BACKGROUND: Cell apoptosis and ventricle reconstitution following myocardial infarction are of mutual cause-effect, and they cause vicious cycle. How to reduce the apoptosis events following myocardial infarction is one of keys to saving heart function.OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cell (UCBSMC) transplantation on remaining myocardial tissue of dogs with acute myocardial infarction.DESIGN: A randomized controlled observation.SETTING: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xinhua Hospital.MATERIALS: This study was carried out in the Central Laboratory of Xinhua Hospital from October 2005 to May 2007.Thirty-six adult hybrid dogs, male and female in half, were provided by the Animal Experimental Center of Xinhua Hospital.METHODS: Thirty-six dogs were divided into cell transplantation group and control group, with 18 dogs in each according to table of random digit. Mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from the umbilical cord blood of full-term pregnant hybrid dogs, cultured and amplified. Then, they were labeled with Laz gene, in vitro induced with 5-azacytidine, and transplanted into the dogs with acute myocardial infarction in the cell transplantation group. Rats in the control group were injected with the same amount of normal saline. Each dog was euthanized by anesthesia for harvesting myocardial specimen 1,4 and 8 weeks after transplantation.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: ① Remaining and apoptosis index detected by TUNEL method. ② Myocardial cell volume and histomorphology detected by confocal microscopy. ③ Histological change of myocardial collagen network detected by haematoxylin-basic fuchsin-picric acid staining.RESULTS: Thirty-six involved experimental dogs all entered the stage of final analysis. ①The apoptosis index in the cell transplantation group was significantly lower than that in the control group 1, 4 and 8 weeks after cell transplantation (P ＜0.05). ② Myocardial cell volume in the cell transplantation group 1, 4 and 8 weeks after cell transplantation was significantly larger than that in the control group (P ＜ 0.05). ③ Collagen fiber in the myocardial tissue of dogs in the cell transplantation group was arranged in order and regularly, and in contrast that in the control group was not, and fibers in the control group fused partially.CONCLUSION: UCBSMC transplantation reduces the apoptosis of myocardial cells, promotes the hypertrophy of remaining myocardial cells, regulates myocardial collagen network and improves heart function.

Objective The present study aims to determine the correlation between liver function dam-age and hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) reactivation caused by chemotherapy , and the preventive effect of entecavir on HBV reactivation in lung cancer with HBV carriers .Methods A total of 160 lung cancer patients with HBV car-riers in the affiliated tumor hospital of Harbin Medical University from January 2011 to December 2012 was inves-tigated and the clinical data were studied retrospectively .The patients were divided into prophylactic group ( n=80)and control group(n=80).In prophylactic group,0.5 mg of daily oral entecavir was administered before the chemotherapy until 6 months after the completion of chemotherapy .Control group received no entecavir .The inci-dence of HBV reactivation ,functional damage of liver ,toxicities and disruption of chemotherapy were measured . Results The comparison between the control group (25%) and prevent group (5%) showed a statistically signifi-cant difference in the incidence of HBV reactivation (P<0.01).Moreover,HBV-DNA level(HBV-DNA≥104 copies/mL)was risk factors of HBV reactivation (P<0.05).Histology and stage of lung cancer,the chemother-aphy scheme containing platinum , positive HBeAg were not significantly correlated with HBV reactivation ( P>0.05).There were significant differences in grade III and IV hepatic toxicity (P<0.05)between control group (30%)and prevent group(5%),but was not in grade I and II hepatic toxicity (P>0.05).Disruption of chemo-therapy showed significant difference between control group (20%)and prevent group(5%)(P<0.05).The ma-jor grade 1 ~2 toxicities were myelosuppression,nausea,vomiting,skin rash,diarrhoea,neurotoxicity,fatigue, headache,insomnia,etc.All adverse reactions were cured after treatment .Conclusion The prophylactic adminis-tration of oral entecavir could reduce the risk of HBV reactivation in lung cancer with HBV carriers .

Objective To study human lung adenocarcinoma cell line A-549 treated with antagonist and agonist of potassium channel how to affect metastasis of A-549 and its mechanism. Methods Invasion and migration capability of A-549 in vitro was evaluated by using transwell chamber model. Alteration of cytoskeleton was observed through immunofluorescence. Western blotting were used to detect the protein expression of Ezrin and HuR in A-549 cell lines while Glibenclamde and Pinacidil were applied to them. Results In the presence of the antagonist Glibenclamide, migration of A-549 was inhibited by (57.18±5.46)% and invasion was inhibited by (54.92±3.72)% in the transwell assay, meanwhile A-549 manifested disorder of microtubule and more orderly microfilament. And agonist of the potassium channel had an contrary effect on A-549. Ezrin and HuR protein were successfully down-regulated in A-549 treated with Glibenclamide and upregulated in A-549 treated with pinacidil. Conclusion Functional alterations of the potassium channel affects capability of migration and invision of A-549, which is associated with different expression of ezrin and HuR protein that modify cytoskeleton.

