Objective To investigate the relationship between CT signs of portal hypertension and histopathologic stage of chronic hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis. Methods Tri-stage enhance volume CT scan of upper abdomen was performed in 84 participants, including 48 patients with hepatic fibrosis confirmed by liver pathologic biopsy which divided into S1 (12/48), S2 (14/48), S3 (9/48) and S4 (13/48),16 patients with typical cirrhosis, and 20 healthy subjects as a control group. Measured the caliber of left and right branch of portal vein, MPV, SV and SMV at MIP images respectively, observed the collateral circulation, ascites and the size of spleen and then studied comparatively these measured parameters of different histopathologic stage. One-Way ANOVA was performed in the comparison of the vascular diameter of portal system and the size of spleen(SNK was used in the comparison between the groups). x2 test ofR × Ctable was performed in the comparison of ascites and collateral circulation among groups, and the vessel of portal system which has the greatest impact on the pathological staging of hepatic fibrosis was investigated with Logistic regression analysis. Results The caliber of left branch of portal vein, right branch of portal vein. MPV. SV and SMV were (0.98±0.11). (1.00±0.12), (1.33±0.11). (0.75±0.10).(1.07±0. 12) em respctively, the size of spleen was (128. 55±30. 56) cm<'3>, and collateral circulation and ascites were not found in control group. SV enlarged gradually in test groups and showed S1 (0. 86±0. 12) cm, S2(0. 96±0. 11) cm, S3(1.07±0.08) cm, S4(1.09±0. 10) cm, typical cirrhosis (1.18±0. 19) cm respotively. The difference between each group of S1 to typical cirrhosis and control group was significant, and the same result was seen among S3 to S4, cirrhosis and S1 to S2. Logostic regression analysis showed that the standardized regression coefficient of SV was maximum (2. 719) and had statistical significance(P <0. 01). The incidence of collateral circulati on and ascites in patients with typical cirrhosiswas significant higher than that of normal liver and every stage of hepatic fibrosis (P < 0. 05). Conclusion CT scan may be helpful for the early detection of advanced hepatic fibrosis or early stage of liver cirrhosis for patients with chronic liver disease.

Objective To evaluate the clinical value of CT perfusion (CTP) imaging for providing quantitative information about angiogenesis in patients with lung carcinoma and investigate the correlation of CTP enhancement parameters and histological microvessel density (MVD) with lymphatic involvement in peripheral lung carcinoma. MethodsFifty-three patients with pathology-proved peripheral lung carcinoma underwent CT perfusion scan before operation. The enhancement parameters of CTP were calculated based on the time-density curves (TDC) of fist pass phase. All cases were classified into two groups according to pathologic results: tumor with and without lymph node involvement. Two-sample t test was used for the statistics. The ROC curve was used to assess the efficiency of the enhancement parameters of CT perfusion and MVD for predicting lymphatic involvement.Results Tumors with lymph node involvement had significantly higher value of MVD than those without lymph node involvement (64.69±16.34 and 42.67± 16.78, respectively,t=4.84,P<0.01). Tumors with lymph node involvement had significantly higher value of CTP enhancement parameters (PH, M/A, PV) than those without lymph node involvement [PH= (41.79±15.50) and (29.99±10.91) HU,M/A =0.24±0.09 and 0.15±0.06, PV=(2.14±1.09) and (1.27±0.53) ml·min~(-1)·ml~(-1), t=3.21,3.95, 3.66, P<0.01, respectively]. The CTP enhancement parameters (PH, M/A, PV) of lung cancer correlated positively with the MVD, the highest correlation coefficient was between the PV and MVD (r=0.716, P<0.01). MVD and PV had higher values for predicting lymph node involvement in ROC curve analysis.The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy for predicting lymph node involvement were 80.8%, 81.5% and 81.1% or 84.6% ,85.2% and 84.9% respectively if MVD>52/0.74 mm~2 or PV>1.52 ml·min~(-1)·ml~(-1). ConclusionThe CT perfusion PV and histological MVD have good correlation with lymph node involvement in peripheral lung carcinoma and are important predicting parameters before operation.

