Objective To explore the clinical significance of expression of soluble mesothelin relatedprotein(SMRP)and carbo-hydrate antigen (CA125)in the serum and tumor tissues of the patients with ovarian cancer.Methods The preoperative and post-operative levels of SMRP and CA125 in serum and ovarian cancer tissues were detected in 82 patients with ovarian cancer (group A),76 cases of benign ovarian tumor (group B)and 53 healthy women (group C)by using ELISA and the immunohistochemical method respectively.Serum levels of SMRP and CA125 in the ovarian cancer patients were measured after one year by ELISA.The correlation among the various statistical indexes was analyzed.Results The positive expression rates of SMRP and CA125 in the group A were significantly higher than those in the group B(P <0.05);compared with the group B and C,the preoperative serum level of CA125 and SMRP in the group A was significantly increased (P <0.001);the preoperative serum CA 125 level in the group B was higher than that in the group C;compared with the stage Ⅰ and Ⅱ,the serum CA125 and SMRP in the stage Ⅲ and Ⅳ of o-varian cancer were significantly increased(P <0.05 );compared with before operation,the postoperative SMRP and CA125 levels were significantly decreased(P <0.05).After 1 year of discharge from hospital,compared with the basically stable patients,serum CA125 and SMRP levels in the patients with ovarian cancer recurrence were significantly increased(P <0.05).The sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing ovarian cancer,any single detection was inferior to the combination detection of CA125 and SMRP.Conclu-sion The combination detection of CA125 and SMRP has an important value for increasing the sensitivity and specificity of ovarian cancer diagnosis,early diagnosis,illness condition monitoring and effect evaluation.

OBJECTIVETo observe the impact of plant sterol esters (PSE) mixed in low fat milk powder (2.5 g of PSE/day) on plasma cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic subjects during a 6-week intervention period.

METHODSIn this double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 59 subjects (19 males, mean age (60.28 ± 6.98) years) with primary hypercholesterolemia (fasting LDL cholesterol between 3.4-6.0 mmol/L) were randomly divided into two groups (treatment group, 2.5 g of plant sterol esters a day, n = 30) and placebo group (n = 29). Blood samples were collected at week 0, 3 and 6. The primary outcome was change in plasma LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C). Secondary outcomes were changes in total cholesterol (TC), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), anthropometry and blood biochemistry.

RESULTSLDL-C significantly reduction from baseline (4.18 ± 0.54) mmol/L to (3.44 ± 0.61) mmol/L (-17.7%, P < 0.05) at week 3 and (3.35 ± 0.39) mmol/L (-19.9%, P < 0.05) at week 6 in the treatment group, whereas in placebo group from (4.11 ± 0.54) mmol/L at baseline to (3.47 ± 0.60) mmol/L (-15.57%, P < 0.05) and (3.61 ± 0.39) mmol/L (-12.17%, P < 0.05) at week 3 and week 6, respectively. TC was reduced from (6.30 ± 0.86) mmol/L at baseline to (5.92 ± 0.75) mmol/L (-6.03%, P > 0.05) at week 3 and (5.43 ± 0.77) mmol/L (-13.8%, P < 0.05) at week 6 in treatment group, from (6.20 ± 0.76) mmol/L at week 0 to (5.70 ± 0.76) mmol/L (-8.06%, P < 0.05) at week 3 and (5.84 ± 0.75) mmol/L (-5.81%, P < 0.05) at week 6 in placebo group. PSE-enriched milk did not affect plasma HDL-C level and TG level at both week 3 and week 6. After normalization to the placebo group, the treatment group showed significant reduction in LDL-C and total cholesteron after 6 weeks. The observed difference of reduction was 7.69% (-0.33 mmol/L, P < 0.05) for LDL-C and 8.00% (-0.51 mmol/L, P < 0.05) for TC between the two groups. There were no significant changes in safety parameters, including blood biochemistry tests during the study period.

CONCLUSIONPlant sterol ester enriched milk powder is effective in reducing LDL-C among Chinese hypercholesterolemic subjects at a dosage recommended by EFSA.

Animals ; Cholesterol ; Cholesterol, HDL ; Cholesterol, LDL ; Double-Blind Method ; Female ; History, 18th Century ; Humans ; Hypercholesterolemia ; diet therapy ; Lipids ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Milk ; Phytosterols ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Triglycerides

A randomized crossover study was performed to compare the effects of low glycemic index diets (LGI)and high glycemic index diets(HGI)on blood glucose,lipid profile and control of body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes.Compared with HGI group,the fasting serum insulin,Homa-IR,LDL-C and body weight significantly decreased in LGI group(P