Gastrectomy ; methods ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Stomach Neoplasms ; surgery

Objective To study the effects of alpinetin on apoptosis of Hep3B cells and explore the related mechanism.Methods Hep3B cells were cultured in vitro,treated with alpinetin; RT-PCR and Western blot was used to detect the mRNA and protein levels of Bcl-2; MTT assay was used to detect the cellular growth inhibitory rate; Annexin V-FITC/PI double staining was used to detect the apoptosis rate of cells; Mitochondrial membrane potential was analyzed by flow cytometry; Western blot was used to detect protein expression of Caspase-3,9 and Cytochrome C ; the experiment was carried out in four groups:control group,high dosage of alpinetin group,middle dosage of alpinetin group and low dosage of alpinetin group.Results The expression of Bcl-2 in Hep3B cells were decreased by alpinetin.After treated with different dosages of alpinetin (40,80,120 μmol/L),the apoptotic inhibitory rate detected by MTT were 6.38％ ± 1.32％,21.58％ ± 1.97％ and 43.18％ ± 3.89％,significantly higher than those in control group (tlowdose =13.01,tmiddle dose =15.12,thighdose =14.79,average P ＜ 0.01) ; the expression of mitochondrial membrane potential green fluorescence protein (GFP) were 18.93％ ± 2.3％,31.11％ ± 2.67％ and46.06％ ± 2.95％,significantly higher than those in control group (tlow dose =16.70,tmiddle dose =31.38,thigh dose =48.15,average P ＜ 0.01).Western blot analysis showed that the expression of Caspase-3,9 andCytochrome C in cytoplasm significantly was higher than those in control group(Caspase-3:llow dose =11.94,tmiddle dose =10.18,thigh dose =18.82,average P ＜0.01; Caspase-9:tlow dose =15.11,tmiddle dose =20.41,thish dose =21.25,average P ＜0.01; Cytochrome C:tlow dose =15.11,tmiddle dose =28.47,thigh dose =16.01,average P ＜ 0.01).while that Cytochrome C in mitochondria significantly lower than those in control group (tlow dose =16.70,tmiddle dose =12.00,thighdose =27.61,average P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions Alpinetin promotes apoptosis of human hepatic cancer cells Hep3B by down-regulating Bcl-2,probably through mitochondrial pathway.

Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MI/RI) is an inflammatory cascade process involving the interaction of multiple factors.In recent years,more and more evidence suggests that NOD-like receptor pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome,an important component of the innate immune system,is closely associated with the inflammatory damage of MI/RI.Furthermore,blockage of NLRP3 inflammasome or the release of its downstream pro-inflammatory cytokines may provide new therapeutic targets for this disorder.

Aim Myocardial cells of neonatal rats were cultured in vitro to study aim of morphine on serum hungry-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes and its mechanism.Methods Myocardial cells of neonatalrats were cultured in vitro.48 hours later,different agents were added to cardiac myocytes.The cellular survival was determined with MTT colormeteric assay;apoptosis rates were determined by Annexin V-FITC/PI;cell cycle was determined by flow cytometry;Caspase-3 and PKC were investigated by Western blot.Results Free-serum induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes was shown after 48 hours;morphine(1 ?mol?L-1)could inhibit apoptosis in cardiac myocytes,manifestation,apoptosis rates were decreased,Caspase-3 experssion was decaeased Naloxone at 10 ?mol?L-1 inhibited the promoting effects of morphine;GF109203X at 10 ?mol?L-1 or Staurosporine at 1 ?mol?L-1 could inhibit the promoting effects of morphine,manifestation,apoptosis rates were increased,Caspase-3 experssion was incaeased,PKC expression was decreased.Conclusion morphine inhibited serum hungry-induced apoptosis in cardiac myocytes via PKC signal transduction pathway.

