1.The expression and clinical signification of tM2-PK in colorectal cancer
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(2):236-239
Objective To investigate the expression and clinical signification of tumor M2 pyruvate kinase in pa-tients with CRC, and to try to find a reliable and atraumatic method to predict the progress and pronosis in the CRC. Methods ELISA method was used to determine the serum levels of tM2-PK in 68 patients with CRC,40 pa-tients with colorectal polyps and 40 cases of normal subjects; immunohistochemistry ( IHC ) methods were respec-tively used to detect the expression of tM2-PK in tissues. Results ① The level of serum tM2-PK in patients with CRC was significantly higher than the group of patients with polyps and the normal subjects ( P<0.05 ) . The serum tM2-PK levels was closely correlated to tumor size and Duke stage.②The positive rate of tissue tM2-PK was signif-icantly higher in CRC than in colorectal polyps and normal subjects ( P<0.05 ) . Tissue tM2-PK levels was closely correlated to tumor size,Duke stage and differentiation grade. ③Serum tM2-PK levels was correlated to tissue tM2-PK levels (r=0.357,P=0.003). Conclusion Combined detection of expression of tM2-PK can provide the basis theory for the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of CRC.
2.Application of 23 G transconjunctival sutureless vitrectomy irrigation system in surgery for post-vitrectomy cataract
Yong WANG ; Shouling LI ; Bingying ZHAO
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):117-119
A retrospective study included 30 cataract cases (30 eyes) with history of vitrectomy. Phacoemulsifica-tion or small incision non-phacoemulsification was performed with vitreous irrigation of 23G TSV. Observe the visual acuities, intraoperative and postoperative complications. Posterior capsule rupture intraoperatively occurred in one patient with phacoemulsification. Three patients suffered intraocular hypotension postoperatively, including one with choroidal detachment, and the other two probably with leakage from incisions. However,the intraocular pressure rised to normal after treatment. Corneal edema and aqueous flare postoperatively occurred in four patients with hard nucleus cataract and three patients with diabetic retinopathy. There were no serious complications occurred in all patients, such as sclera collapse, nucleus sinking into vitreous chamber and bleeding in epichoroidal space. The visual acuities were improved after operation in twenty-eight patients.
3.Value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and color Doppler in diagnosing portal hypertension esophageal varices
Yayun CUI ; Ling WANG ; Chaoxue ZHANG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):96-99
Objective To discuss the value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound and color Doppler in diagnosing esoph-ageal varices( EV) among patients suffering from portal hypertension. Methods The control group consisted of twenty nine patients without EV. Sixty patients with EV diagnosed by endoscopy were divided into two groups equal in number according to grade of EV. One being mild,the other was moderate to severe. All patients underwent color Doppler flow imaging and contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and the dynamic angiography data were collected. Time-in-tensity curves were drawn by software. The quantitative parameters including arrival time of hepatic artery ( HAAT) ,hepatic vein ( HVAT) and portal vein ( PVAT) ,damping index ( DI) of hepatic vein and portal vein ve-locity( PVV) were compared. Results The difference of PV-HV, PV-HA, PVV, DI showed statistically signifi-cant among the three groups(F=72.63,14.97,6.71,13.74,P<0.01). A comparison of the control and moderate to severe group among the above four parameters was statistically significant (P<0.01). PV-HV, PV-HA, DI in moderate to severe group showed statistically significant compared with mild group (P<0.01),however there exis-ted no significant difference grouping PVV between the two groups. Mild group contrasted to the control group,the differences of PV-HA were statistically significant (P<0.01), whereas PV-HV, DI, PVV displayed no significant difference. Conclusion Contrast-enhanced ultrasound and color Doppler are helpful in diagnosing EV,which is ex-pected to become a new noninvasive method.
