damage possibly by inhibiting the activation of NF-κB,accelerating the apoptosis of pancreatic ceils and reducing release of pancreatic enzyme.

Objective To explore the clinical result and complications of noncyclic-PPH surgery in treating internal hemorrhoids.Methods In this study,we evaluate the clinical outcome,such as clinical efficacy,operation time,length of hospital stay,postoperative pain degree and incidence of complications in 120 hemorrhoid patients,randomly divided into control group (60 cases) and observation group (60 cases)based on digital table method,receiving respectively noncyclic-PPH,or PPH (procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids).Results Two groups were similar in average operation time and average length of hospital stay (P ＞ 0.05).The postoperative VAS score at each time point,was significantly lower in noncyclic-PPH group than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Non-cyclic PPH group were also significantly lower in postoperative complications than the control group (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Compared with PPH surgery,patients with noncyclic-PPH have fewer pain complications or trauma.

Objective To investigate the killer cell lg-like receptors (KIR) gene frequency of HIV-1 infected slow progressors(SP) and typical progressors(TP), and to analyze the interaction between KIR alleles and the progression of HIV-1 infection in Chinese population. Methods Eighty-one HIV-1 posi-tive individuals including 43 SPs and 38 TPs were recruited. Carriage of KIR genes was assessed using poly-merase chain reaction sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP) assays. Results KIR2DS3 gene frequency was significantly lower in SP group (3.6%) than that in TP group (14.2%), P =0. 018 ,OR =0. 210,95% CI =0.053-0.833. The number of activating KIR genes was less in SP group than that in TP group, but was not significant (P = 0. 208). Conclusion Lower KIR2DS3 gene frequency may potentially be associated with slower progression to AIDS in Chinese population.

Objective To investigate the clinical and pathologic characteristics of rectal gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST),and to evaluate the management of rectal GIST. Methods The clinical and pathological data of 19 cases of rectal GIST in recent 19 years were studied retrospectively. Results The diagnosis of 19 cases of rectal GIST were identified by surgery and pathology. Most rectal GISTs were spindle cell type. Immunohistochemical analysis displayed positive reactivity for CD117(100%) and CD34(73. 7% ). Graded by aggressive behavior there were 4 cases of high risk, 3 cases of intermediate risk, 5 cases of low risk and 7 cases of very low risk. Conclusions Rectal GISTs have a low prevalence and have no specific symptom in the early stage. Most tumors are low risk in aggressive behavior. It is difficult to get an accurate pathological diagnosis before operation and difficult to decide whether a sphincter preserving procedure is justified however trans-anal local resection is the therapy of choice for low risk submucosal rectal GIST(

Objective To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against heterologous virus and disease progression in Chinese HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals. Methods Plasmas from HIV-1-infected individuals, grouped as HIV chronically infected or AIDS according to CD4+ count and clinical symptom, were tested for neutralizing activity against the three HIV-1 isolates with very low homology in vitro. Six two-fold dilutions of each plasma sample (from 1/10 to 1/320) were tested against each virus from the panel. Giving a 50% reduction in p24Ag compared with normal human plasma control wells was defined as positive. The breadth of the cross-neutralizing response was defined based on the number of viruses that were effectively neutralized by any given patient-derived plasma sample. The magnitude of the crossneutralizing response was defined based on the average neutralizing titer against all heterologous viruses. Resuits We found that there revealed a significant difference between HIV chronically infected and AIDS group in the breaths and magnitudes of neutralizing heterologous virus. There was higher prevalence for the frequency of neutralizing heterologous virus in HIV chronically infected than AIDS. The results showed that there was positive correlation between the breadths and magnitudes of neutralizing response against heterologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV chronically infected group, while not in AIDS group. There was no association between the breadth of the neutralizing responses against heterologous virus and CD4 T cell counts. Conclusion The capacity of neutralizing antibodies against heterologous virus varied among different disease stage. There were higher titers of neutralizing antibodies in HIV chronically infected than AIDS group. The loss of neutralizing antibodies in plasma from AIDS group appears to be associated with a narrowing of the antibody response during disease progression. These suggest that the presence of neutralizing antibodies against hetreologous virus was associated with disease progression.

Objective:To study the relationships between neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and disease progression of HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals in China.Methods:Twenty-four primary HIV-1 isolates were incubated with autologous plasma collected either freshly or at approximately six months intervals thereafter.Normal human peripheral blood mononuclear cells were incubated with the virus-serum mixtures for 7 days and then the production of p24 antigen was measured.The neutralizing titer of a particular plasma and virus was defined as the reciprocal of the highest dilution giving a 50% reduction in p24 Ag compared with NHP control wells.More than 1∶8 were considered significant and were scored as positive.Results:In neutralizing antibody(Nabs) response against contemporaneous virus,Nabs were produced in all slow progressors(SP) individuals,while only four in 21 of HIV group had.There was statistically significance of the neutralizing antibody titers between SP and HIV.When plasma samples of six months later were tested for their ability to neutralize autologous virus,all of SPs had higher neutralizing antibody titers and the titers of neutralizing antibody in HIV group had increased in different rate.Among the twenty-one individuals of HIV group,12 of these individuals had neutralizing antibody response against autologous virus and other 9 of these individuals had not.NAb titers of SP in six months later plasma were higher than those of HIV.There was a negative correlation between the generation of the neutralizing titer against autologous virus and the plasma HIV RNA level in HIV-1 B'/C infected individuals(including SP,HIV).Conclusion:Neutralizing antibody against autologous viruses in HIV-1 B'/C infected SP is higher than those of HIV group,suggesting that neutralizing antibodies play a vital role in delaying disease progression in these individuals.

