Objective To explore the relation between IL-10 promoter region gene polymorphism and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).Methods By polymerase chain reaction combined with restrition fragment length polymophism (PCR-RFLP),gene type of IL-10 promoter -1082 and -819 sites in 313 IBS patients and 281 controls was analyzed.Results The distribution of IL-10-1082 and-819 allele frequencies in IBS group,control group and total was in accordance with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium law.The frequency of IL-10-819 T allele in diarrhea subtype (79.8％) and mixed IBS subgroup (77.1％) was significantly higher than that in control group (65.7％).There were no significant differences in IL-10-1082 A/G allele frequency between each subtypes and control group (P＞0.05),however there was statistically difference between diarrhea subtype and mixed IBS subgroup (P＜0.05).The frequency of-819 T/T genotype in IBS group (51.1 ％ )was significantly higher than that of control group (40.2％),the frequency of C/T genotype was significantly lower than that of control group,and the difference was statistically significant (all P＜0.05).The IL-10-819 T/T allele frequency of all IBS subtypes was significantly higher than that of control group; however C/T allele genotype frequency of all IBS subtypes was significantly lower than that of control group,and the difference was statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05). There was no significant difference of C/C allele genotype between subtypes (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference of -1082 allele genotype between IBS group and control group (P＞0.05).The frequency of -1082 A/A genotype in diarrhea subtype of IBS patients (93.3％) was significantly higher than that of mixed IBS subtype (82.4％),while the frequency of A/G genotype was lower than that of mixed IBS subtype,and the difference was statistically significant (all P ＜ 0.05 ); there was no significant difference between other IBS subtypes and control group (P＞0.05).Conclusion IL-10-819 promoter T/Tgenotype may be related to IBS pathogenesis.

0.05). However in OAC group, there were significant differences between EM and IM(P0.05). Conclusions RAC and OAC triple therapy could eradicate H. pylori effectively. The efficacy of rabeprazole-based triple therapy was less affected by the CYP2C19 genotype. The eradication rates of H. pylori in PM and IM were higher than that in EM.

Objective To investigate the risk factors of upper gastrointestinal injury induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).Methods A total of 1032 patients which used NSAIDs was selected.Patients were divided into two groups based on the condition of dyspepsia,peptic ulcer or upper gastrointestinal bleeding:the adverse drug reaction group (331 cases) and the control group (701 cases).Data of two groups on clinical presentation,laboratory test,medication and treatment were analyzed.Risk factors for the adverse drug reaction were identified by multivariable Logistic regression.Results The two groups had significant difference in age ＞ 65 years old,Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection,ulcer history,drug overdose,combination with glucocorticoid,addicted to tobacco and alcohol history,non-specific inhibitor of cyclooxygenase(COX)-2,combination with anticoagulant,concomitant chronic cardiopulmonary disease (P ＜ 0.05).Logistic regression analysis by backward elimination method revealed that following variables retained,such as combination with glucocorticoid (OR =3.104,95％ CI 1.936-4.695),Hp infection (OR =2.768,95％ CI 2.047-3.742),drug overdose (OR =2.411,95％ CI 1.683-3.453),ulcer history (OR =1.781,95％ CI 1.278-2.480),age ＞ 65 years old (OR =1.659,95％ CI 1.237-2.225),non-specific inhibitor of COX-2 (OR =1.470,95％ CI 1.103-2.133),addicted to tobacco and alcohol history (OR =1.459,95％ CI 1.032-2.064),concomitant chronic cardiopulmonary disease (OR =1.357,95％ CI 1.008-2.143),P＜0.05.Conclusion Combination with glucocorticoid,Hp infection,drug overdose,ulcer history,age ＞ 65 years old,non-specific inhibitor of COX-2,addicted to tobacco and alcohol history,concomitant chronic cardiopulmonary disease are risk factors of upper gastrointestinal injury induced bv NSAIDs.

In spite of much progress on its mechanism, diagnosis and treatment, diabetes mellitus remains a public health challenge. The harm of diabetes is not significantly reduced, instead shows an increasing tendency year by year. To achieve an in?depth and comprehensive understanding of the underlying mechanism, and to develop efficacious, stable and hypoglycemia?risk free drugs, it is crucial to gain more knowledge about diabetes from animal models. In this review, the types of diabetes animal models, modeling methods, the advantages and disadvantages, their applicable scope are discussed aiming to provide a reference for researchers to choose appropriate animal models.

