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.

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.

Operation robot has 3D vision and 7 activity degrees of freedom,also has vibration elimination system and operation scale system.These can ensure its operative precise in limited space.Meanwhile the console meets vito dynamics can relieve fatigue of doctors.Operation robot has great effect in many subjects.But it still needs to be improved because it lacks of feedback system,mechanical failure and software failure.Furthermore,its price demands to decrease.The newest progress was reviewed for better use of operation robot.

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.

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

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 investigate the surgical treatment of male gynecomastia. Methods The clinical data of 116 cases(156 sites) of male gynecomastia were treated by using micro incision of areola with tumescent anesthesia in the past 4 years were reviewed. Results In this series, 50 to 150 grams mammary gland tissue were resected from the breast. There were no severe postoperative complications,such as nipple or areola necrosis and apparent scar . Follow up was done for 12 to 36 months, the scars were obscure, and the configuration of the breasts were good. Conclusions The operation for male hynecomastia via micro incision of areola with tumescent anesthesia is a good, reliable and convenient technique. It is easily performed with milder injury,less bleeding, and quick recovery.

AIM To study the effect of TNP 470 on proliferation, cell cycle and apoptosis in the cultured human colon cancer Lovo cells. METHODS The growth inhibition of TNP 470 on Lovo cells was evaluated by an MTT.assay The effect of TNP 470 on cell cycle and apoptosis measured by flow cytometry, and ultrastructural feature of Lovo cells were observed with electromicroscope. RESULTS TNP 470 inhibited the growth of Lovo cells. flow cytometry analysis showed that G 0/G 1 phase rate was increased but S phase rate was decreased. Apoptosis rate of TNP 470 treated group was significant high than that of control and typical chang of apoptosis in Lovo cells was observed. CONCLUSION TNP 470 can inhibit proliferation of Lovo cells, and this inhibition is associated with cell cycle block and apoptosis.

AT motif binding factor 1 (ATBF1) gene,is a new tumor suppressor gene,and one of its expression variants by alternative splicing,known as ATBF1-A,can bind to the enhancer AT-rich element of alpha fetoprotein (AFP) and down-regulate the transcription of AFP,which may suppress the development and induce the apoptpsis of some carcinoma cells.In this review,we attempted to analysis the pathway of ATBF1 behaves with other factors and its multiple biological functions;ATBF1 function as a suppressor gene,it was illustrated for the influence on the growth and invasion of breast,prostate or gastric cancer.We also discussed the application of the ATBF1 level function as a cancer predictor,and forecasted the significance to apply ATBF1 for the therapy of cancer.

The study of RunX3 in tumor pathogenesis is a rapidly expanding area of cancer research.Functional inactivation of RunX3 is frequently observed in tumors of diverse origins.RunX3 can bind directly to the TGF-β signaling effectors for synergistic induction,enhancing the growth inhibitory effect of TGF-β signal pathway.Additionally,RunX3 can also bind to the complex TCF4-β-catenin in Wnt signal pathway for inhibiting its tumorigenicity.Through the two signal pathway mentioned above,RunX3 can regulate the epithelial mesenchymal transitions process.Moreover,the transcription of claudin-1 can be directly regulated by RunX3.RunX3 has also been described to have an oncogenic function in a subset of tumors,but how RunX3 switches from tumor suppression to oncogenic activity is yet unknown.This review focuses on summarizing the important findings about the mechanism and relative signal pathway of RunX3 in tumor suppression from the articles published recently.