OBJECTIVETo study the application of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS) in colorectal carcinoma resection.

METHODSFourteen patients with colorectal carcinoma underwent resection by HALS.

RESULTSHand-assisted laparoscopic right hemicolectomy was performed in 6 of 8 ascending colon cancer patients, spending an average of 160 minutes (110 to 220 minutes) for the procedure. The amount of bleeding was 40 approximately 100 ml. Bowel sounds resumed in 36 approximately 72 hours after the operation. The average interval between the operation and patients' discharge was 8 days (7 to 12 days). For 2 patients the surgeons had to resort to laparotomy. All patients received postoperative chemotherapy. Hand-assisted laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection was performed in 5 of 6 patients with lower rectal cancer, with the average duration of 180 minutes (120 to 270 minutes), with bleeding of 40 to 80 ml. Bowel sounds resumed within 24 to 72 hours and the average discharge interval was 14 days (12 to 18 days). The urinary catheter in 6 patients was removed in 7 to 8 days after the operation. All patients with rectal carcinoma received postoperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy. One patient was shifted to laparotomy because of extensive adhesion in the pelvic cavity. Four of 11 patients treated by HALS experienced slight pain in the incision. No other complications were observed in any of the patients. Remote results await further follow-up.

CONCLUSIONHand-assisted laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of colorectal carcinoma, a safe and simple procedure, not only ensures the clearance of tumor, but also reduces operative trauma and hastens recovery.

Adult ; Aged ; Colectomy ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; surgery ; Female ; Hand ; Humans ; Laparoscopy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic features of Chinese patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) according to the World Health Organization(WHO) diagnostic criteria,and to explore the risk factors of lymph node metastasis (LNM) in EGC.Methods From 2002 to 2017,at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University,and from 2014 to 2017,at the People's Hospital of Qidong City,the People's Hospital of Haimen City and the People's Hospital of Rugao City,315 EGC patients with complete clinicopathological data were enrolled.The clinicopathologic features were analyzed including gender,age,tumor location,tumor size,macroscopic type,histological type (WHO),differentiation degree,depth of tumor invasion,Lauren subtype,infiltration pattern,ulceration,lymphoid follicles,lymphovascular invasion and perineural invasion.Chi-square test and Fisher's exact test were performed for univariate analysis and the logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis.Results The ratio of EGC was 10.0％ (315/3 140) of patients with gastric cancer and received surgery during the same period.Among the 315 EGC,the ratio of well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma was 11.7％ (37/315),which was lower than 24.8％(2 752/11 104) in Japan and 19.9％(41/206) in South Korea,and the differences were statistically significant (x2 =28.208,P＜0.01;x2 =6.51 0,P =0.011),however there was no statistically significant difference when compared with Western countries (11.9 ％,8/67;x2 =0.002,P=0.964).Among the 276 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy,49 (17.8 ％) patients had with LNM.The results of univariate analysis showed that tumor size,macroscopic type,differentiation degree,depth of invasion,infiltration pattern,ulceration and lymphovascular invasion were related with LNM(x2=9.327,6.038,6.381,34.983,19.309,52.297 and 5.058;all P＜0.05).The results of multivariate analysis revealed that lymphovascular invasion and ulceration were the independent risk factors of LNM (odd ratio (OR)=7.028 and 2.566,both P＜0.05).Conclusions There is obvious difference in pathological diagnostic standard of well-differentiated tubular adenocarcinoma between China,Japan and South Korea,which may influence the therapeutic strategy of EGC.Lymphovascular invasion and ulceration are independent risk factors of LNM in EGC.

