We have established a method for the measurement of glucocorticoid receptors (GCR) in canine peripheral leukocytes using the radio-ligand binding assay with (~3H) dexamethasone (Dex) as the ligand. The Scatchard plot analysis of (~3H) Dex specific binding to leukocytes showed a single class of binding sites. The apparent view of binding capacity (Ro) and the equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) were 7.30 ? 1.98 fmol/10~6 cells and 4.69 ? 2.65nM (x?SD, N = 5) respectively. The saturable binding sites showed a high steroid specificity. The specific binding sites in peripheral leukocytes from 22 healthy adult mongrel dogs in normal unstressed condition have been measured by the single saturated analysis with (~3H) Dex at a concentration of 10 nM. The results showed that the number of (~3H)Dex specific binding sites was 3745?486 sites/cell (x?SD). There was no significant difference between male and female dogs in GCR levels. The authors believe that as it is easy to obtain test materials, the result of reduplication is satisfactory, and blood consump tion is low, it is a method suitable for the general laboratory.

The incidence rate of trauma has been on the rise in recent years,and traumatic shock remains one of the main pathological conditions which endangers human life worldwide. This review covers the fundamental studies of trauma, multiple organ dysfunction after traumatic shock, the significance of cytokines in shock, the present strategies and advancements in treatment progress of shock. In addition, a prospect of the study of traumatic shock is discussed

Adrenomedullin (AM) is a new peptidergic regulator of vascular function. AM serves as a hormone, which has many biological properties, plays an important role in the many pathophysiological processes, especially shock. This review will highlight the structure, biological properties of AM and the relationship between AM and shock.

Anastomotic leakage was one of the severe complications after anterior resection of rectal cancer.Its occurrenc was correlated with age,weight and nutrtion,basic diseases,preoperative radio-chemotherapy,surgical technique and stage of the tumor.Anastomotic leakage could be diagnosed by symptoms,physical signs,drainagefluid and imaging examinations.Most of the anastomotic leakage could be cured non-operatively.Much attention should be pay on the prevention of anastomotic leakage,protective stomy should be made in high risk population,while the complications of protective stomy should be pay attention to.

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Objective To investigate the changes of plasma adrenomedulin(AM) and nitric oxide(NO) and their correlation in rats with traumatic shock. Methods 40 Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into control group(n=10), traumatic shock without resuscitation group (n=10), traumatic shock with resuscitation group (n=10) and aminoguanidine group (n=10). 10 rats of control group only received intubation after anesthesia. The other 30 rats were made animal models of traumatic shock by crashing both femur shafts and doing bloodletting to mean arterial pressure of 35～45mmHg via femoral artery. Hypotention of rats in traumatic shock with resuscitation group were maintained 30min, and then the lost blood was returned, followed by an infusion of equal volume of Ringer's solutions. Rats of aminoguanidine group were given aminoguanidine 60mg/kg body weight during resuscitation. The changes of Plasma levels of AM and NO in every group of rats were observed before and after shock. Results The plasma level of both AM and NO in the rats of traumatic shock was higher than that in the rats of control group, and reached the highest 30min after resuscitation. The level changes of plasma AM and NO in the rats of aminoguanidine group were not significant. The level change of plasma AM was positive correlation with the level change of plasma NO. Conclusions AM and NO may play an important role in the pathological process of traumatic shock. AM develops its role probably by NO.

Objective To evaluate the feasibility and techniques of hand-assisted laparoscopic resection using the LapDisc in patients with hepatic hemangioma. Methods A total of 8 patients with hepatic hemangioma underwent hand-assisted laparoscopic partial hepatectomy. The patients consisted of 6 men and 2 women, with the age ranging 30~72 years (mean, 47.6 years). Results The hand-assisted laparoscopic hepatectomy was successfully performed in all the patients. The average operating time was 196.3 min (range, 110～350 min), the average blood loss was 307.5 ml (range,100～750 ml), and the average postoperative hospital stay, 7.9 days (range,6～15 days). No postoperative complications such as bile leakage, intraabdominal bleeding or infection occurred. Conclusions Hand-assisted laparoscopic hepatectomy using the LapDisc is safe and feasible for patients with hepatic hemangioma with surgical indications.

Objective To investigate clinical effects of hand-assisted laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancers. Methods A series of 27 cases of colorectal cancer received hand-assisted laparoscopic radical surgery using the LapDisc. Results All the operations were successfully accomplished without conversions to open surgery. The operation time was 90~260 min (mean, 140 min), and the intraoperative blood loss was 50~200 ml (mean, 110 ml). No deaths or anastomotic leakages were observed after surgery. Follow-up for 6~23 months (mean, 8.6 months) found no port-site metastasis. Conclusions Hand-assisted laparoscopic radical resection for colorectal cancers gives advantages of safety, minimal invasion, quick recovery, and simplicity of performance.

Objective To study the selective tumoricidal effect of adenovirus (Ad)-mediated fusion gene system driven by kinase domain-containing (KDR) promoter on human stomach adenocarcinoma SCG7901 cells, and to observe its apoptosis induction effect. Methods Both the AdEasy-KDR-CDglyTK cells with KDR-expressing SCG7901 cells and non KDR-expressing HepG2 cells were reconstructed, and then they were treated with the pro-drugs 5-FC and/or GCV at different concentrations. The killing effects of the transfection on the cells were evaluated. Flow cytometry was employed to determine the cell cycle distribution, and Hooechest/PI stain and electron microscopy performed to observe the pathological changes of cells. Results The green fluorescent protein (GFP) was observed in 95% of the infected SCG7901 and HepG2 cells when the multiple of infection (MOI) of the Ads was 100. No significant difference on the growth feature was found among the transfected SCG7901, HepG2 and untransfected SCG7901 and HepG2 cells. The infected cells exhibited different sensitivities to the two pro-drugs: SCG7901 cells infected with rAd were highly sensitive to the pro-drugs, while the infected HepG2 cells were not (P

Objective To study the effects of suicide gene system mediated by adenovirus containing the CD-TK fusion gene controlled by human vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF)promoter on apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells HepG2 in vitro.Methods The VEGF-expressing HepG2 cells were infected by adenovirus vector containing CD-TK fusion gene controlled by the VEGF promoter(Ad-VEGFP-CDglyTK).The infection efficiencies in HepG2 cells were observed under a fluorescence microscope.The toxic effect of 5-fluorocytosine(5-FC)and ganciclovic(GCV)on infected cells was determined by light microscopy,electron-microscopy and flow cytometry(FCM).Results The transfection efficiency in HepG2 cells increased with the increasing adenoviral titer.The pro-drug(5-FC and GCV)could induce apoptosis of HepG2 cells in certain range of dosage(the doses of GCV+5-FC:1mg/L + 20mg/L,10mg/L + 40mg/L,100mg/L + 60mg/L)at the multiplicity of infection(MOI)of 100.The effect showed a time-dependent manner.HepG2 cells showed typical morphologic changes of apoptosis after administration of the pro-drug(GCV:10mg/L,5-FC:40mg/L)for 72 hours:chromatin condensation and disposition along nuclear membrane.Karyopyknosis and karyoklasis were seen under electron microscopy(?10 000).Apoptotic peak was also shown in HepG2 cells treated with the pro-drug(5-FC and GCV)by flow cytometry.The cell apoptosis rate was increased accordingly as the concentration of pro-drug(5-FC and GCV)increased.The apoptosis was increased obviously in comparison with the negative control group(P