Objective To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of anthracycline and taxane combination regimen in the treatment of advanced breast cancer in patients who were previously treated with anthracycline and taxane.Methods Twenty-six patients who previously failed to respond to anthracycline and taxane based chemotherapy received pemetrexed and tegafur combination regimen (pemetrexed:500 mg/m2,ivgtt on the first day; tegafur:80 mg/(m2 · d),twice daily during day 1-14).The regimen was repeated at least two cycles of three weeks each and the clinical response was recorded at two weeks after treatment.Results Of the 26 patients,he tumor control rate was 65.3％ (17/26),and the overall response rate was 46.2％ (12/26),including 3 patients with complete remission and 9 patients with partial remission.The symptoms were stable in 5 patients and improved in 9 patients.There was no severe complications or death observed.The most frequent treatment-related adverse events were myelosuppression,nausea,vomitting,rash and hepatic function impairment.Conclusion Pemetrexed combined with tegafur in the treatment of patients with advanced metastatic breast cancer who did not respond to anthracycline and taxane treatment is effective with minimal adverse reactions and can be tolerated by patients.

Objective To investigate the diagnosis of hepatic tumors by contrast-enhanced color Doppler ultrasonography. Methods Thirty-two patients with known focal liver lesions(diameter 11-112 mm,mean 43 mm) were studied with color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI) before and after injection of 2.4 ml SonoVue at the concentration of 5 mg/ml. The pathological diagnosis included 13 benign lesions and 19 malignant ones. Analysis was performed on signal intensity of intratumoral vascularity,time of enhancement duration,resistant index and maximum velocity of intratumoral arterial blood flow. The data were compared between benign and malignant lesions. Results Before injection of SonoVue,intratumoral blood flow could be detected among 53.8 %(7/13) benign lesions and 78.9 %(15/19) malignant tumors. However these detection rates went up to 76.9 %(10/13) and 100%(19/19) respectively after administration of SonoVue. Significant difference between benign and malignant tumors was observed in time of enhancement duration. Furthermore RI showed significant difference between benign and malignant lesions.Diagnostic accuracy of hepatic tumors increased from 75.0 %( 24/32 ) to 90.6 %(29/32) after enhancement. Conclusions The clinical results showed the ability of contrast-enhanced CDFI in reflecting the blood supply of the hepatic tumors,demonstrating the high sensitivity and specificity of the technique,which could be of great value to the diagnosis of hepatic tumors.

Objective To compare enhancement features of hepatic tumors on SonoVue-enhanced real-time gray-scale ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced helical CT.Methods SonoVue-enhanced real-time gray-scale ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced helical CT were performed on 49 patients with 54 focal liver lesions,including 29 primary liver carcinomas,4 metastatic liver tumors,11 hepatic carvernous hemangiomas,7 focal nodular hyperplasias,2 focal fatty sparing,1 cirrhotic.Results Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and helical CT showed consistent results in demonstrating hemodynamics of hepatic tumors.In the differentiating of malignant tumors and benign tumors,the sensitivity,specificity and accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography were(90.9)%(30/33),(90.5)%(19/21) and(90.7)%((49/54)),respectively.Those of contrast-enhanced CT were(90.9)%(30/33),(95.2)%(20/21) and(92.6)%((50/54)),respectively.Conclusions Both of the two imaging methods are valuable for differential diagnosis of liver tumors.

Objective To observe the effect of Oxycontin combined with Gabapentin for treatment of malignant neuropathic pain.Methods Sixty-three cases of malignant neuropathic pain in Jinshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University were randomly divided into group A, B and C.Patients of which were given Oxycontin, Gabapentin, Oxycontin combined with Gabapentin respectively for pain treatment.The analgesic effects, toxic reaction side effects, quality of life, and immune function were all compared in three groups.Results Compared with pretherapy, the cancer pain score (NRS), quality of life (QOL) and karnofsky performance status(KPS) scores in all groups were changed significantly after drugs therapy(F=375.852,154.612, 151.838,P＜0.05).The levels of CD3,CD4, CD4/CD8 and NK cells in all groups were higher than before therapy(F=158.935,108.145,366.973,92.090,P＜0.05).After treatment,the NRS, QOL and KPS scores in group C were 2.00± 0.86,44.80± 6.07, 84.50± 6.05, in group A were 3.35 ± 0.67,37.35 ± 5.71,74.50 ±10.99,and in group B were 4.05±0.94,35.85±5.90,72.00±8.34, and the different were significant (F =3.250,10.499,3.465,P＜0.05).The levels of CD3, CD4, CD4/CD8and NK cells in group C were (72.94 ±5.63)％,(41.52±4.19)％, 1.86±0.30, (27.57±6.86)％,in group A were (62.84±5.27)％, (33.84 ±5.40)％,1.35±0.37, (20.49±6.67) ％,and in group B were (62.22±8.10)％, (33.19±6.90)％, 1.32 ± ±0.41, (20.32±5.63) ％, and the different were significant (F =3.377,3.344,3.352,3.386, P＜ 0.05).The patient in group C had less adverse effects than those in group A and B.Conclusion Oxycontin and Gabapentin in treatment of malignant neuropathic pain is effective.