Aim To investigate the possible mechanism of ?-opioid receptor inhibiting serum deprivation-induced apoptosis of neonatal cardiac myocytes.Methods Myocardial cells of neonatal rats were cultured in vitro,after 48 h,the medium was changed to serum-free DMEM.The experimental groups were:A:Normal;B: Model;C: Model+DADLE(0.1 ?mol?L-1);D:Model+DADLE(0.1 ?mol?L-1)+naltrindole(10 ?mol?L-1);E:Model+DADLE(0.1 ?mol?L-1)+GF109203X(10 ?mol?L-1);F:Model+DADLE(0.1 ?mol?L-1)+staurosporine(1 ?mol?L-1).The cell viability was determined with MTT colormeteric assay;apoptosis index and the percentage of G0 in cell cycle were determined by flow cytometry;Caspase-3 and PKC signal pathway was investigated by Western blot.Results ?-opioid receptor agonist [D-Ala2,D-Leu5]-enkephalin(DADLE) could significantly inhibit serum deprivationinduced apoptosis of neonatal cardiac myocytes,which increased the survival index of cardiac myocyte,percentage of G2/M in cell cycle and the expression of PKC,decreased the apoptotic index of cardiac myocyte,percentage of G0/G1 in cell cycle and the expression of activate caspase-3.The protective effect of DADLE was obviously blocked by ?-opioid receptor antagonist Naltrindole at 10 ?mol?L-1,the PKC inhibitor GF109203X at 10 ?mol?L-1 and staurosporine at 1 ?mol?L-1,which decreased the survival index of cardiac myocyte,percentage of G2/M in cell cycle and the expression of PKC,increased the apoptotic index of cardiac myocyte,percentage of G0/G1 in cell cycle and the expression of caspase-3.Conclusion These findings suggested that ?-opioid receptor activation might be a potential survival factor against serum deprivation-induced myocardial cell apoptosis and this cardioprotective effect might be via PKC pathway.

Objective To assess the value of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE) of predicting the acute response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in patients with congestive heart failure. Methods Twenty-four patients with congestive heart failure scheduled for CRT were included. 2D-STE was performed within 7 days of implantation with device ON and OFF. Left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony was defined as an interval ≥130 ms for the absolute difference in time to peak radial strain for the anteroseptal wall versus the posterior wall (T_(AS-POST)) with 2D-STE. Acute hemodynamic response was measured as LVdp/dt, and percentage change in LVdp/dt was used to classify responders (Δdp/dt%＞25%) and nonresponders (Δdp/dt%≤25%). Results Fifteen patients (62.50%) were classified as acute responders. Compared with nonresponders, the responders demonstrated significant increase of LV ejection fraction and reduction of TAS-POST after CRT-ON. T_(AS-POST)was the only determinants of Δdp/dt%＞25%. T_(AS-POST)≥130 ms prognosticated acute response to CRT with sensitivity of 86.24% and specificity of 70.38%. Conclusion CRT can immediately increase the LV systolic function and synchrony. 2D-STE is highly predictive for acute response to CRT.

Objective To share our experiences on integrated services in providing fetal diagnosis and postnatal treatment for congenital diaphragmatic hernia(CDH).Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 25 pregnancies diagnosed as CDH by both prenatal ultrasound and MRI in Maternal and Children Hospital of Guangdong Province from January 2012 to January 2014.All of the subjects received integral medical management including prenatal management (prenatal diagnosis and consultation), perinatal management (prenatal care and delivery) and neonatal treatment.Results Among the 25 CDH fetuses, 11 were mild, nine were moderate, and five were severe.One severe case, who was diagnosed at 26 gestational weeks, was aborted on demand of the mother.The other 24 cases continued their pregnancy and all delivered after 35 weeks including 13 cesarean sections (one due to twin pregnancy and 12 due to maternal demand) and 11 vaginal birth.The mean gestational age when CDH was diagnosed was (24.5 ± 3.5) weeks, and the 24 women delivered at an average of (37.5 ± 1.4) gestational weeks.The eleven mild cases accepted mask oxygenation.For those 13 moderate or severe CDH cases, all received dexamethasone to promote fetal lung maturity at 32 gestational weeks, seven were intubated before clamp the cord, and the other six did after.These 13 babies accepted high-frequency oscillation ventilation, with a median duration of 58 hours, and some of them treated with inhaled nitric oxide on requirement with a median duration of 52 hours.Except two cases died before operation, the rest 22 cases underwent neonatal surgery.One moderate case died at 48 hours after surgery due to pulmonary hypertension and respiratory failure.Another one severe case withdrew treatment at two months old.The other 20 infants recovered fully.Conclusions Integrated management including prenatal diagnosis and postnatal treatment, provides an effective and streamlined mode for diagnosis and treatment of CDH.Therefore,it might minimize potential medical risks.

