Objective:To prepare PLGA nanoparticles modified with folic acid conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide containing pa-clitaxel (F-CS-PLGA-NPs) and study the inhibitory effect on SKOV-3. Methods:F-CS-PLGA-NPs were prepared by an interface dep-osition method, 30% ethanol was used as the release medium for the in vitro release profiles of nanoparticles, and MTT was adopted to evaluate the inhibitory effect of paclitaxel with different formulations and concentrations on SKOV-3. Results:The particle size and zeta potential of F-CS-PLGA-NPs was (321 ± 0. 76) nm and (22. 6 ± 0. 26) mV, respectively, the drug loading was (5. 1 ± 0. 25)%, and the encapsulation efficiency was (41. 96 ± 1. 96)%. F-CS-PLGA-NPs had a similar in vitro release profiles with the ordinary nanoparti-cles ( PLGA-NPs) . About 35% of paclitaxel was released from the nanoparticles in the initial 24 h, and then a near zero order release at a relative slow rate was shown, and the cumulative release rate in 144 h was about 75%. The results of cell experiments suggested that at the same paclitaxel concentration, the inhibition effect of F-CS-PLGA-NPs group was stronger than that of the PLGA-NPs group and the solution group. The inhibition effect of F-CS-PLGA-NPs could be reduced by free folic acid. Conclusion:PLGA nanoparticles modified with folic acid conjugated chitosan oligosaccharide can increase the targeting efficiency in SKOVS-3 tumor cells.

Objective This study was conducted to investigate the clinical outcomes and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the single-opened vessel lesion among patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Methods Twenty-seven patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction≤35%) undergoing PCI were included. All the patients received PCI only to the single-opened vessel lesion under the conditions of: (1) There were limitations to open chronic total occlusion (CTO);(2) Single-opened vessel lesion was not calcified and tortuous. Clinical outcomes, including success rate of PCI, changes of symptoms in-hospital, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) pre-and one week post-PCI, the major adverse cardiac events (MACE, including death, myocardial infarction and target vessel revascularization) at 30-days after discharged were observed. Results The success rate of PCI was obtained in all 27 patients(100%), and all the patients received drug eluting stent implantation. The symptoms improvement occurred in all patients and the NYHA class improved from grade Ⅳto grade Ⅲin 22 patients(81.5%) in-hospital. Significant differences were noted in the mean BNP and LVEF between pre-PCI and one week post-PCI, BNP[(2699.6±1104.7) pg/ml vs. (737.0 ± 261.7) pg/ml, P<0.05],LVEF[(26.9±5.7)%vs. (36.0±3.41)%, P<0.05)]. No MACE happened in-hospital and at 30-days follow up. Conclusions PCI only to the single-opened vessel lesion among patients with severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction under the condition of limitations to open CTO is safe and can significantly improve clinical outcomes in-hospital and at 30-days follow up, but it must be emphasized that single-opened vessel lesion not with obvious calcification and tortuosity.

Objective To quantitatively measure the masticatory movement and to investigate the change of stomatognathic function in patients with cleft lip and palate.Methods Fifteen patients with complete cleft lip and palate were selected.Electromyography of bilateral anterior temporalis and masseter was measured and mandibular movement was examined during masticatory movement before and after maxillary protraction.Results After treatment,the activity of masticatory muscles in the functional side was increased significantly.In the unilateral mastication side (left) and the right side,the activities of anterior temporalis increased from 45.57(26.75,67.84) mV to 80.24(72.31,91.36) mV and from 45.25(37.34,57.42) mV to 73.56 (59.63,94.80) mV,respectively.In the unilateral mastication side (left) and the right side,the activities of masseter increased from 62.37 (45.76,72.45) mV to 90.35 (78.94,110.45) mV and from 67.53(59.65,80.53) mV to 87.97(72.35,99.79) mV,respectively.No significant increment in the balance side was found during masticatory movement.The masticatory trajectory was not changed significantly.The width of lateral and vertical scale of right side mastication increased significantly (P ＜0.05).Conclusions After the treatment,the activity of masticatory muscles increased significantly,and the width of lateral and vertical scale of right side mastication increased significantly.