4.Expression and significance of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN in human oral squamous cell carcinoma
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):81-84
Objective To investigate the expression and significance of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN and the correlation between them in oral squamous cell carcinoma ( OSCC) . Methods The expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN mR-NA in 43 cases of OSCC and 11 cases of normal oral tissue were detected by RT-PCR. Results The expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN mRNA in OSCC was significantly higher than those in normal oral tissue ( P <0.05 ) . Compared with those without lymph node metastasis in OSCC, the expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN mRNA with lymph node metastasis was significantly higher ( P <0.05 ) . Furthermore, the expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN was significantly associated with pathological stage and the lymph node metastasis,but neither of them was correlated with sex and age. Correlation analysis showed that MMP-14 expression level was positively related to EMMPRIN level(r=0.801,P<0.01). Conclusion The expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN in OSCC is signif-icantly correlated with occurrence, progress and metastasis of OSCC. Therefore, the combination of detecting the expression of MMP-14 and EMMPRIN mRNA may evaluate the degree of malignancy and predict the prognosis of patients with OSCC.
5.Comparison of puncture in different positions with combined spinal and epidural anesthesia in obese parturients for cesarean section
Qingmei ZHANG ; Xiaoqiong XIA ; Xianzhong ZHA
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):110-112
Objective To observe the influence of combined spinal and epidural anesthesia( CSEA) of different po-sitions on the anesthesia effect, anesthesia operation and hemodynamic index during cesarean section of obese par-turients. Methods Eighty obese parturients[BMI≥30] undergoing cesarean section were randomly divided into two groups, that was group A and B, with 40 cases each. In group A, the parturients were required to undergo lat-eral decubitus position with 0.5% ropivacaine hydrochloride of 2. 4 ml. In group B, the parturients were required to undergo sitting position with the same ropivacaine hydrochloride as group A. The following data was recorded, which were the percentage of one-attempt's successful epidural needle placement, the anesthesia level,the anesthe-sia effect and the hemodynamic change. All the complications were also observed,such as the supine hypotension syndrome during operation,headache after spinal anesthesia and postoperative spinal nerve stimulation. ResultsThe difference of anesthetic effect between the two groups was insignificant in statistics while group B's rate of one-attempt successful puncture was higher than gruop A ( P <0.05 ) . The difference of hemodynamic index between them was significant in statistics ( P<0.05 ) with group B's rate of supine hypotension syndrome lower than group A. Conclusion Both body positions have the same anesthtic effect for obese parturients during cesarean section while the puncture operation of sitting positon is easier than lateral decubitus position and the hemodynamic change is also more stable.
6.Expression and clinical significance of Her-2/neu,MMP-2 and Leptin in serum and tumor tissue of gastric carcinoma
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):76-80
Objective Detected Her-2/neu, matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) and Leptin in stomach cancer serum and tissue, discussed their roles in occurance and development of gastric cancer. Methods Detected the ex-pression of Her-2/neu, MMP-2 and Leptin in serum by ELISA, and detected the expression of Her-2/neu, MMP-2 and Leptin in stomach cancer tissue by IHC. Results The positive rates of Her-2/neu, MMP-2, Leptin in gas-tric cancer serum were higher than the positive rates in control group ( P<0.05 ) . The positive rates of Her-2/neu, MMP-2, Leptin in gastric cancer tissues were higher than the positive rates in adjacent tissues (P<0.05 ). The positive expressions of two tests had consistency. In tissues, the positive expression rates of Her-2/neu,MMP-2 and Leptin were correlated with the depth of invasion,lymph node metastasis, clinical stage(P<0.05). Their ex-pression was not correlated with sex, age, size, site of tumor and the degree of differentiation. In serum, the posi-tive expression of Her-2/neu was correlated with the depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, clinical stage( P<0.05 ) . The positive expression of MMP-2 was correlated with lymph node metastasis ( P<0.05 ) . The positive ex-pression of Leptin had no significant correlation with pathological features. Conclusion Her-2/neu,MMP-2 and Leptin promote the occurrence, development and transfer process of gastric cancer. It can be used for clinical diag-nosis, guide the targeted therapy and provide scientific and reasonable reference for gastric cancer prognosis.