Objective:To investigate the application value of mesocolon approach in transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME).Methods:The retrospective cohort study was conducted. The clinicopathological data of 61 patients with middle or low rectal cancer who were admitted to the Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College from January to December in 2018 were collected. There were 41 males and 20 females, aged from 43 to 81 years, with an average age of 62 years. Of the 61 patients, 30 patients undergoing TaTME with the conventional approach were allocated into traditional approach group, and 31 patients undergoing TaTME with mesocolon approach were allocated into mesocolon approach group. Observation indicators: (1) surgical situations; (2) postoperative recovery; (3) follow-up. Follow-up was conducted by outpatient examination and telephone interview once every 3 months to detect local recurrence and metastasis of tumors in patients up to June 2019. Measurement data with normal distribution were expressed as Mean± SD, and comparison between groups was conducted using the t test. Measurement data with skewed distribution were expressed as M (range), and comparison between groups was conducted using the Mann-Whitney U test. Count data were expressed as absolute numbers or percentages, and comparison between groups were analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability. Comparison of ordinal data between groups was analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. Results:(1) Surgical situations: patients in the two groups underwent TaTME successfully, without conversion to laparotomy. The transabdominal operation time, volume of intraoperative blood loss, length of distal margin from surgical specimen, length of proximal margin from surgical specimen, cases with complete mesentery or with nearly complete mesentery ( the integrity of mesentery ), positive rate of circumferential margin, positive rate of distal margin, and the number of lymph node dissected of the traditional approach group were (126±56)minutes, 41.0 mL (range, 17.5-71.4 mL), 1.3 cm (range, 0.8-2.0 cm), (10.0±5.0)cm, 10, 20, 3.3%(1/30), 0, 13.7 (range, 9.0-17.0), respectively, versus (101±30)minutes, 44.0 mL (range, 25.0-67.5 mL), 1.6 cm (range, 1.1-2.2 cm), (12.0±3.0)cm, 23, 8, 6.5%(2/31), 0, 13.0 (range, 10.9-17.3) of the mesocolon approach group. There were significant differences in the transabdominal operation time, length of proximal margin from surgical specimen, and the integrity of mesentery between the two groups ( t=2.133, -2.286, χ2=10.250, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the volume of intraoperative blood loss, length of distal margin from surgical specimen, or the number of lymph node dissected between the two groups ( Z=-0.662, -1.107, 0.304, P>0.05). There was also no significant difference in the positive rate of circumferential margin or positive rate of distal margin between the two groups ( P>0.05). (2) Postoperative recovery: the time to first anal flatus of the traditional approach group was 51 hours (range, 48-64 hours). There were 3 patients with complications in the traditional approach group. One patient in the traditional approach group had postoperative anastomotic fistula of Clavien-Dindo classification Ⅱ, and was cured after conservative treatment including sufficient drainage, parenteral nutrition and anti-infective treatment. One patient had chylous fistula of Clavien-Dindo classification Ⅱ, and was cured after conservative treatment. One patient had pulmonary infection of Clavien-Dindo classification Ⅳa, and was cured after treatment in ICU. The duration of postoperative hospital stay of the traditional approach group was (11.3±4.5)days. The time to first anal flatus of the mesocolon approach group was 59 hours (range, 49-70 hours). One patient in the mesocolon approach group had paralytic ileus of Clavien-Dindo classification Ⅰ, and was cured after conservative treatment. The duration of postoperative hospital stay of the mesocolon approach group was (9.6±1.8)days. There was no significant difference in the time to first anal flatus or duration of postoperative hospital stay between the two groups ( Z=-0.554, t=1.884, P>0.05). There was no significant difference in the complications between the two groups ( P>0.05). (3) Follow-up: 61 patients were followed up for 6-18 months, with a median time of 12 months. There was no local recurrence or metastasis of tumors in patients during the follow-up. Conclusion:The mesocolon approach is safe and feasible in TaTME, which abides by the principle of radical resection, and can decrease the difficulty of mesocolon excision, shorten the time of transabdominal operation, increase the length of proximal margin from tumor specimen, improve the integrity of mesentery.

ObjectiveTo observe the efficacy and safety of sertraline combined with low-dose olanzapine in the treatment of depression and anxiety comorbidity and its effect on sleep quality， so as to provide references for the related clinical treatment. MethodsA total of 121 patients who met the diagnostic criteria of International Classification of Diseases， tenth edition （ICD-10） for depressive episode and generalized anxiety disorder in The Third People's Hospital of Tianshui and the Sanatorium for Mental Illness of Veterans in Tianshui from October 2019 to August 2020 were enrolled， and they were divided into two groups according to the random number table method. Study group （n=61） received sertraline combined with low-dose olanzapine， while control group （n=60） received sertraline only. Then the disease severity degree， sleep quality and adverse reactions were assessed using Hamilton Depression Scale - 17 item （HAMD-17）， Hamilton Anxiety Scale （HAMA）， Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index （PSQI） and Treatment Emergent Symptom Scale （TESS） at the baseline， 1^st， 2^nd， 4^th， 6^th and 8^th weekend， respectively. ResultsPost-treatment HAMD-17， HAMA and PSQI scores in both groups were lower than those before treatment （P<0.05）. At each time point after treatment， HAMD-17， HAMA and PSQI scores of study group were lower than those of control group， with statistical significance （P<0.05）. ConclusionSertraline alone and its combination with low-dose olanzapine are both effective in the treatment of depression and anxiety comorbidity， while the combination therapy achieves better efficacy and higher safety in alleviating anxiety and insomnia symptoms.