Objective To investigate the clinical application of laparoscopic adhesiolysis and efficacy of adhesive ileus. Methods In our hospital adhesive ileus patients from January 2011 to December 2013 were treated 100 cases, all pa-tients had abdominal surgery, all patients were divided according to the different ways laparoscopic surgery group and open surgery group, operative time, blood loss, postoperative recovery time to flatus, ambulation and hospital days were compared between two groups. Results The two groups were not significantly different except for operative time(P>0.05) outside the laparoscopic surgery group blood loss, the amount of postoperative analgesics, postoperative dis-charge time, ambulation and hospital stay were significantly less than open surgery group (P<0.05);and laparoscopic surgery and postoperative complication rate was significantly less than the obstruction again open surgery group (P<0.05). Conclusion Laparoscopic treatment of intestinal obstruction in patients with safe, effective, feasible and low recur-rence rate,worthy of promotion.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of long chain non-coding RNA ( lncRNA) combined with pepsinogen in the detection of gastric cancer. Methods Totally eighty-six gastric cancer patients hospitalized in Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital from June 2014 to June 2017 were selected as the gastric cancer group. Another 86 patients who had no obvious abnormalities in the stomach during the same period were selected as the control group. Univariate analysis was used to compare the differences in baseline data and Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA),carcinoembryonic antigen 19-9 (CA19-9),pepsinogen I (PGⅠ), pepsinogen II (PGⅡ) and lncRNA BC200 between the two groups. Univariate analysis was applied to analyze the differences of the baseline date between the two groups and to select the statistically significant factors which are further detected by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Meanwhile,the correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationship between the above-mentioned factors and traditional variables. Furthermore, the sensitivity and specificity of these factors in the value of diagnosing gastric cancer was calculated by ROC curve. Results The level of CEA (2. 84(1. 63- 8. 45) μg/ L),CA19-9(9. 05(5. 89- 29. 47) U/ ml) and lncRNA BC200(1. 872(1. 125-2. 611) in the gastric cancer group were significantly higher than those in the control group (CEA (1. 26(0. 87-2. 66) μg/ L,CA19-9(6. 42(4. 32-9. 86) U/ ml,lncRNA BC200( 1. 006 (0. 594-1. 282))(U= 3684,4782,2764;P<0. 001,P<0. 001,P = 0. 007); while the levels of PGⅠ(68. 3 (51. 2-89. 4) μg/ L ) and PGⅡ(18. 85(10. 06-29. 37) μg/ L) in the gastric cancer group were lower than those in the control group ( PGⅠ(115. 1(81. 7 - 166. 0) μg/ L,PGⅡ(23. 38(13. 72 - 34. 09) μg/ L) ( P<0. 001). Multivariate logistic analysis showed that CA19-9 (OR = 1. 206,95%CI 1. 302-1. 375,P = 0. 039), PGⅠ (OR= 1. 300,95%CI 1. 224-1. 623,P= 0. 023),PGⅡ (OR = 1. 208,95%CI 1. 002-1. 501,P = 0. 044) and lncRNA BC200 (OR = 1. 276,95%CI 1. 008 ~ 1. 107,P = 0. 020) had significant effects on gastric cancer and PGⅠ had the highest degree of influence. Spearman rank correlation showed that there was a positive correlation between lncRNA BC200 and CA19-9,and the difference was statistically significant (rs = 0. 891,P<0. 05); while PGⅠ (rs= -0. 482,P = 0. 026) and PGⅡ (rs = -0. 531,P = 0. 014) were negative correlated with CA19-9. The ROC curve indicated that the area under the ROC curve of lncRNA BC200 combined with PGⅠ,lncRNA BC200 combined with PGⅡ and CA19-9 in the detection of gastric cancer were 0. 844,0. 783 and 0. 721 respectively. The AUC (Area Under Curve) of lncRNA BC200 combined with PGⅠ was the highest,with a sensitivity of 53. 5% and a specificity of 100% . Conclusion LncRNA BC200 combined with PGⅠ can detect the existence of gastric cancer to a certain extent, and has a certain clinical diagnostic value, thus providing a theoretical basis for further diagnosis of early gastric cancer.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the transcriptome profile of genital tubercles (GTs) in male SD rats and explore the mechanism of hypospadias induced by Di (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP). METHODS: Forty time-pregnant SD rats were randomly divided into 4 equal groups, namely GD16 group and GD19 group (in which the male GTs were collected on gestation day[GD]16 and GD19 for RNA-seq, respectively), control group and DEHP exposure group (with administration of oil and 750 mg/kg DEHP by gavage from GD12 to GD19, respectively).In the control and DEHP exposure groups, the GTs were collected from the male fetuses on GD19.5, and scanning electron microscopy and HE staining were used to observe the morphological changes.The differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the GTs were screened using lllumina HiSeq 2000 followed by GO and KEGG enrichment analyses to characterize the transcriptome profile.Immunofluorescence assay was performed to verify the DEGs (Mafb) identified by RNA-seq results.Immunofluorescence assay and Western blotting were used to examine the expression levels of Mafb in the penile tissue. RESULTS: A total of 1360 DEGs were detected in the GTs between GD16 group and GD19 group by RNA-seq.Among these genes, 797 were up-regulated and 563 were down-regulated.These DEGs were mainly enriched in the cell adhesion plaque signaling pathway, axon guidance signaling pathway, and extracellular matrix receptor signaling pathway.Compared with that in GD16 group, Mafb was significantly up-regulated in GD19 group, which was consistent with the sequencing results.Mafb and β-catenin were significantly down-regulated in DEHP-exposed group compared with the control group ( < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Mafb expression increases progressively with the development of GTs in male SD rats.DEHP exposure causes significant down-regulation of Mafb and β-catenin, suggesting that β-catenin signaling pathway that affects Mafb is related to DEHP-induced hypospadias in SD rats.
