Objective To investigate the expression of interleukin-6(IL-6),high mobility group protein B1 (HMGB1)and Survivin in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)and the relationship between them.Methods 43 patients with GISTs and 30 healthy controls from Jan.2009 to Dec.2012 in Nanchong Central Hospital was enrolled.Expressions of IL-6,HMGB1 and Survivin in serum were assessed with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and the correlation among IL-6,HMGB1 and Survivin was analyzed.Results The serum levels of IL-6,HMGB1 and Survivin in patients with GISTs((0.61 ±0.05)ng/ml,(3.54 ±0.74) ng/ml,(0.15 ± 0.04)ng/ml,respectively)were higher those that in the healthy controls((0.32 ± 0.03)ng/ml,(1.81 ± 0.06)ng/ml,(0.07 ±0.02)ng/ml,respectively).Among the 43 GISTs,the expressions of IL-6,HMGB1 and Survivin in benign,potentially malignant and malignant group increased gradually.The expressions of IL-6 in each group were (0.55 ± 0.02) ng/ml,(0.59 ± 0.02) ng/ml,(0.64 ± 0.03) ng/ml,respectively,The expressions of HMGB1 in each group were (2.82 ± 0.55) ng/ml,(3.46 ± 0.16) ng/ml,(4.00 ± 0.61) ng/ml,respectively.The expressions of Survivin in each group were (0.10 ± 0.01) ng/ml,(0.15 ± 0.02) ng/ml,(0.18 ± 0.03) ng/ml,respectively.Expressions of IL-6 and HMGB1,IL-6 and Survivin,and HMGB1 and Survivin were positively correlated(r =0.699,P ＜0.05;r =0.774,P ＜0.05;r =0.595,P ＜0.05,respectively).Conclusion The high expression of IL-6,HMGB1 and Survivin may together contribute to the malignancy,invasion and metastasis of GIST.Detection of these three markers may be useful in judging the malignancy degree and predicting the prognosis of GIST.

Objective To investigate the changes of immunity in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). Methods HIFU system was used to treat 21 patients with mid-advanced HCC. The blood tests of cellular and humoral immunity related indexes were made before and on the 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st day following the sonication. The histological changes of the target lesions were observed by light and electron microscope for the cases undergoing second stage operation. Results Light and electron microscope all revealed that HIFU could lead to irreversible changes in the tumor cells of the target lesions. There were not significant differences between the values of CD 3, CD 4, CD 8, CD 16, IgG, IgA, IgM,etc. before and after the ablation. Conclusions HIFU could destroy the tissues of HCC effectively. HIFU could not change the immunity of the patients with mid-advanced HCC remarkably. It may be ideal to unite immunotherapy and the other methods to get a sound clinical prognosis for HCC patients.