Apoptosis inhibitors ( inhibitor of apoptosis proteins, IAPs) are a class of highly conserved apoptotic endogenous anti-cytokine family, primarily by inhibiting caspase activity and par-ticipation in regulation of nuclear factor NF-κB inhibition of ap-optosis. caspases cascade of protease activation is a central part of the apoptotic process, Bcl-2 family proteins and IAPs family proteins are the main controlling factors. In recent years, we found that abnormal expression of some IAPs members is closely associated with the tumor, a potential target for cancer therapy. Therefore, this paper reviews the major protein associated with IAPs family and anti-tumor research targeting IAPs.

Objective To observe the function improvement of deep venous valve after superficial vein surgery of lower extremity by ultrasound.Methods Sixty patients(70 lower limbs)with primary deep venous insufficiency were enrolled tO accept surgical management of vein systems.All Datients were detected with color Doppler ultrasonography,their deep venous hemodynamics indices were measured and recorded before operation and 6 months after operation. Results The total improvement rate of the deep venous hemodynamics after superficial vein surgery was 65.7%.The valve function of suPerficial femoral vein and popliteal vein were improved after operation,and there was no significant difference between the two veins in effectiveness.The improvement for deep venous reflux had no significant difference between two surgical methods. Conclusions The superficial vein surgery of lower extremity can improve deep vein valve function in some extent.

BACKGROUND:YOUMET cervical dilating rod is made of absorbent polymer materials and has non-toxic side effects, which can avoid cross-infection in one-time use. OBJECTIVE:To observe the clinical effects of YOUMET cervical dilating rod used for cervical orifice dilation before intrauterine device insertion and removal as wel as before artificial abortion operations. METHODS:Totaly 275 female subjects schedule for cervical dilation during intrauterine device insertion and removal operations, and suction abortion for pregnancy within 10 weeks were randomly divided into two groups: 137 were included in observation group in which YOUMET cervical dilating rods were applied and 138 were included in control group in which Gongshuning glue sticks were used. Their cervical softening and dilatation situation, analgesic effect, and combined reactions during operation were observed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Between the two groups, no statistical significance in general biological characteristics was found; Dilating effects in intrauterine device removing operations during child-bearing period and menopause were better in the observation group than the control group (P < 0.05). Rates of pain during insertion were higher in the observation group than the control group (P < 0.05). Rates of pain during indweling period for both groups were comparatively low, which showed no statistical significance. There was no record related to the application of cervical orifice dilating products in postoperative folow-up visit. Both products were safe with no cervical injury, slow heart rate and drop in blood pressure. YOUMET cervical dilating rod has trustworthy and safe dilating effects, which can remarkably aleviate pain.

Background Phakic posterior chamber implantable contact lens (PPC-ICL) or phakic posterior chamber Toric implantable contact lens (PPC-TICL) implantation is an effective way for the correction of high myopia or high myopia with astigmia,but it often has residual myopic power.Excimer laser-assisted subepithelial keratectomy (LASEK) can correct the residual myopia following PPC-ICL or PPC-TICL,but its effectiveness and safety deserve attention.Objective This study was to analyze the clinical effectiveness and safety of LASEK for residual myopia after PPC-ICL implantation for extreme high myopia.Methods A prospective cases-observational study was performed,and written informed consent was obtained from each patient before any surgery.Fourteen eyes of 9 patients with residual myopia following PPC-ICL or PPC-TICL for the eyes with spherical equivalent refraction of ≥-20.00 D were collected in the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University from July 2010 to March 2015,including PPCICL implantation in 8 eyes and PPC-TICL implantation in 6 eyes.LASEK were performed on the eyes to correct the residual myopic power.Uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA),best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),haze,the distance of intraocular lens to lens,corneal thickness,corneal topography,corneal endothelial cell counting,intraocular pressure (IOP) and fundus were examined and compared before and after surgery.The effectiveness and safety of the surgery were evaluated.Results The operation was smooth and no complication was found after surgery in all of the eyes.The UCVA and BCVA were significantly different in the eyes among before surgery,6 months after PPC-ICL implantation and 12 months after LASEK (F =31.360,1.778;both at P＜0.05),and the UCVA after LASEK was higher than BCVA before LASEK.The refractive powers were (-22.27-±4.29),(-3.75±2.25) and (-0.42±0.63) D before surgery,6 months after PPC-ICL implantation and 12 months after LASEK,showing a significant difference among them (F=46.370,P＜0.05),and the refractive power was considerably lower after LASEK than that before surgery and after PPC-ICL implantation (both at P＜0.05).No significant difference was found in IOP or corneal endothelial cell counting in operated eyes among before surgery,6 months after PPC-ICL implantation and 12 months after LASEK (F=1.663,1.055;both at P＞0.05).The distance of intraocular lens to lens was (0.69±0.26)mm in the eyes after LASEK and (0.71 ±0.29)mm in the eyes after PPC-ICL implantation,with no significant difference between them (t =0.192,P＞0.05).Conclusions PPC-ICL or PPC-TICL implantation for the correction extreme high myopia often remains a certain degree of myopia,and LASEK for the correction of residual refractive power is safe and effective.