PURPOSE: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies globally, and millions of women worldwide are diagnosed with BC every year. Up to 70% of BC patients are estrogen receptor (ER)-positive. Numerous studies have shown that tamoxifen has a significant therapeutic effect on both primary and metastatic ER-positive BC patients. Although tamoxifen is currently one of the most successful therapeutic agents for BC, a significant proportion of patients will eventually become resistant to tamoxifen, leading to tumor recurrence and metastasis. Knowledge about the development of tamoxifen resistance in BC patients is still limited. METHODS: We applied a loss-and-gain method to study the biological functional role of cell division cycle associated 8 (CDCA8) in tamoxifen resistance in BC cells. RESULTS: We found that CDCA8 was significantly elevated in tamoxifen-resistant BC cells. Knockdown of CDCA8 expression significantly inhibited the proliferation of tamoxifen-resistant BC cells and reduced their resistance to tamoxifen. In contrast, overexpression of CDCA8 promoted the growth of tamoxifen-sensitive BC cells and induced their resistance to tamoxifen. CONCLUSION: In this study, we reported that CDCA8 is a key regulator of tamoxifen resistance in BC, suggesting that CDCA8 may serve as a potential therapeutic target for BC treatment.
Apoptosis ; Breast Neoplasms ; Breast ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Division ; Estrogens ; Female ; Humans ; Methods ; Neoplasm Metastasis ; Recurrence ; Tamoxifen

Objective To investigate the MRI findings of displaced bucket-handle tear in medial meniscus. Methods From April 2011 to August 2015 in our hospital, the clinic and MRI data of 12 patients with displaced bucket-handle tear in medial meniscus confirmed by arthroscopy were retrospectively analyzed. Results 12 cases were unilateral. Fragment shift sign, double posterior cruciate ligament sign, flipped meniscus sign and double meniscus forefoot sign, abnormal circumferential meniscus sign, bow tie broken sign and disproportional posterior horn sign could be seen in all cases. Conclusion Displaced bucket-handle tear in medial meniscus has some characteristic manifestations on MRI, MRI can be used as a preferred imaging methods for displaced bucket-handle tear in medial meniscus.

There are many ways to identify circulating tumor cells in the current.Fluorescence has a wide range of applications in the identification of circulating tumor cells.The labeled cells can be observed and counted more intuitively by labeling the tumor cells with fluorescent group containing antibodies,probes and aptamers,and cytokine,CD45 and fluorescence in situ hybridization are widely used in the identification of various circulating tumor cell related tests.In recent years,people have explored the feasibility of using fluorescent probes to directly identify circulating tumor cells.With the development of biopsy probes and optical sectioning imaging technology of confocal microscopy,it is possible to directly identify circulating tumor cells with fluorescent probes in the future.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) combined with stent implantation in treatment of acute iliofemoral vein thrombosis. METHODS: Seventy patients with acute iliac vein thrombosis were treated with PMT combined stent implantation in Ningbo No.2 Hospital from November 2015 to November 2017. During the follow-up, the improvement of blood flow was evaluated, the occurrence of post-thrombotic syndrome was assessed by the Villalta rating scale, and the stent patency was examined with lower extremity ultrasound or angiography. RESULTS: The blood flow was significantly improved after procedure in all 70 patients, including 62 cases (88.6%) of grade Ⅲ clearance, 5 cases (7.1%) of grade Ⅱ clearance, and 3 cases (4.3%) of grade Ⅰ clearance. No significant complications occurred during the treatment. The patients were followed up for (15.0±2.5) months. During the follow-up, 64 patients (91.4%) had unobstructed stents, and 9 patients (12.8%) had post-thrombotic syndrome. CONCLUSIONS PMT combined with stent implantation is effective in the treatment of acute iliac vein thrombosis with a high medium-and long-term stent patency rate.
Femoral Vein ; surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Iliac Vein ; Prosthesis Implantation ; standards ; Stents ; Thrombectomy ; standards ; Treatment Outcome ; Venous Thrombosis ; surgery ; therapy