Objective To investigate the expression of Ezrin in gastric cancer tissues and its clinical significance.Methods Gastric cancer tissues and adjacent normal gastric tissues from 60 patients with gastric cancer were collected from June 2008 to May 2009 at the Southwest Hospital.The mRNA and protein expressions of Ezrin were detected by using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and western blot.The relationship between Ezrin and the gender and age of patients,and tumor differentiation,pathological staging,depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis was analyzed.All data were analyzed using the t test,chi-square test and Spearman rank correlation.Results The Ezrin mRNA expression level was increased in 33 (55％) cases of adjacent normal gastric tissues and 21 (35％) cases of gastric cancer tissues; the Ezrin protein expression level was increased in 45 (75％) cases of adjacent normal gastric tissues and 22 (37％) cases of gastric cancer tissues.The mRNA and protein expressions of Ezrin in the normal adjacent gastric tissues were 1.30 ± 0.04 and 3.57 ± 0.45,respectively,which were significantly higher than 0.53 ± 0.36 and 0.96 ± 0.18 in the gastric cancer tissues ( t =5.309,22.617,P ＜ 0.05 ).The mRNA expression of Ezrin was positively correlated with the protein expression of Ezrin (r =0.602,P ＜ 0.05 ).The mRNA and protein expressions of Ezrin were related to the pathological stages,depth of invasion and state of lymph node metastasis (x2 =6.41,6.49,4.62; 5.40,8.87,4.12,P ＜ 0.05),but not to the gender,age and tumor differentiation (x2 =0.50,0.07,1.07 ; 0.01,1.16,1.96,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusion The mRNA and protein expressions of Ezrin are significantly decreased in the gastric cancer tissue,which might be responsible for genesis,development and metastasis of gastric cancer.

Child ; Child Behavior Disorders ; etiology ; Child, Preschool ; Encephalitis ; complications ; metabolism ; virology ; Enterovirus ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Male ; Nerve Growth Factors ; metabolism ; S100 Calcium Binding Protein beta Subunit ; S100 Proteins ; metabolism

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of single-port Da Vinci robotic surgical system in the radical resection of rectal cancer.Methods The retrospective descriptive study was conducted.The clinical data of one patient with rectal cancer who was admitted to the Southwest Hospital of the Third Military Medical University in June 2017 was collected.The patient underwent the first case of radical resection of rectal cancer with the single-port la Vinci robotic surgical system,and intraoperatively received laparoscopy-assisted digestive tract reconstruction.Observation indicators:(1) intra-and post-operative situations;(2) follow-up and survival.Follow-up using outpatient examination and telephone interview was performed to detect patients' survival up to July 2017.Results (1) Intra-and post-operative situations:the patient underwent successful single-port Da Vinci robotic radical resection of rectal cancer.The operation time and volume of intraoperative blood loss were 145minutes and 20 mL,without blood transfusion.The using time of nonsteroidal analgesic drug,time for out-of-bed activity,time to anal exsufflation,time of fluid diet intake and time of pelvic drainage tube removal were 1 day,24hours,48 hours,72 hours and 4 days after operation,respectively.No postoperative complication was detected.Results of postoperative pathological examination:moderate-differentiated rectal adenocarcinoma invaded serosal layer,with negative circumferential margin,negative distal margin of rectum and mesenteric lymph node metastasis (1 of 16 harvested lymph nodes was positive).Pathologic staging was T4aN1M0 (stage Ⅲb).The patient was discharged from hospital at postoperative day 6.(2) Follow-up and survival:the patient was followed up for 1month,with a good survival.Conclusion Single-port Da Vinci robotic surgical system in the radical resection of rectal cancer is safe and feasible,with good short-term outcomes.