Objective To discuss the effects of unprotected perineum midwifery to promote natural childbirth.Methods Totals of 190 cases of vaginal delivery primiparas in our hospital were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group , each with 95 cases.The observation group was adopted the unprotected perineum midwifery , while the control group was adopted the conventional method .The episiotomy, degree of perineal laceration , newborn asphyxia , postnatal perineal edema and dysuria of the two groups were compared.Results The rate of the episiotomy was 10.5% in the observation group and 27.3% in the control group.The difference was statistically significant (χ2 =8.773, P<0.05).There was no degree Ⅲof perineal laceration happened in both groups .The perineum integrity rate and degree Ⅰ of perineal laceration of the observation group were 9.4% and 61.0%.Those rates of the control group were 4.2% and 31.5%.The difference of the degree of perineal laceration was statistically significant (χ2 =14.782,P<0.05).The rate of postnatal perineal edema was 7.3% in the observation group and 21.0% in the control group.There was a significant difference between the two groups (χ2 =7.296,P<0.05).The rate of dysuria was 2.1% in the observation group and 9.4% in the control group.There was a significant difference between groups (χ2 =4.728,P<0.05).The weight of the newborn was (3 462.4 ±412.3)g in the observation group and (3 416.2 ± 323.4) g in the control group, respectively.There was a significant difference between the two groups ( t =0.364, P>0.05).One case in the observation group and two cases in the control group occurred newborn asphyxia.There was a significant difference between groups (χ2 =0.339, P >0.05).Conclusions The unprotected perineum midwifery can reduce the rates of episiotomy , alleviate perineal injury , reduce the postnatal perineal edema and dysuria , and increase the puerpera ’ s comforts during the delivery .

The STandards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials Of Moxibustion (STRICTOM), in the form of a checklist and descriptions of checklist items, were designed to improve reporting of moxibustion trials, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. The STRICTOM checklist included 7 items and 16 sub-items. These set out reporting guidelines for the moxibustion rationale, details of moxibustion, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, control and comparator interventions, and precaution measures. In addition, there were descriptions of each item and examples of good reporting. It is intended that the STRICTOM can be used in conjunction with the main CONSORT Statement, extensions for nonpharmacologic treatment and pragmatic trials, and thereby raise the quality of reporting of clinical trials of moxibustion. Further comments will be solicited from the experts of the CONSORT Group, the STRICTA Group, acupuncture and moxibustion societies, and clinical trial authors for optimizing the STRICTOM.

OBJECTIVETo establish a high performance capillary electrophoresis method with diode array detection (HPCE-DAD) for simultaneous determination of rutin, isoquercitrin, hyperoside, quercitrin, kaempferol and quercetin in Hyperici Japonici Herba.

METHODBased on the mode of capillary zone electrophoresis, 40 mmol x L(-1) borax was used as buffer solution (pH 8.62), uncoated fused silica capillary (56 cm x 64.5 cm x 75 microm) was used, separation voltage was 25 kV, detection wavelength was at 206 nm, column temperature was maintained at 25 degrees C, and sample was injected at 50 mbar, 8 s.

RESULTSix flavonoids showed good linearity (r > 0.9953) in the range of the tested concentration, the average recoveries of the method were between 98.8%-102.9%.

CONCLUSIONThe method is simple, accurate and reproducible, and can be used for quality control of Hyperici Japonici Herba.

Objective:To provide clinicians with insights about the patients with breast cancer complicated with thyroid cancer and dermatomyositis,and to improve early detection of the diseases by observing the clinical characteristics of 1 case of breast cancer complicated with thyroid cancer and dermatomyositis and reviewing the literatures about the relationships between these three kinds of diseases.Methods:The medical information of this patient,including gender,age,clinical manifestations,glucocorticoid treatment dose,type of concurrent tumor and the time point it occured and therapeutic regimen were collected and recorded.These clinical data were retrospectively analyzed.Results:The patient with dermatomyositis was diagnosed with breast cancer and thyroid cancer in succession.Oral administration of 50 mg dexamethasone per day was continued in the treatment of dermatomyositis.Then the patient received 4 cycles of pirarubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by 4 cycles of paclitaxel/Hessaitin (TH) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.During the 24 weeks of chemotherapy,the breast tumor size was gradually decreased while there was no significant change in thyroid tumor size.The clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis were also improved.The blood lactic acid dehydrogenase and alpha hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase levels were decreased,but not obviously.After 8 courses of AC-TH neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical resection of thyroid cancer,there was no significant improvement in the symptoms of dermatomyositis 1 week after operation and the myocardial enzyme levels remained unchanged.Then modified radical mastectomy was performed.The myocardial enzymes were examined again 1 week after the second operation all of them were decreased to the normal levels.The clinical symptoms of dermatomyositis were also improved.Conclusion:Although the relationships between the three diseases is still controversial,the clinical data of the patient and relevant literatures collected in this paper support that breast cancer is associated with thyroid cancer and dermatomyositis is associated with breast cancer,but not thyroid cancer.

