Lymph node metastasis of malignant tumor is a complex pathological process closely related to tumor lymphangiogenesis. With tumor growth, some growth factors of lymphatic vessels are secreted and new lymphatic vessels are formed around or inside the tumor. Then, the tumor cells invade the lymphatic vessels, follow the lymph flow into every lymph node station, and gradually form the lymph node metastasis. Normal cells are in a relatively stable internal environment. Cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis, as well as secretion and expression of related factors, occur in accordance with the normal process. However, the balance is broken with tumor growth and progression. A gradual formation of a suitable external environment for the tumor growth, namely, the tumor microenvironment, occurs. And the pathological and physiological characteristics of tumor microenvironment, which contains numerous lymphangiogenic growth factors and inflammatory conditions, hypoxia, acidic microenvironment, and high interstitial fluid pressure, promote tumor lymphangiogenesis and formation of tumor lymph node metastasis.

2-(Dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate and sodium monochloroacetate were employed to synthesize [2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl] dimethyl ammonium acetate (CBMA) functional monomer.CBMA was grafted on the surface of silica by surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) to obtain silica-CBMA hydrophilic interaction stationary phase.Three silica-CBMA stationary phases with different grafted density of CBMA monomer were synthesized in SI-ATRP progress by changing the concentration of CBMA under the same conditions.The ability to separate organic acid compounds of the synthesized silica-CBMA stationary phases was evaluated under different conditions, including effects of pH value, salt concentration and content of water of mobile phase on retention of solutes.The results showed that the stationary phases could effectively separate organic acid compounds in HILIC mode, which followed a mixed mode of chromatography of ion exchange and hydrophilic interaction.The retention of solutes decreased with the increases of salt concentration of mobile phase, which consistent with the characteristics of ion exchange;the pH value of mobile phase had significant influence on ionization of the stationary phase and solutes, i.e., the retention of solutes increased as the increasing of pH value of mobile phase.However, the retention of solutes decreased with the increasing of the content of water in mobile phase, which was the typical characteristic of HILIC.The method of hydrophilic interaction chromatography combined with silica-CBMA stationary phases could conveniently determinate the content of vitamin C and rutin in rutin tablets, providing a new method for the separation and determination of strong polar samples.

[Objective]To investigate the cytotoxicity of cobalt(Co2+) and chromium(Cr3+)ions on mice osteoblast(MC3T3E1)and the effects on the secretion of RANKL/OPG from osteoblast because of the stimulation of Co2+ and Cr3+ ions. [Methods]The osteoblast in vitri was cultured.The cell viability was assured by MTT test.ELISA method was applied to detect RANKL(receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand),OPG(osteoprotegerin) content in serum supernatant.[Results]Compared to the control,MTT test demonstrated that Co2+ and Cr3+ ions can obviously decrease the cell viability of osteoblast.When osteoblast were exposed to Co2+ and Cr3+ ions for 24 and 48 hours,the releasion of OPG increased by 32.1% and 17.8% as compared with the control(P

With the development of imaging technique and molecular biological technique,researchers all over the world have made a great many of studies on the mechanism and treatment of lymphatic metastasis.The discovery of lymphatic endothelial cell-specific markers make it clear to distinguish lymphatic endotheliocyte.The application of new techniques such as immunohistochemical method and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) can study the lymphatic metastasis from the genetic and molecular level.The application of molecular imaging and nanoparticles could provide new detection methods and therapies.The establishment of animal models offers a solid foundation for experimental study.

Objective To report our experience of interventional procedure for arterial complications in post renal transplantation and to evaluate its clinical value.Methods In a retrospective analysis of renal transplantations in our center,52 cases of renal allograft artery abnormalities had taken angiography.Interventional procedure included transluminal angioplasty of arterial stenoses,treatment of arterial occlusion,and embolization of pseudoaneurysm.Results Renal allograft artery abnormalities included artery stenosis (n=21),artery thrombosis (n=13) and embolision (n=1),renal artery pseudoaneurysms (n=2),and decrease of renal artery flow (n=3).Of the 21 artery stenosis,2 grafts with artery stenosis were lost because the stenosis could not be corrected,and 3 with mild stenosis received no treatment.Another 16 accepted renal artery angioplasty (balloon dilation,n=12,and stent implantation,n=4).14 achieved long-term allograft function.1 graft was lost because renal function failed to recover.Restenosis occurred in one stent implantation,and lost the allograft function after secondary dilation.13 cases received thrombolytic therapy through artery catheter for thrombosis and 9 achieved long-term allograft function.Thrombolyses failed in 3 cases,and renal function failed to recover in 1 case.One pseudoaneurysm received stent implantation after embolization,and got a short-term allograft function.The other one received allograft excision.Conclusion Intravascular interventional therapy will be the first-line therapy for any indications of complication in post renal transplantation,and it can surely save the kidney in a majority of instances.