7.Effects kui-yang-fang on TFF1,EGF and EGFR in acetic acid induced gastric ulcers of rats
Na LIU ; Wei JIANG ; Jing TANG
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2014;(1):51-54
Objective To investigate the effects of kui-yang-fang on trefoil factor 1 ( TFF1 ) , epidermal growth fac-tor ( EGF) and epidermal growth factor receptor( EGFR) in acetic acid induced gastric ulcers of rats. Methods50 rats were randomly divided into five groups. The rats of the gastric ulcer model were used by the icy acetic acid. After drug treatment for 14 days,the rats gastric mucosa was collected to compare to the ulcer index,then check the content of TFF1,EGF and EGFR with RT-PCR,and observe TFF1,EGFR with immunohistochemical staining. Re-sults Compared to the control,the levels of TFF1 and EGF in model group decreased, and the difference was not statistically significant. The EGFR level of model group was higher than that of normal group with no statistically significant difference. But the increase of kui-yang-fang groups and ranitidine group was more obvious,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01). Compared to the model group,kui-yang-fang and ranitidine groups signifi-cantly elevated the level of TFF1,EGF and EFR in gastric ulcer,the difference was statistically significant ( P<0.01 ) . Immunohistochemical staining showed that TFF1 and EGFR expression in kui-yang-fang and ranitidine groups were significantly increased,the difference was statistically significant (P<0.01), but the increase of kui-yang-fang of high-dose group was more obvious. Conclusion One of the possible mechanism is kui-yang-fang pro-motes expression of TFF1,EGF and EGFR to protect and repair gastric tissue.
8.The diagnostic value of B-ultrasonography on congenital ureterostenosis
Qing CHEN ; Fan JIANG ; Jianyuan ZHU
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2001;(1):55-56
Objective To study clinical value of ultrasoni c diagnosis in the congenital ureterostenosis. Methods 33 cases of ureterostenosis were measured with B-ultrasonographic examination, the resu lt of B-ultrasonographic examination was compared with the diagnosis of X-ray and surgery. Results The localization rate and accord rate of B -ultrasonographic examination in diagnosis of ureterostenosis(obstruction) were 93.3% and 81.8% respectively. Conclusion B-ultrasonographic examination in diagnosis of congenital ureterostenosis possesses greater advanta ge and better clinical value.
9.Differential diagnostic value of telomerase activity in malignant and benign pleural effusions
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2001;(1):49-51
Objective To study the diagnostic value of pleural fluid telomerase activity in distinguishing a malignant from a benign pleural effusion. Methods Using a PCR-based assay, telomerase activity was examined in the pleural fluid cells obstained from 69 patients with pleural effusions (37 malignant, 32 benign). Results were compared with cytologic evaluation and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Results Of the 37 malignant specimens,26(70.27%)contained detectable telomerase activity. The positive rate in malignant pleural effusions was significantly higher than that in benign origin (2/32). Detection of telomerase in effusions was more sensitive than CEA level evaluation for the identification of pleural malignancy (telomerase assay: sensitivity=70.27%, specificity=93.75%; CEA: sensitivity=51.35%, specificity=96.87%). The consistant rate of telomerase with cytology was 54.05%. Conclusion The detection of telomerase activity may be a useful adjunct to cytopathologic methods in the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions. It may be useful in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pleural effusions.
10.Observation of the intravenous anesthesia compounding with the surface anesthesia by ultrasonic spray for pediatric bronchoscopy
Acta Universitatis Medicinalis Anhui 2001;(1):42-44
Objective To discuss the possibility of ultrasonic superficial spray anesthesia applied to bronchoscopy in children with intratracheal foreign bodies. Methods 50 cases with intratracheal foreign body were divided into two groups: surface anesthesia group (S group) and intravenous anesthesia group (Ⅰ group). 2% Lidocain by ultrasonic spraying inhalation for 8~10 min and r-OH 80 mg*kg-1+Ketamine 1 mg.kg-1 intravenous injection were adminstered respectively. Results In S group perioperative the MAP and HR were stable, the complications were fewer and the SpO2 was >95%,the awaking time was shorter (70.1±15.3) min after operation;In I group the MAP and HR were descendent (P<0.05), the complications were more and the SpO2 was <95% (P<0.05), the awaking time was longer(P<0.01). Conclusion The surface anesthesia is effective.The MAP and HR are stable,the complications are fewer and the awaking time is shorter.