Objective:To determine the effect of apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction for the treatment of non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer. Methods:Thirty-eight patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer were randomly categorized into apatinib group (group A, 18 cases) and apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group (group B, 20 cases). All patients did not under-go surgical treatment, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy during the study. Results:The median progression free survival (mPFS) of ad-vanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients reached up to 3 months. The mPFS, objective response rate, and disease control rate of the apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group showed no significant difference and statistical significance (P>0.05). The apatinib combined with Xiaoyan decoction group was superior to the apatinib group with regard to alleviating clinical symp-toms and adverse reactions (P<0.05). Conclusion:Xiaoyan decoction combined with apatinib can improve the clinical symptoms of pa-tients and reduce the incidence of adverse reactions in the treatment of advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.

Objective To explore the prognostic factors of brain metastases from primary breast cancer treated with stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT).Methods Retrospectively analyze 37 brain metastatic patients from primary breast cancer.Among these patients nineteen were treated with stereotactic radiotherapy alone,eight patients were treated with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) plus SRT,the other ten patients were intracranial recurrence after WBRT and treated with SRT for salvage.Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to calculate survival time.Logrank and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed for univariate and multivariate analyses.Results The median follow-up time were 11 months and 15 months for the whole group and the alive.The median overall survival time was 11 months (95％ CI =6-16.month) for the whole group.The median overall survival time was 13.5 months for the whole group.In univariate analysis,the triple negative breast cancer (x2 =5.95,P =0.004),lower Karnofsky performance score (KPS,x2 =13.85,P =0.000),the interval between the diagnosis of the primary tumor and brain metastases ≤ 30 months (x2 =6.62,P =0.010),high RPA grade (x2 =15.35,P =0.000) and intracranial recurrence after whole brain radiotherapy (x2 =4.43,P =0.035) were negative prognostic factors for brain metastasis of breast cancer treated with stereotactic radiotherapy.In multivariate analyses,the triple negative breast cancer (x2 =9.58,P =0.008),lower KPS (x2 =6.65,P =0.010),and intracranial recurrence after whole brain radiotherapy (x2 =3.95,P =0.047) were negative prognostic factor.Conclusion The triple negative breast cancer,lower KPS,and intracranial recurrence after WBRT were negative prognostic factor for brain metastasis from primary breast cancer treated with SRT.