Background Posterior capsular opacification (PCO) is a primary cause of blurred vision after extra-capsular cataract extraction (ECCE),and there is a higher incidence of PCO in the patients with diabetes mellitus.Echistatin (Ecs) can suppress the proliferation of lens epithelial cells (LECs) and thereby inhibit the formation of PCO.However,its mechanism and safe dose deserve to study.Objective The aim of this study was to observe the inhibitory effect of different concentrations of Ecs on LECs proliferation in the early stage of PCO in diabetic rabbits and explore the safe dose of Ecs.Methods Diabetic mellitus was induced by injection of 90 mg/kg alloxan via ear vein in 15 New Zealand white rabbis.ECCE was performed in the right eyes of the rabbits.The rabbits were randomized to the control group and 5.0,7.5,10.0 and 15.0 μg/ml Ecs group according to randomized number table method.Ecs of 0.2 ml in above doses was injected into the anterior chamber after ECCE in different concentrations of Ecs groups,and 0.2 ml distilled water was used in the same way in the only diabetic rabbits as the control group.Postopeartive response of ocular anterior segment was observed and PCO was graded under the slit lamp microscope.The corneal and retinal specimens were prepared 10 days after operation for the assay of preliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in LECs by immunochemistry to evaluate the effective dose of Ecs.Regular histopathological examination was performed,and apoptosis of corneal endothelial cells and retinal cells was detected by TUNEL method to assess the safe concentration of Ecs.Results Different degrees of corneal edema and exudation in anterior chamber were seen in the eyes of different groups.The inflammatory response disappeared 3-5 days in the control group and 5.0 μg/ml Ecs group and 7 days in the ≥7.5 μg/ml Ecs groups.PCO was 1-2 grade in the control group and 5.0 μg/ml Ecs group and 0 grade in the ≥ 7.5 μg/ml Ecs groups.The difference in the positive expression level (absorbance,A) for PCNA in LECs was significantly different among the control group and various Ecs groups (F=18.006,P=0.001),and the positive expression level of PCNA in the ≥ 7.5 μg/ml Ecs groups was markedly reduced in comparison with that in the control group (P =0.010,0.001).Hematoxylin and eosin staining showed an normal morphology and order arrangement in corneal endothelial cells and intact structure in retinal internal limiting membrane in the groups.TUNEL assay revealed that the apoptosis values (mean A value) of corneal endothelial ceils and retinal cells in the ≤ 10.0 μg/ml Ecs groups were not significantly changed in comparison with the control group (all at P＞0.05),but the apoptosis values in the 15.0 μg/ml Ecs group were markedly higher than those in the control group (P=0.004,0.018).Conclusions Ecs can inhibit the early PCO in diabetic rabbits and show the optimal effect at the concentrations of 7.5 and 10.0 μg/ml without visible eytotoxicity to eye other tissues.Therefore,these two doses of Ees might be used for the study of long-term therapeutic effectiveness.

Objective To analyse the efficacy of lamivudine(LAM) combined adefovir dipivoxil(ADV) and entecavir(ETV) in the treatment of naive patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) .Methods Cochrane Library ,MEDLINE ,Web of Science ,CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure ) ,WANFANG database and VIP database were searched and the references of eligible studies were screened .All relevant literatures published before March 6th ,2012 were reviewed .Comparison of the efficacy of lami-vudine combined adefovir dipivoxil and entecavir in the treatment of naive patients with chronic hepatitis B was included and Rev Man 5 .1 software was used for Meta analysis .Results Four eligible studies (587 patients in all) were included for the analysis .In the entecavir monotherapy group ,the serum ALT normalization rate was a little higher at the 12 weeks and 24 weeks of the treat-ment compared to the combination group[OR=0 .52 ,95% CI(0 .28 ,0 .97) ,Z=2 .04 ,P=0 .04] ,[OR=0 .45 ,95% CI(0 .22 ,0 .95) , Z=2 .11 ,P=0 .04] ,respectively .But after 36 weeks there was no significance between the two groups .For HBV DNA undetect-able rate ,there were no significant differences between the two groups at the 12 weeks ,24 weeks ,36 weeks ,48 weeks ,18 months , 24 months and 30 months of the treatment (P=0 .22 ,P=0 .30 ,P=0 .86 ,P=0 .31 ,P=0 .93 ,P=0 .84 and P=0 .83 respectively) . At the 48 weeks ,HBeAg negative rate has no significant difference between the two groups [OR=0 .93 ,95% CI(0 .29 ,2 .95) ,Z=0 .13 ,P=0 .90] .Conclusion Both LAM+ADV combination therapy and ETV monotherapy are effective in the treatment of naive patients with CHB ,but further studies are still needed to obtain long term results and safety by high quality ,large scale randomized controlled trials .

Postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) can lead to adverse clinical outcomes in patients, such as prolonged hospital stay, increased medical costs, and severe economic burden on patients and on society.In addition, it may also cause nosocomial cross-infection.Therefore, it has aroused the high attention of medical workers.The development of SSI is closely related to a variety of factors, including patient factors, such as blood glucose levels, smoking, systemic use of steroids, obesity and malnutrition, and perioperative related factors, such as long preoperative hospital stay, preoperative skin preparation and prophylactic use of antibiotics of patients, hand hygiene and asepsis principles of medical staff, operation-related factors, anesthetic management and operation related factors, operating room environment factors and postoperative factors.Through reading a large number of relevant literatures published in recent years and according to the work characteristics of anesthesiologists, the author summarized the influential factors and preventive measures for postoperative SSI for the reference of fellow doctors.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM:To investigate the mechanism of L-type calcium channel ( L-Ca2+)/calpain signal transduc-tion pathway in verapamil inversing resistance of papillary thyroid carcinoma to doxorubicin .METHODS:Human papillary thyroid carcinoma TPC-1 cells were cultured for 2 d.For determining the appropriate concentrations and treatment time of verapamil and doxorubicin , a compatibility test was conducted to detect the cell viability by CCK-8 assay.The cells were divided into control group , doxorubicin group , verapamil group and doxorubicin +verapamil group .The techniques of whole-cell patch-clamp was used to record L-Ca2+currents.The protein expression levels of calpain 1 and LC3 were detec-ted by Western blot .RESULTS: Compared with control group , the density of L-Ca2+current decreased in doxorubicin group and verapamil group (P<0.05).Compared with verapamil group , the density of L-Ca2+current decreased in doxo-rubicin+verapamil group (P<0.01).Compared with control group, the expression of calpain 1 decreased in doxorubicin group and verapamil group (P<0.05).Compared with doxorubicin group , the expression of calpain 1 decreased in doxo-rubicin+verapamil group (P<0.05).Compared with control group , the expression of LC3 increased in doxorubicin group and verapamil group (P<0.05).Compared with doxorubicin group , the expression of LC3 increased in doxorubicin +ver-apamil group ( P<0.01) .CONCLUSION:The drug resistance of TPC-1 cells to doxorubicin may be related to the in-crease in autophagic activity .Verapamil further increases autophagic activity of TPC-1 cells, resulting in autophagic death and inversing the resistance of TPC-1 cells to doxorubicin .The mechanism may be involved in L-Ca2+/calpain 1 signal transduction pathway of autophagy .

Objective To investigate the prognostic factors affecting the outcome of patients with intermediate-advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) receiving transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA). Methods During the period from January 2011 to July 2012 at authors’ hospital, a total of 64 patients with intermediate-advanced HCC were treated with TACE together with MWA. Fourteen potential variables which might affect the prognosis were colleted and were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier model and log-rank test were used for single factor analysis, while Cox regression model was used for multiple factor analysis. Results The one-year, 1.5-year and 2-year overall survival rates were 75.8%, 48.4% and 33.9%, respectively. Single factor analysis and Cox regression analysis indicated that six factors, i.e. tumor size, number of tumors, portal vein tumor thrombus, serum α-fetoprotein level, tumor staging and oral administration of sorafenib, bore a relationship to the prognosis. Conclusion The tumor size, number of tumors, portal vein tumor thrombus, serum α-fetoprotein level and tumor staging are risk factors influencing the results of interventional comprehensive therapy , while oral administration of sorafenib is a protective factor for the prognosis.

Objective To explore the effect of sequential therapy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) followed by percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy (PMCT) in treating early-stage primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC), and to analyze the factors that may affect the prognosis. Methods During the period from Jan. 2011 to Apr. 2014, a total of 66 patients with early-stage PHC were admitted to authors’ hospital. TACE was carried out in all patients, which was followed by PMCT in 5 -7 days. All patients were followed up regularly. CT, MR, ultrasonography, AFP, liver function and other related laboratory tests were performed. Kaplan-Meier estimation was used for the analysis of disease-free survival time. The high-risk factors were analyzed by Chi-square test. Multivariate analysis was conducted by using logistic analysis method. Results After TACE the serum levels of ALT, TBIL and DBIL were increased significantly when compared with preoperative ones (P< 0.01). After sequential PMCT the serum levels of AST, ALT and DBIL were increased significantly when compared with preoperative ones (P< 0.01). When compared with TACE, after sequential PMCT the serum level of AST was increased (P< 0.01), while serum levels of TBIL and DBIL were decreased (P< 0.01). Compared with TACE and preoperative data, the post-PMCT AFP level was decreased (P < 0.01). During the follow-up period one patient died. The 3-year cumulative survival rate was 98.5%. Recurrence was seen in 19 cases. The one-year, 2-year and 3-year disease-free cumulative survival rate was 70.3%, 50.8% and 41.6% respectively. Univariate and multivariate analysis indicated that the risk factors of recurrence in early-stage PHC included AFP ≥ 100 μg/L, viral load≥103 copies/ml and irregularity of tumor border (P<0.05). Conclusion Sequential therapy of TACE followed by PMCT is an ideal treatment for early-stage PHC, sequential PMCT after TACE does not affect liver recovery process. AFP ≥ 100 μg/L, viral load ≥ 103 copies/ml and irregularity of tumor border are the risk factors of recurrence.