Acetic Acid ; analysis ; Chromatography, Ion Exchange ; Workplace

Child ; Humans ; Male ; Myositis ; diagnosis ; drug therapy ; pathology

Adult ; Case-Control Studies ; Comet Assay ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Micronucleus Tests ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Vincristine

Objective To study on ERCP findings correlating with tumor size and staging of pancre- atic cancer(PC).Methods We selected 35 patients with PC who were identified by surgery and/or pathol- ogy and had undergone ERCP with clear imaging findings.The lengths of pancreatic duct and common bile duct stricture as well as the diameter of upstream dilated pancreatic or bile duct were measured on ERCP films.The ralationship among ERCP findings and tumor size and JPS T-stage of PC were analysed by correla- tion analysis.Results Of the 35 patients with PC,ERCP showed the pancreatic duct stricture in 25 and cut- off of pancreatic duct in 10(7 of them,the lesion lengths were revealed after a guide wire advanced beyond the obstructive site)and common bile duct stricture in 31.The correlation coefficients between tumor size and lengths of pancreatic duct or common bile duct stricture were 0.709(P=0.0001)and 0.540(P=0.0053) respectively.The correlation coefficient between JPS T-stage and lengths of pancreatic duct stricture was 0.514(P=0.0052).Conclusion The length of pancreatic duct stricture in ERCP was positively correlated with the tumor size and staging of PC.But it is not consistent when the length of stricture is rather short.The lengths of bile duct stricture also have some effects on predicting the tumor size of pancreatic head cancer.

Serum Ca, P, AKP, plasma iPTH, cAMP, urinary Hyp and BMC were measured in 31 cases of Graves' disease. The results showed that about 66.67% of the patients (including 21 controlled and 10 uncontrolled cases) had a decreased BMC, while serum Ca, P, plasma iPTH, cAMP were within the normal range. The data also showed that about 54.6% of the patients had increased serum AKP, but it would not exceed 25 U if no hepatic disease existed. There were positive correlations between serum T, and urinary Hyp, and between urinary Hyp and serum AKP, but a negative correlation between urinary Hyp and BMC. It was suggested that serum AKP and urinary Hyp could be considered as the indices of negative balance of bone metabolism in Graves' disease, and probably it was induced by excessive thyroid hormone directly.

Objective To isolate and purify crude lily polysaccharide and observe anti-tumor activity of the isolated and purified polysaccharide.Methods Crude lily polysaccharide was extracted from lily by water extraction and ethanol precipitation.After dialyzing,de-proteining and freeze-drying,preliminary purification of crude lily polysaccharide was obtained.After being separated by anion-exchange chromatography,preliminary purification was further isolated and purified.Purified lily polysaccharide was given to the H22-bearing mice.The effects of purified lily polysaccharide on tumor weight and immune function were evaluated.Results Crude lily polysaccharide was isolated and purified successfully.After a Sephadex chromatography,the purified polysaccharide showed as a single peak,demonstrating its homogenicity.The purified lily polysaccharide showed an inhibitory effect on H22-bearing mice tumor growth.It significantly increased the weight of immune organs and improved the immune function of the mice.Conclusion The purified lily polysaccharide was homogeneous.It could inhibit H22 tumor growth and enhance non-specific immune functions in H22-bearing mice.This research has laid the foundation for further pharmacological study on lily polysaccharide.

Objective To investigate the expression levels of serum visfatin ,leptin and other indexes and their correlation and clinical significance in the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM ) .Methods Eighty-two age-matched and gender-matched cases of T2DM (T2DM group)and 71 cases of healthy subjects(health control group)were tested serum visfatin ,leptin ,insulin ,lipid and glycemia levels .Results The serum visfatin ,leptin ,triglycerides(TG) ,total cholesterol(TC) ,high-density lipoprotein choles-terol(HDL-C) and low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDC-C) ,fasting plasma glucose ,fasting insulin(FINS) ,homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance(OMA-IR) ,2 h FPG ,2 h FINS had statistically significant differences between the T 2DM group and the health control group(P< 0 .05);the stepwise regression analysis showed that visfatin were positively correlated with BMI , FINS ,HOMA-IR ,TC ,TG ,LDL-C (P<0 .05)and negatively correlated with HDL-C(P<0 .05);leptin were positively correlated with BMI ,FINS ,HOMA-IR(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Serum visfatin and leptin in the T2DM patients are hither than those in the healthy subjects and closely related with blood lipid ,blood glucose and insulin ,which may become the new diagnostic indexes of T2DM .

[ ABSTRACT] Tyrosine kinase inhibitors ( TKIs) are now advocated as the first-line treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia ( CML) , but facing resistance and relapse .Leukemia stem cells ( LSCs ) are leukemia-initiating cells as the source of resistance and relapse .It is therefore important to discover the molecular biomarker of LSCs for developing anti -LSC strategies in leukemic therapy .15-Lipoxygenase (15-LO) is a key enzyme in the pathway of arachidonic acid and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of CML , which is specifically required for chronic myeloid LSCs . This review summarizes the influence of 15-LO on the chronic myeloid LSC characteristics of marked survival , self-renewal, proliferation , differentiation and apoptosis .

AIM: To evaluate the effect of He-Ne laser combined with TDP irradiation in the treatment of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.METHODS: Totally 22 patients (22 eyes) with herpes zoster ophthalmicus were treated by He-Ne laser irradiation combined with TDP (Group A).Another 22 patients (22 eyes) with herpes zoster ophthalmicus (Group B) were treated by medication.The duration of the disease, the incidence of complications, and the time of pain relief were compared between the two groups.RESULTS: The cure rate of Group A was 91%, that of Group B was 73%, there was no significant difference between the two groups (x2=1.375, P>0.05).The average cure time of Group A was 8±2.22d, Group B was 12±1.88d, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=5.22, P<0.05).The complication rate of Group A was 18%, Group B was 59%, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (x2=6.86, P<0.05).The average pain relief time of Group A was 5±1.23d, Group B was 10±1.34d, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (t=11.17, P<0.05).CONCLUSION: He-Ne laser combined with TDP irradiation can shorten the treatment time of herpes zoster ophthalmicus, shorten the course of disease, reduce the incidence of complications, relieve pain, with no significant effect on the cure rate of herpes zoster ophthalmicus.