Objective To investigate the expression of sphingosine kinase 1(SphK1)and NF-κB in colon carcinoma tissues and their correlation with clinicopathologic features.Methods Sixty-six paraffinembedded colon carcinoma samples and 66 fresh colon carcinoma samples were tested using immunohistochemistry,RT-PCR and Western blot,respectively.Results In 66 fresh colon carcinoma samples,the positive rate of SphK1 and NF-κB mRNA expression were 84.85％(56/66)and 74.24％(49/66),while the positive rate of SphK1 and NF-κB protein detected by Western blot were 78.79％(52/66)and 69.70％(46/66).The positive rates were higher than those in the adjacent tissues[mRNA:63.64％(42/66),48.49％(32/66);protein:57.58％(38/66),45.45％(30/66)]and the normal mucosa [mRNA:42.42％(28/66),25.76％(17/66); protein:36.36％(24/66),24.24％(16/66)],with statistical significances(all P values ＜ 0.05).The mean expressive levels of SphK1 and NF-kB mRNA and protein in colon carcinoma were both significantly higher than those in the adjacent tissues and the normal mucosa(mRNA:0.55±0.06 vs0.35 ±0.05 vs0.25±0.05,0.75 ±0.06 vs0.43±0.05 vs0.30±0.04 ; protein:0.77 ± 0.05 vs 0.38 ± 0.06 vs 0.12 ± 0.03,0.45 ± 0.08 vs 0.23 ± 0.05 vs 0.13 ± 0.03 ;all P values ＜ 0.05).There was a close correlation between SphK1 and NF-kB expression levels (r =0.459,P =0.036).The results of immunohistochemistry were similar to those of RT-PCR and Western blot.Overexpression of SphK1 and NF-κB in colon carcinoma was related with depth of invasion,distant and lymph node metastasis and Dukes'stages(all P values ＜0.05).The expression of SphK1 was also related with differentiation(P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Overexpression of SphK1 and NF-κB may be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of colon carcinoma.Moreover,SphK1 and NF-κB may be correlated with the invasion and metastasis of colon carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the relationship between serum secreted frizzled-related protein 4 (SFRP4) and the first-phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion from pancreatic β cell under different glucose tolerance statuses. Methods Fifty-six patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM group), 52 patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT group), and 42 subjects with normal glucose tolerance (NGT group) underwent intravenous glucose tolerance test. Fasting serum SFRP4 and interleukin ( IL)-1β were assayed by ELISA. Acute insulin response ( AIR), the area under the curve of the first-phase (0-10 min) insulin secretion (AUC), glucose disposition index(GDI), homeostasis model assessment for β cell function index(HOMA-β), and insulin resistance index(HOMA-IR) were calculated. Results (1) The levels of SFRP4 and IL-1β in T2DM group and IGT group were significantly higher than that in NGT group [(184. 38 ± 61. 34 or 141. 64 ± 40. 46 or 95. 46 ± 20. 13)ng/ ml, P<0. 01]. AIR, AUC, and GDI in T2DM group and IGT group were significantly lower than those in NGT group(P<0. 01), and these results were more significantly reduced in T2DM group compared with those in IGT group. (2) SFRP4 was negatively correlated with AIR, AUC, GDI, HOMA-β (P<0. 01), and positively correlated with fasting plasma glucose, 2 h plasma glucose after glucose loading, HbA1C , IL-1β, and high sensitive C-reactive protein(P<0. 01). (3) Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that AUC, HOMA-IR, and serum IL-1β level were independently associated with SFRP4. Conclusion The concentration of serum SFRP4 is closely correlated with the glycolipid metabolic disorder, the first-phase of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, and chronic low-grade inflammation. SFRP4 may be involved in the mechanism of β cell dysfunction in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective To investigate the influence of tissue-specific growth hormone receptor (GHR)deficiency in type 1 diabetes in the mice at the gene level using pancreaticβcells combined with streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetes model.Methods The experiment was divided into four groups:knockout mice group (LLc knockout group), using the homozygotes (LLc:LL+Cre) producted by pancreaticβ cell-specific expressed recombinant enzyme mice (RIP-Cre)and Cre-LoxP system modified GHR mice (Floxed,LL);LL control group, containing Floxed GHR allele homozygous mice (LL);LLc STZ group and LL STZ group (STZ was used for inducing type 1 diabetes model mice). The mice with feeding glucose≥25 mmol · L-1 were considered to be successful models.The Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT),pancreas tissue HE staining and immunohistochemistry were performed in the mice.Results The blood glucose of the mice in LL STZ group and LLc STZ group and LLc STZ group were increased after inj ection of STZ and the models achieved the diagnostic criteria for diabetes 1 6 d later.The results of GTT showed that compared with LLc control group and LLc knockout group, the blood glucose levels of the mice in LL STZ and LLc STZ groups were increased (P<0.05).There was no significant change of morphology and structure of islets between LL control group and LLc knockout group detected by HE staining. The immunohistochemistry results showed that the insulin level of the mice in LL STZ group was significantly reduced compared with LL control group;the insulin level of the mice in LLc STZ group was reduced compared with LLc control group.Conclusion Pancreaticβcell GHR gene knockout has no effect on the blood glucose and the function ofβcells in the mice with STZ-induced type 1 diabetes.

Objective To investigate the risk factors for death within 30 days of stroke associated pneumonia(SAP) in elderly patients of the intensive care unit (ICU).Methods Clinical data of 116 patients with SAP who were admitted to ICU were reviewed.The predicting factors of death within 30 days were analyzed through variable analysis method.Results The hospitalization periods of the SAP group and control group were (27±8) d and (12±5) d,the difference was statistically significant(t =1 1.30,P =0.002).The most common pathogenic bacteria in SAP were Klebsiella pneumoniae,Bauman Acinetobacter,Escherichia coli,and gram negative bacteria.There was significant difference between the two groups in term of mortality rate(37.9％(44/ 116) of SAP group,22.0％ (22/100) of control group,x2 =6.423,P =0.011).Logistic regression analysis showed that basic diseases(OR =2.778,95％ CI:1.205-6.401),high CRUB-65 score (OR =1.978,95％ CI:0.871-11.098),lower Glasgow coma score(GCS) (OR=3.601,95％CI:0.244-9.477),bucking(OR=3.020,95％CI:1.305-10.603),mechanical ventilation(OR=2.654,95％CI:1.176-5.990),shock(OR=2.636,95％ CI:1.164-5.969) and high plasma CRP level(OR=2.333,95％CI:1.046-5.206) were risk factors for SAP (all P＜0.05).In Cox regression analysis,a GCS score of ＜ 9 was an independent risk factor for 30 d mortality of patientswithSAP(HR=7.23,95％Cl:2.24-20.11,P=0.001).Conclusion SAP is one of the serious complications of the elderly hospitalized for the acute stroke in the ICU,which may affect the prognosis of the patients.