AlM:To explore the clinical outcome of trabeculectomy with mitomycin C ( MMC) on glaucoma.
METHODS: A total of 57 patients (95 eyes) of primary glaucoma were randomly divided into two groups, 31 patients ( 54 eyes ) in trabeculectomy with MMC ( T+MMC ) group, which received trabeculectomy with 0. 2mg/mL MMC in surgical sites, and 26 patients ( 41 eyes ) in trabeculectomy ( T ) group. The anterior chamber, bleb, intraocular pressure ( lOP ) and complications were observed. The post-operative follow-up periods ranged between 4 and 6mo.
RESULTS:The mean lOP was 11. 24 ± 3. 73mmHg on 1d in group T+MMC. There was the significant difference compared with preoperative lOP ( P<0. 01 ), while no difference with the group T (P>0. 05). At final follow-up, the lOP was significantly different between group T+MMC and group T (16. 15±3. 62mmHg vs 18. 79±5. 27mmHg, P<0. 05). The rate of bleb formation was 94. 44% and 80. 48%in group T+MMC and T, respectively (P<0. 01). The postoperative complications were seldom, hyphema and corneal edema, and were cured finally.
CONCLUSlON:Trabeculectomy with MMC for glaucoma can effectively reduce postoperative scar formation of the filtration passage and lower the lOP to a target level with fewer complications.

Objective The recurrence and metastasis of malignant tumor could affect the survival of patients. Early detection of cancer cells in peripheral blood and effective therapy promptly are of clinical importance. The present study was to investigate the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) mRNA expression and serum CEA level in blood from patients with colorectal cancer and to evaluate its clinical significance. Methods Peripheral blood samples were collected from 35 eligible patients with colorectal cancer and 9 post operative patients. CEA mRNA was detected by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR) and serum CEA was detected by time resolved fluorometric methods. Results The positive rate of CEA mRNA in blood samples of 35 patients with colorectal cancer was 45.7%, and 2.7% in healthy volunteers. Two of the nine post operative patients (22.2%) showed CEA mRNA positive. The positive rate increases with the pathological staging and showed no significant relation with the malignant extent of cell differentiation. Serum CEA mRNA positive rates in patients with CEA positivity (72.2%) were significantly higher than those in patients with negative CEA mRNA expression (42.3%).Conclusion The expression of CEA mRNA in peripheral blood cells correlates with the pathological staging of colorectal cancer and it could be of potential use to monitor the micrometastases of tumor. Long term follow up is needed to evaluate its clinical significance.

MicroRNAs(miRNAs)are a class of small RNA molecules which play a pivotal role in the regulation of genes involved in diverse processes.Recently,many viral-encoded miRNAs have been discovered,which suggests that viruses also use this fundamental mode of gene regulation.Although the functions of most viral- encoded miRNAs are unknown,some of them are involved in evading CTL,mediating latent infection,apoptosis suppression,etc.Uncovering the role of viral miRNAs in the pathopoiesis offers an immense opportunity not only to develope effective antiviral therapies,but also to identifying novel molecular targets for developing antiviral reagents.Therefore,recent progress on vmiRNAs was reviewed.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a newly identified class of non-protein-coding small RNAs that play important roles in multiple biological processes. Recent evidence indicates that the expression of many miRNAs is both temporally and spatially regulated by RNA editing, differential processing and tissue-specific enhancers, and the potential for ultimately designing molecular medicines based on the modulation of miRNAs seems good. A better understanding of the mechanism which regulates miRNAs is very helpful to reveal the pathogenesis of some diseases, discover novel molecular targets for treatment by interference, and develop an effective gene therapy. Therefore, the latest progress in the mechanism regulating miRNAs is summarized.

Objective To investigate of the radiological manifestations in congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of lung in adult and to improve the diagnostic accuracy of CCAM of lung in adult.Methods Five cases with pathologically proved CCAM of lung in adult were retrospectively analyzed.Chest X-ray was available in 5 cases and chest CT was performed in 2 cases.Results On plain chest radiography,thin wall air cystic lesions with air-fluid level were detected in 3 cases.Honeycomb like small cystic lesion was detected in 1 case.Multiple round cystic lesions were found in 1 case.CT scan of the chest demonstrated a round thin wall air cystic lesion in the lateral segment of right lung's middle lobe,and a thin wall air cystic lesion with the wall merged into the shadow of chest wall in the left apicoposterior segment in one case.Small cystic lesions just like honeycomb were found in bilateral basal segments of the inferior lobes,with a 0.8—1.0 cm sized round mass revealed in the right lung′s inferior lobe basal segment, and the mass was spiculated in another case.Conclusion The imaging signs of CCAM of lung in adult is cyst or cyst-solid and at the risk of developing carcinoma.

Child ; Female ; Humans ; Muscular Dystrophies ; complications ; congenital ; Spondylitis, Ankylosing ; complications

Cerebral Hemorrhage ; complications ; Child ; Humans ; Intussusception ; complications ; Male ; Purpura, Schoenlein-Henoch ; complications

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Poisoning ; complications ; Rhabdomyolysis ; chemically induced ; Young Adult

Objective To analyze the influence of dexamethasone in the hypotonic-induced volume-sensitive chloride currents in human trabecular meshwork cells,and to investigate the possible mechanism of volume-sensitive chloride channels(VACC)in the glucocorticoid-induced glaucoma(GIG)cases.Methods The human trabecular meshwork cells were seeded in 35 mm diameter plastic petri dishes,so that they could grow in monolayer.The cultured cells were divided into normal cell culture medium group and dexamethasone 1 d,3 d,7 d groups.The chlorine current density values of the cells in four groups were recorded respectively by the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The differences among groups were compared.Results In normal group,after hypotonic stimulation,under+100 and-100 mV voltage clamp,the outward and inward current density values of the trabecular cells were (19.94±0.87) and (-6.53±0.41)pA/pF.In dexamethasone 1 d,3 d,and 7 d groups,under the same condition,the outward and inward current density values of the trabecular cells were (19.39 ± 1.40)and (-6.42 ± 0.28)pA/pF, (17.97±2.35)and (-5.82±0.94)pA/pF,(17.16±1.16)and (-5.65±0.43)pA/pF.The trabecular cells cultured with dexamethasone for 1 d had lower outward and inward current density values under hypotonic stimulation compared with normal group,but there was no significant difference (P>0.05).The trabecular cells cultured with dexamethasone for 3 d and 7 d,when compared with normal group,had significantly lower outward and inward current density values under hypotonic stimulation (P<0.05 ). Conclusion Dexamethasone could reduce the volume-sensitive chloride current in trabecular meshwork cells,which would affect trabecular meshwork cell volume adjustment.This would possibly cause the increase of the aqueous humor outflow resistance among GIG cases.