Objective : To investigate the effect of paederosidic acid methyl ester (PAME) on postoperative learning and memory impairment in mice and its mechanism. Methods : C57BL/6J male mice were randomly divided into Sham group , operation group , operation + PAME group ( PAME group) , operation + NADPH oxidase 4(Nox4) adeno⁃associated virus overexpression group (Nox4 overexpression group) , operation + Nox4 adeno⁃associated virus no⁃laden group ( AAV no⁃load group) , and operation + PAME + Nox4 overexpression group ( PN group) . Exploratory laparotomy was performed. PAME(20 mg/kg) was administered by continuous gavage for 7 days after operation , and adeno⁃associated virus was injected into the hippocampus 28 days before operation. Morris water maze test and conditioned fear test were used to detect the learning and memory ability of mice. The expression of Nox4 protein was observed by immunofluorescence. The protein expressions of Nox4 , long chain acyl CoA synthetase 4 (ACSL4) and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) were detected by Western blot. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and iron content were determined by spectrophotometry. Results : Compared with the Sham group , the learning and memory ability of the operation group , the Nox4 overexpression group and the AAV no⁃load group decreased , the protein expression of Nox4 and ACSL4 increased , the protein expression of GPX4 decreased , and the ROS and iron content increased. After PAME treatment , the postoperative learning and memory ability of mice was improved , and Nox4 and ferroptosis in hippocampal neurons were alleviated. Conclusion Conclusion PAME treatment can improve the learning and memory ability of postoperative mice , which may be related to the inhibition of hippocampal Nox4⁃mediated ferroptosis.

Objective: To screen the target genes of long non-coding RNA LOC102606465, which was previously identified to be induced by ionizing radiation, in order to examine its potential biological role. Methods: The downstream differentially expressed genes (DEGs) of LOC102606465 were detected by microarray and partially verified by qRT-PCR. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis was performed, and PPI protein interaction network was constructed to screen significant modules and hub genes. Results: The expression of LOC102606465 targeted by siRNA-447 and siRNA-541 was significantly lower than that of siRNA-NC (t=29.095, 13.751, P<0.01). A total of 374 common DEGs were identified(112 up-regulated/262 down-regulated) in both siRNA-447 and siRNA-541. The qRT-PCR was used to validate the expression of DEGs, which was consistent with the microarray result. In GO enrichment analysis, down-regulated DEGs were significantly enriched in " oxidoreductase activity, acting on the CH-CH group of donors, NAD or NADP as acceptor" (molecular function), " basal lamina" (cellular component), " ammonium ion metabolic process" (biological process). Up-regulated DEGs were mainly enriched in " protein phosphatase inhibitor activity" (molecular function), " SNARE complex" (cellular component), " negative regulation of fibrinolysis" (biological process). In addition, the KEGG enrichment analysis revealed that DEGs were significantly enriched in " metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450" , " dorso-ventral axis formation" , " lysosome glycerophospholipid metabolism" and " p53 signaling pathway" . Based on the STRING database, the PPI network was constructed (including 194 nodes and 268 edges), and one significant module and five key hub genes ACTRT3, CDKN1A, DPYD, TMP4, and PRKACB were identified. Conclusions LOC102606465 could be a potential biomarker for the regulation of ionizing radiation sensitivity, and the down-regulation of LOC102606465 plays an important role in the response to radiation, which would be an important target for regulating radiation sensitivity.