It has been reported that celastrus orbiculatus has anti-cancer activities. The mechanism mainly lies in its functions of inhibiting tumor cell proliferation, inducing tumor cell apoptosis, repressing tumor angiogenesis, and reversing tumor multidrug resistance, etc. To study the material basis of its anti-cancer pharmacodynamics and the mechanism of tumor inhibition has significant meanings and a wide application perspective.

Objective To study the effects and mechanism of different administrations of atorvastatin on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (MI/R) in rats.Methods A total of 160 male SD rats were randomly divided into five groups:sham group,MI/R group,atorvastatin of conventional dose (MI/R + N) group,atorvastatin of preoperative signal loading dose (MI/R+SL) group,and atorvastatin of preoperative continuous loading dose (MI/ R+ML) group.MI/R model was established in the rats.Myocardial infarction size was detected by Evans blue/ TTC staining.The activity of ATPase of cardiac muscle and the levels of serum IL-6 and TNF-α were detected by ELISA.The level of LVEF％ was detected by small animal ultrasound.Results Compared with MI/R+N group,MI/R+ SL and MI/R+ ML groups had significantly smaller myocardial infarction size (P＜0.05),higher activity of ATPase (P＜0.05),lower levels of serum IL-6 andTNF-α (P＜0.05),and more advancedLVEF％ (P＜0.05).However,MI/R+SL group and MI/R+ML group did not differ significantly in the above-mentioned parameters.Conclusion Atorvastatin of loading dose might alleviate MI/R injury by improving ATP metabolism of cardiac muscle and reducing abnormal expressions of inflammation factors.Meanwhile,the administration of preoperative continuous loading dose and preoperative signal loading dose of atorvastatin may not differ in protecting against MI/R injury.

Objective To analyze the occurrence of infections relative to percutanous biliary drainage(PTBD)or stenting for malignant obstructive jaundice and explore the therapy and prevention. Methods 181 patients(130 male and 51 female; median age 64.5 years old)with malignant biliary obstructive jaundice were investigated including 81 hepatobiliary cancers,42 pancreatico-ampullae tumors,58 gestro-intestinal portal lymphatic metastasis. All cases accepted PTBD or placement of metallic stents and the perioperative complications were recorded and analysed including the occurance and treatment. Results All cases accepted PTBD or stenting successfully. The perioperative biliary infection was the major complication including 50 out of 62 preoperative infected cases(34.25%). 18 cases(15.13%)suffered from biliary infection after operation with 13 under control,5 without control,4 complicated with pulmonary infection and 17(9.39%)died of serious biliary infections. Gram-negative bacilli and endotoxin were the main cause of the severe biliary infection. Postoperative mild pancreatitis occurred in 65 cases(35.91%)without severe necrotic changes and were cured after anti-inflammatory treatment. Hepatic abscess due to biliary leak occurred in 1 case(0.55%),and was cured by CT-guided drainage. Conclusion Biliary infection is the most common complication after interventional therapy and should be promptly under control for preventing mortality and prolonging survival. Simultaneously,acute pancreatitis should also be on alert but good prognosis would be obtained with apt therapy.(J Intervent Radiol,2007,16: 693-695)

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of using anti‐cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti‐CCP) antibody or rheumatoid factor(RF) as the single laboratory parameter for rheumatoid arthritis(RA) diagnosis ,versus to using the two parameters in com‐bination .Methods A total of 56 cases of patients with RA were enrolled into RA group ,other 34 cases of patients with out RA were enrolled into non‐RA group .Levels of anti‐CCP antibody and RF were detected by using electro‐chemiluminescence immunoas‐say(ECLIA)and compared between the two groups .And the diagnostic efficacy of single and combined detection of anti‐CCP anti‐body and RF were evaluated .Results The levels of anti‐CCP antibody and RF in the RA group were higher than those in the non‐RA group ,had statistically significant differences(P<0 .05) .In diagnosis of RA ,the areas under receiver operating characteristic (ROC)curve of anti‐CCP antibody and RF were 0 .925 and 0 .822 respectively .The sensitivity and specificity of anti‐CCP antibody were both higher than those of RF .Compared with single detection of anti‐CCP antibody ,there was no significant increase of sensi‐tivity in using anti‐CCP antibody/RF ,whereas the specificity dropped significantly .Combined detection of anti‐CCP antibody and RF ,compared with single detection of anti‐CCP antibody ,had significantly lower sensitivity ,but no significant changes were found in specificity .Conclusion Single detection of anti‐CCP antibody is more effective than RF for diagnosing RA ,while combined detec‐tion of anti‐CCP antibody and RF could not significantly improve the specificity and sensitivity .It is suggested to only use anti‐CCP antibody for diagnosis of RA .

QA(Quality Assurance)of CT offers dependable guarantee for the daily work of hospital.Slice width is an important characteristic of the all parameters.In this study,we gained a new method to detect slice thickness work by computer from the analysis of the CT image of the phantom named Catphan412 in a programmed way.