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Tumor blood vessels are characterized with insufficiency and distortion. Endothelial molecules of neovascularization and the heterogeneity of microvasculature in tumor interstitial are the basis for molecular-targeted ultrasonic evaluation of tumor angiogenesis, and has become focus in recent years. Research progresses of molecular-targeted ultrasonic imaging in angiogenesis and heterogeneity of tumors were reviewed in this article.

The development of membrane separation technology in antibioti cs extraction was presented. The application of high performance capillary electr ophoresis, aqueous two-phase system and reverse micelles extraction were also b riefly introduced. Besides, the foreground of these modern separation technolog ies was discussed.

Objective To observe the distribution of blood vessels in tibial metaphysis in ovariectomized and control mice by micro-CT(?CT),and investigate the relationship between bone regional blood supply and osteoporosis. MethodsForty mice were randomly divided into ovariectomy group(n=20) and control group(n=20).Four weeks after operation,?CT analysis was conducted to observe the bone blood vessel distribution after silicone rubber perfusion,and bone mineral density measurement,?CT bone microarchitecture analysis and biomechanical test were performed. Results Bone mineral density,bone microarchitecture in ?CT analysis,biomechanical properties and bone blood vessel distribution in ?CT analysis of ovariectomy group were significantly lower than those of control group(P

The aim of this study was to clarify characteristics of cardiovascular malformation in patients associated with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) by using dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) angiography. We retrospectively analyzed DSCT angiography of 99 consecutive patients with TOF. In addition to typical CT features of TOF in all patients, the DSCT angiography showed 27 cases (27.27%) of atrial septal defect, 14 cases (14.14%) of patents ductus arteriosus, 11 cases (11.11%) of bicuspid pulmonary valve, 18 cases (18.18%) of congenital coronary artery malformation, 22 cases (22.22%) of right aortic arch, 12 cases (12.12%) of persistent left superior vena cava, 8 cases (8.08%) of retro-aortic innominate vein and 9 cases (9.09%) of pulmonary venous anomalous. DSCT is capable of displaying anatomical characteristics of cardiovascular malformation in patients with TOF.
Angiography ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; diagnosis ; Humans ; Retrospective Studies ; Tetralogy of Fallot ; diagnosis ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Objective To investigate the differences in clinical features and prognosis between patients with stage Ⅰ E-Ⅱ E nasal cavity natural killer (NK)/T-cell lymphoma (NC-NKTL) and Waldeyer's ring NK/T-cell lymphoma (WR-NKTL).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 273patients with NK/T lymphoma who were initially treated in our hospital from January 1991 to December 2011.Of these patients,184 had Ann Arbor stage Ⅰ E disease,and 89 had stage Ⅱ E disease;209 had NCNKTL,and 64 had WR-NKTL.A total of 258 patients (94.5％) were first treated with chemotherapy.The majority of patients received CHOP or CHOP-like chemotherapy.The median dose of radiotherapy was 54Gy.Results Compared with NC-NKTL patients,WR-NKTL patients had significantly higher percentages of individuals in stage Ⅱ E and individuals with B symptoms (P ＜0.05 for both).The overall response rates of the two groups after treatment were similar (88.7％ vs 87.9％,P =0.869).The follow-up rate was 96.3％.196 patients were followed up for at least 5 years.The 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were 52.6％ and 41.4％,respectively.The 5-year OS of NC-NKTL patients was nonsignificantly higher than that of WR-NKTL patients (57.0％ vs 39.0％,P =0.062),while the 5-year PFS of NC-NKTL patients was significantly higher than that of WR-NKTL patients (46.7％ vs 25.8％,P =0.019).Conclusions Patients with early-stage WR-NKTL are more prone to systemic symptoms and cervical lymph node metastasis and have poorer prognosis,as compared with patients with early-stage NC-NKTL,so radiotherapy and prophylactic irradiation should be considered in early stage.

Objective To prepare a new kind of targeted liposome ultrasound contrast agent with small peptide K237 as the ligand which can combine specifically with KDR which is the main receptor of VEGF.and to test its capability in vitro. Methods Targeted bubbles(P-Bio-Av-Bio-Mbs) were formed through "biotin-avidin" bridge grafting, then they were incubated respectively with LOVO, HUVECs and LS174T which were KDR positive or negative expressed in various cells,meanwhile incubated LOVO cells with FITC- P-Bio-Av-Bio-Mbs,FITC-P-Mbs and FITC-Mbs respectively. After that, the rosette formation rate and fluorescence intensity of the combination between microbubbles and cells were observed with microscope and fluorescence microscope. After being incubated with small peptide K237 of 10 μg and 50 μg, LOVO cells were incubated with P-Bio-Av-Bio-Mbs for observing the distribution of microbubbles. Results In KDR sharply positive expressed LOVO cells, the surrounding rosette formation rate was as high as 90. 52% with the fluorescence intensity of grade 3, and it was 53. 46% with grade 2 fluorescence intensity rate in KDR positive expressed HUVECs cells, while in KDR negative expressed LS174T cells, there were few microbubbles surrounded with rosette formation rate of 5. 57% and fluorescence intensity rate of grade 0-1, therefore there were significant statistic differences in rosette formation rate among groups ( P < 0.05). After LOVO cells combined with FITC-P-Bio-Av-Bio-Mbs, FITC-P-Mbs and FITC-Mbs respectively,there were significant differences in their rosette formation rate, namely 89.62%, 7. 56% , 0 with the fluorescence rate of 3,0 - 1 and 0 respectively. Targeted cells pretreated with 10 pg K237 showed significant decreased rosette formation,and there was no formation in 50 ?g pretreated group. Conclusions KDR-Targeted liposome contrast agent with small peptide K237 liganded has been successfully prepared through biotin-avidin mediation and could combine specifically and high efficiently with targeted cells in vitro. The KDR-targeted molecular imaging of tumor neovascularizaiton may provide a new approach for early diagnosis of carcinoma.

