Objective To evaluate the value of helical CT scan in the diagnosis of small renal cell carcinoma.Methods The helical CT features of small renal cell carcinoma proved by operation and pathology in 14 cases were studied retrospectively.Results CT showedisodense mass in 7 cases,slightly low density mass in 5 cases,slightly hyperdense mass in 1 case,cystic and solid mass in 1 case,and among them 2 cases showed punctural calcification.The lesions showed marked enhancement in cortical phase in 12 cases,slight to moderateenhancement in 2 cases,in parenchymal phase,the tumor density dropped promptly,and in the pelvic phase the tumor density droppedfurther. Conclusion Small renal cell carcinoma is of certain characteristic on multi-phasic spiral CT contrast-enhanced scan,it is a very valuable method in diangosis of small renal cell carcinoma.

Objective To establish a HPLC method for determining the content of oleanolic acid in Radix araliae armatae.Methods Stationary phase was Lichrospher-C18(4.6 mm?250 mm,5 ?m),mobile phase was methanol-0.2% phosphoric(85:15),detection wavelength was 210 nm,flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and column temperature was 30 ℃.Results There was good linearity in the range of 0.059～0.59 ?g for oleanolic acid.The average recovery of oleanolic acid were 95.4% with RSD=0.67%(n=6).Conclusion This method is rapid and accurate.It can be applied to control the quality of Radix araliae armatae effectively.

Objective To study the effect of roxadustat on peritoneal fibrosis.Methods The human peritoneal mesothelial cells(HPMCs)were cultured with 5.6 mmol/L(N group),138 mmol/L(C group)or 138 mmol/L glucose solution combined with 5 μmol/L roxadustat(R group).A total of 24 SD adult male rats aged 8-10 weeks from the same batch were selected as the study subjects.4.25％high-glucose peritoneal di-alysis solution was intraperitoneally injected to construct the rat peritoneal fibrosis model,which was divided into the normal group(RN group),model group(RC group),roxadustat conventional dose group(RR-N group)and roxadustat high-dose group(RR-H group).The morphology of peritoneal tissues was observed,and the expression levels of HIF-1α,Col-1,VEGF and E-cadherin were detected.Results Compared with the group N,the expression levels of HIF-1α,Col-1 and VEGF in HPMCs in the group C and group R were increased and the expression level of E-cad was decreased(P＜0.05);compared with the group C,the expression levels of HIF-1α,Col-1 and VEGF in the group R were increased and the expression level of E-cad was decreased(P＜0.05).Com-pared with the RN group,the peritoneal structure in the group RC was disordered,a large number of collagen fibers were deposited,and the dense layer was thickened;the angiogenesis in the RR-N group and RR-H group was obvious,but there was no significant difference in the thickness of the dense layer compared with the RC group;compared with the RN group,the expression levels of HIF-1α,Col-1 and VEGF in the peritoneal tissue of the group RC were increased,and the expression level of E-cad was decreased(P＜0.05);compared with the group RC,the expression levels of HIF-1α,Col-1,VEGF and E-cad in the RR-N group had no significant difference;compared with the group RC group and RR-N group,the expression levels of HIF-1α and VEGF in peritoneal tissue in the RR-H group were increased,the expression level of E-cad was decreased,and the differences were statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion Roxadustat could cause an increase of HIF-1αexpression level in peritoneal cells and increase the expression level of fibrosis signaling proteins;while con-ventional dose roxadustat does not increase the peritoneal tissue fibrosis in rats,while high-dose roxadustat may have the risk of aggravating peritoneal fibrosis.