Background and purpose:Gap junctions (GJ) could enhance cytotoxicity induced by chemo-therapeutic agents. Previous studies have showed that some of anesthetics exerted effect on GJ and thereby affected the cytotoxicity of X-ray. However, it is still unclear whether etomidate, a commonly used anesthesia adative agent, could alter GJ intercellular communication in tumor cells. This study explored the effect of etomidate on GJ composed of connexin 43 in U87 malignant glioma cells to provide mechanism clues for studies on the effect of anesthetics on the toxicity induced by chemotherapeutic agents.Methods:Sulforhodamine B was used to examine the toxicity of etomidate on U87 malignant gli-oma cells. The effect of etomidate on GJ function was determined by parachute dye-coupling assay.Results:Pretreatment of etomidate at the concentration of 0.1, 0.5, 1 or 5 μmol/L for 4 h did not induce cytotoxicity in U87 cells. So etomidate at these concentrations would not reduce the amount of GJ on U87 cell membranes. Parachute dye-coupling assay had showed that treatment with 0.5 and 1 μmol/L etomidate for 4 h significantly decreased the dye spread through GJ in U87 cells, while 0.1 μmol/L etomidate had no effect on dye spread of U87 cells through GJ.Conclusion:Etomidate inhibits GJ function in glioma cells.

Objective To discuss the effect and application value of applying the master teacher responsibility system in neurology teaching. Methods 100 five-year medical students were randomly di-vided into the experimental group and the control group with computer. Master teacher and teaching team were set in the experimental group to use a variety of teaching methods for course-teaching. At the same time, the traditional teaching method was used in the control group. After the course, theory test was arranged for the two groups blindly. Statistic tool SPSS 13.0 of t test was used to evaluate the teaching effect of these two groups. And capability-oriented questionnaire survey for experimental group was conducted to survey students' subjective assessment of their own learning. Results The experimental group students' average score of the theory examination was (73.87±7.12), while control group students' average score was (73.18± 9.94), and the difference was not statistically significant (t=0.265, P=0.792). Besides, there was no signifi- cant difference in the scores of male and female students in the experimental group either (t=0.068, P=0.947). Teaching satisfaction survey results showed that 100% (16/16) of the experimental group students believed that their ability of autonomous learning, problem analysis and team cooperation was improved significantly. Conclusion Setting up master teacher responsibility system is beneficial to strengthening teacher team and cultivating students' autonomous learning ability, and it also ensures the fairness of the exam. But it still need to be improved in the quality of teachers, quantity of students, process supervision and so on to ensure the teaching effect.

Setting up the chief teacher to be fully responsible for the medical course teaching is an explorative idea.It is necessary for the construction of medical teachers,integration of medicine courses and capacity building of young teachers.A qualified chief teacher should be a professional teacher with enough academic prestige and some management experience.Chief teachers will play important roles in the overall course teaching process,including organizing the teaching team,developing the objectives,plans,guidelines of the course and supervising the execution teaching program.The author also propose that the chief teacher responsibility system should be put into the medical course teaching practice which will improve the course teaching quality and make contributions to training excellent medical personnel.

Objective To study the therapeutic of anastomotic leakage in post-esophagogastrectomy. Meth-ods There were 18 cases of anastomotic leakage in 127 cases with cancer of the thoracic esophagus who underwent esophagectomy were retrospectively studied. There were ten cases had anastomotic leakage of 67 cases of esophagogas-trectomy from 1995 to 2001 (first phase),the intestines nutrition sustain treatment taked rice water,fish soup and broth, there were eight cases had anastomotic leakage of 60 cases of esophagogastrectomy from 2002 to 2007 (second phase) ,the intestines nutrition sustain treatment taked supportan,fresubin. Results There were six cases death of 10 cases of anastomotic leakage at first phase, and there was any not death in the second phase. Conclusion When anastomotic leakage of esophagogastreetomy,it can elevate the cure rate with early diagncsis and treatment and intes-tines nutrition sustain treatment choose by supportan or fresubin.

Objective To study the clinical function of different incision in sentinel lymph node(SLN)biopsy in breast cancer.Methods 40 patients were early-stage breast cancer who were performed breast-conserving surgery for SLN biopsy with different incisions were retrospectively analyzed during November 2003 to November 2007.Results (1)Transversely incision(cleavage lines)were 35 cases;(2)arc incision were 3 cases;(3)one incision were 2 cases.Among the 40 cases,there are 30 cases which were performed breast-conserving surgery because the SLN and tumor-margin were negative with the quick frozen section during the operation,the rest of the SLN who had the contains cancer had to be performed mastectomy surgery.Conclusion When breast cancer conserving surgery are performed,transversely incision is the best incision for SLN biopsy.

Objective:To establish a method for the determination of ethyl pyruvate by GC. Methods:A Varian CP7502 capillary column(25 m × 0. 25 mm,0. 25 μm)was used. The carrier gas was nitrogen with the flow rate of 30 ml·min-1 ,the gas was hydrogen with the flow rate of 40 ml·min -1 and the oxidant gas was air with the flow rate of 400 ml·min-1 . The detector was an FID and the inlet temperature was 210℃ . The temperature program was as follows:the initial column temperature was 40℃, and then risen to 200℃ with a rate of 15 ℃·min -1 . The split ratio was 100 ∶1 and the injection volume was 1μl. Results:Ethyl pyruvate had a good linear relationship within the range of 0. 025 6- 8. 192 8 mg·ml -1 ,and r was 0. 999 8. The average recovery was99. 99% and RSD was 1. 38%(n = 9). Conclusion:The method is accurate,simple and rapid with good stability and high sensitivity,which can be used to determine the content of ethyl pyruvate.