Objective To evaluate the role of caspase-1 in the spinal cord in a rat model of incisional pain.Methods Eighteen adult male Sprague-Dawley rats,weighing 250-280 g,in which intrathecal catheters were successfully implanted,were divided into 3 groups (n =6 each) using a random number table:incision pain group (group Ⅰ),incision pain plus dimethyl sulfoxide group (group ID) and incision pain plus caspase-1 inhibitor (Ac-YVAD-CMK) group (group IA).At 10 min before establishment of the model,0.9％ normal saline 20 μl was intrathecally injected in group Ⅰ,dimethyl sulfoxide 20 μl was intrathecally injected and then the catheter was washed with 0.9％ normal saline 10 μl in group ID,and Ac-YVAD-CMK 1 nmol/μl (dissolved in 20 μl dimethyl sulfoxide) and then the catheter was washed with 0.9％ normal saline 10 μl in group IA.The mechanical paw withdrawal threshold (MWT) of the ipsilateral hind paw was measured at 2 h before intrathecal catheterization (T0),3 days after intrathecal catheterization (T1) and 2,6,24 and 48 h after establishment of model (T2-5).The rats were sacrificed after the last measurement of pain threshold at T5,and lumbar enlargement segments of the spinal cord were removed for detection of caspase-1 (p20) expression and interleukin-1beta (IL-1β) content by Western blot and enzyne-linked immunosorbent assay,respectively.Results Compared with the baseline at T0,the MWT was significantly decreased at T2-5 in Ⅰ and ID groups (P＜0.05),and no significant change was found in MWT at T1-5 in group IA (P＞0.05).Compared with Ⅰ and ID groups,the MWT at T2-5 was significantly increased at T2-5,and the caspase-1 (p20) protein expression and IL-1β content were decreased in group IA (P＜0.05).There was no significant difference in MWT,expression of caspase-1 (p20) protein or IL-1β content between group Ⅰ and group ID (P＞0.05).Conclusion The activation of caspase-1 in the spinal cord can promote the release of IL-1β and thus is involved in the incision pain in rats.

The incidence of breast cancer is increasing year by year,and its pathogenesis is highly complex.The dysregulation of gut microbiota function is closely related to the occurrence and development of breast cancer.The estrogen levels through enterohepatic circulation is regulated by β-glucuronidase produced by the gut microbiota,thereby influencing the occurrence and development of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and leading to tamoxifen resistance.The metabolites from the gut microbiota,such as short-chain fatty acids(SCFAs)and lithocholic acid(LCA),can participate in regulating the tumor cell cycles and cell proliferation.The colonization of gut microbiota maintains the integrity of the intestinal barrier and regulates the anti-tumor immunity mediated by T lymphocytes.Maintaining gut microbiota homeostasis can enhance the efficacy of tumor chemotherapy and immunotherapy and reduce the adverse reactions in anti-tumor treatments.The targeted action of engineered probiotics in immunotherapy can improve the precision of drug treatment.The effect of gut microbiota on radiotherapy is not yet clear,but regulating gut microbiota can aid in the treatment of radiation enteritis.This review discusses the correlation and effect of gut microbiota on breast cancer and analyzes its role in the treatment of breast cancer.

OBJECTIVETo assess the value ofF-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) in detection of primary tumor and pelvic lymph node metastasis in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stages ⅠA2-ⅡA cervical cancer.

METHODSThe clinical data of 91 patients with FIGO stagesⅠA2-ⅡA cervical cancer were retrospectively analyzed. The sensitivity ofF-FDG PET-CT in detection of cervical cancer was calculated. The long diameter, short diameter and SUVmax were compared between metastatic lymph nodes (MLN) and non-metastatic lymph nodes (NMLN). The optimal cut-off values of different indexes were determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and area under curve (AUC), and the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy were calculated.

RESULTS F-FDG PET-CT examinations were positive in 89 patients (89/91, 96.7%). The short diameters of NMLN and MLN were (6.50±2.31)mm and (4.21±1.49)mm(=4.855,<0.05); the SUVmax of NMLN and MLN were 4.56±3.34 and 1.92±1.41(=31.685,<0.05). ROC AUCs of the short diameter and SUVmax in diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes were 0.802 and 0.861. Taken short diameter ≥ 5.05 mm and SUVmax ≥ 2.05 as cut-off values, the corresponding sensitivity, specificity and accuracy in diagnosis of metastatic lymph nodes were 85.0%, 93.0% and 86.8%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS F-FDG PET-CT is sensitive to detect primary lesion and pelvic lymph node metastases in FIGO stages ⅠA2-Ⅱ A cervical cancer, and the highest diagnostic accuracy may be obtained by taking short diameter ≥ 5.05 mm and SUVmax ≥ 2.05 as the standard.