Animals ; Diethylhexyl Phthalate ; Female ; Gene Expression Profiling ; Humans ; Hypospadias ; MafB Transcription Factor ; Male ; Oncogene Proteins ; Phthalic Acids ; Pregnancy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley

We explored the improved method to prepare decellularized kidney scaffold and provide experimental basis for kidney tissue engineering and renal pathology and toxicology in vitro research. We perfused rat kidneys with PBS (group control) and prepared the decellularized kidney scaffolds with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (group S), Triton X-100 combined with SDS (group TS), and Triton X-100 combined with SDS after repeated freezing and thawing (group FTS) in different flow velocity. Meanwhile we measured their fluid distributions and vascular resistance. We examined the degree of decellularization of acellular scaffolds by HE, DAPI staining and DNA quantification. We examined the retention of main composition and structural integrity of decellularized scaffolds by Masson, PAS and immunohistochemical staining. We also detected the ultrastructure, cytotoxicity and the level of growth factor of the scaffolds by scanning electron microscope, MTT and ELISA, respectively. The results showed that the time of decellularization in group FTS was less than that in group S and TS. The vascular resistance of scaffolds decellularized at 10 mL/min flow velocity was lower. The fluid distribution in groups S, TS and FTS was different from that in control group. No residual cell was detected by HE and DAPI staining. DNA content was less than 50 ng/mg. Masson, PAS and immunohistochemical staining results showed that there was extracellular collagen, polysaccharide, type I collagen, type IV collagen, fibronectin and laminin in the decellularized scaffolds, and the scanning electron microscope result showed the scaffolds had the honeycomb structure. The cytotoxicity level of decellularized scaffolds was between grade 0 to 1. The level of VEGF, EGF, IGF-1 and PDGF-BB in group FTS were significantly higher than those in group S and TS. In concluding, combining freeze-thawing with perfusion can produce more ideal and effective whole organ decellularized scaffold of rat kidney, and make a foundation for the study of kidney tissue engineering and in vitro pathology and toxicology of kidney.
Animals ; Collagen ; Extracellular Matrix ; Freezing ; Kidney ; Perfusion ; Rats ; Tissue Engineering ; Tissue Scaffolds

OBJECTIVE: explore the expression of miR-155-5p in Wilms tumor and its effect in regulating the proliferation, migration and apoptosis of Wilms tumor cells. METHODS: Specimens of tumor tissues and paired adjacent tissues were obtained from 40 patients with Wilms tumor for detection of the expression levels of miR-155-5p using RT-qPCR. Wilms tumor cell line G401 was transfected with miR-155-5p mimics and miR-155-5p inhibitor to induce miR-155-5p over-expression and its inhibition, respectively, and the changes in the cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis were assessed using cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), wound healing assay and fl ow cytometry. RESULTS: RT-qPCR showed that the expression of miR-155-5p decreased significantly in Wilms tumor tissues as compared with normal kidney tissues and was significantly associated with TNM stage ( < 0.05). In G401 cells, over-expression of miR-155-5p significantly inhibited the cell proliferation and migration and promoted cell apoptosis ( < 0.05), and down-regulation of miR-155-5p obviously enhanced the proliferation and migration and suppressed apoptosis of the cells ( < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS miR-155-5p is down-regulated in Wilms tumor and its expression level is correlated with TNM stage. miR-155-5p participates in the progression of Wilms tumor by inhibiting the proliferation and migration and promoting apoptosis of the tumor cells, and may serve as a novel biomarker for diagnosis, therapy and prognostic evaluation of Wilms tumor.
Apoptosis ; Cell Movement ; Cell Proliferation ; Humans ; Kidney Neoplasms ; genetics ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Wilms Tumor ; genetics