Objective To compare the efficacy and side-effects of preoperative neoadjuvant uterine arterial chemoembolization and venous chemotherapy in treating cervical cancer in young female patients. Methods A total of 241 young females(≤35 years old) with cervical cancer were enrolled in this study. The clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into group A (n=63) and group B (n=57). Patients in group A received preoperative neoadjuvant uterine arterial chemoembolization with subsequent surgery, while patients in group B were treated with preoperative neoadjuvant intravenous chemotherapy followed by surgery. The chemotherapy scheme included carboplatin (50 mg/m2) and gemcitabine (1 000 mg/m2). The short-term effect, the amount of blood loss during the surgery, pathological findings and the side-effects of the two groups were compared. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to calculate survival rate, and the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis. Results The short-term response rate of group A was 90.5%, which was significantly higher than that of group B (71.9%), the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (χ2=7.5, P<0.05). The resection rate of group A was 95.2%, which was higher than that of group B (84.2%). The amount of intra-operative blood loss of group A and group B was (443±263) ml and (695±312) ml respectively, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.802, P<0.05). The pathological complete remission of group A and group B was 9.5%(6/63) and 5.3%(3/57)respectively; the differences in postoperative pathological results between the two groups were statistically significant (χ2=12.3, P<0.05). The side effect of group A was milder than that of group B (P<0.05). The 5-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate of group A and group B was 73.0% and 54.4% respectively (χ2=4.471, P<0.05);and the overall survival (OS) rate of group A and group B was 77.8%and 63.2%respectively (χ2=3.022, P>0.05). In both groups, the clinical stage, the pathological grade and the size (≥ 4 cm) of the tumor were the main factors that could influence the prognosis in young females with cervical cancer (P<0.05). Conclusion The short-term efficacy of preoperative uterine artery chemoembolization is better than that of preoperative intravenous chemotherapy for the treatment of cervical cancer in young female patients. Besides, this therapy carries mild side effect, and it can improve the 5-year progression-free survival rate, although the long-term survival rate has not been obviously improved.

Objective Gambogic acid ( GA) can suppress the growth of multiple tumor cells , including gastric carcinoma , hepatoma , hematologic neoplasms and breast carcinoma , but there have been few reports about its effect on urologic neoplasms .This study was to investigate the possible mechanisms of GA inducing bladder cancer cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest . Methods We cultured human bladder cancer BIU8-7 cell lines in vitor and treated the cells in the logarithmic growth phase with isotonic saline solu-tion (negative control)or GA at the concentrations of 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0μmol/L, respectively.We determined the expression of the Caspase-3 protein in the tumor tissue using the immunohistochemical S-P method and detected GA-induced apoptosis of the bladder cancer cells and cell cycle changes by flow cytometry . Results The expressions of the Caspase-3 protein were 4.28 ±1.86, 5.03 ± 0.78, and 6.47 ±1.31 in the 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0μmol/L GA groups, respectively, significantly higher than 2.13 ±1.27 in the nega-tive control (P<0.05).Flow cytometry showed a gradual decrease of the cells in the G 0/G1 phase and a gradual increase in the G2/M phase , but no obvious change in the S phase . Conclusion Gambogic acid can promote the apoptosis , arrest the cell cycle , and in-hibit the proliferation of bladder cancer cells by increasing the expression of the Caspase -3 protein.

Objective To analyse expression levels of protein kinase C θ (PKC θ ) and its association with Th1/Th2,Tc1/Tc2 cytokines in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes and aplastic anemia (AA),and understand the pathogenesis of MDS and AA.Methods Fourteen patients with MDS-RA, fifteen patients with AA, and thirty health controls of PBMC were collected.mRNA expression levels of PKC θ were measured by RTQ-PCR,and the expression levels of Th1/Th2,Tc1/Tc2 cytokines were measured by the flow cytometry. Results The expression PKC θ mRNA (AA group:23.54±1.01,MDS group:23.76±1.58 ;health control group:27.12±1.12, P=0.004) and Th1and Tc1cytokines were statistically significant of among groups (all P＜0.05). Th2 and Tc2 cytokines were no statistical difference among groups (allP＞0.05). There were no statistical difference in the PBMC of PKC θ mRNA and Th1/Th2,Tc1/Tc2 cell cytokine (allP＞0.05) between MDS and AA.Conclusions The expression levels of PKCθmRNA and Th1,Tc1cells correlated cytokine in MDS and AA patients of PBMC are increases.