism ; Humans ; Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (NADPH2) ; genetics ; Polymorphism, Genetic

Objective To discuss the mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction against renal interstitial fibrosis. Methods The rat models of renal interstitial fibrosis were induced by 5/6 nephrectomy, and were randomly divided into sham-operation group, model group, Liuwei Dihuang Decoction group and enalapril group. Liuwei Dihuang Decoction group was given 6.25 g/(kg?d) of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction for gavage, enalapril group was given 10 mg/(kg?d) enalapril for gavage, sham-operation group and model group were given 10 mL/(kg?d) of distilled water for gavage, 1 time per day for 12 weeks. Expressions of HIF-1α, CollI, and CollIII in kidney tissue were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results Compared with the sham-operation group, the expressions of HIF-1α, CollI, and CollIII of renal tissue in the model group significantly increased (P<0.05). Compared with the model group, Liuwei Dihuang Decoction group and enalapril group can inhibit the expressions of HIF-1α, CollI, and CollIII (P<0.05), and Liuwei Dihuang Decoction group was better than enalapril group (P<0.05). Conclusion The mechanism of Liuwei Dihuang Decoction against renal interstitial fibrosis may improve the renal tissue of chronic hypoxia to play the role of preventing renal interstitial fibrosis by decreasing the expressions of HIF-1α, CollI, and CollIII.