Objective To study relationship between hepatocellular apoptosis and glycogen contents during cold preservation-reperfusion of liver and its mechanism. Methods Rat liver models with different contents of glycogen were established and the rats were divided into 4 groups (A, B, C and D). During cold reservation-reperfusion of liver, the changes in hepatocellular apoptosis and tissue SOD, GSH and MDA were observed in the groups. Results After cold preservation for 9 h in each group, 60?min reperfusion could result in obvious apoptosis in livers. There was difference in the numbers of apoptotic hepatocytes among all the groups. At the same time, there also were significant difference in the levels of SOD, GSH and MDA in liver tissue among the four groups.Conclusion Intracellular abundant glycogen may significantly depress hepatocellular apoptosis during hepatic cold preservation-reperfusion by decressing oxygen free radicals.

Objective: The main purpose of the present study is to investigate the influence of harpagide on amyloid-β25-35 (Aβ25-35)- induced cytotoxicity. Methods: Oxidative stress was assessed by measuring MDA, glutathione (GSH), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) levels. Cell viability was assessed by MTT assay. Cell apoptosis detection was performed using an Annexin-V-FITC Apoptosis Detection Kit. The production of ROS was determined using a ROS Assay Kit. Western blotting detection was carried out to detect the protein expression. Results: Our studies showed that pretreatment with harpagide could reduce Aβ25-35-induced oxidative stress. Harpagide markedly inhibited cell apoptosis in a dose dependent manner. More importantly, harpagide increased the PI3K/AKt and Bcl-2 family protein ratios on pre-incubation with cells for 3 h. Conclusion: One possible mechanism of harpagide to improve Aβ25-35-induced PC12 cytotoxicity may be through the up-regulation of SOD and activation of the PI3K/AKt pathway.

Objective To summarize the clinical effects of cholecystocholangiostomy (STHG) in the treatment of hepatocholangiolithiasis and hepatic portal bile duct stenosis. Methods The early complications, clinical effects, and functions of gallbladder in a total of 135 patients, admitted since 1994 were for STHG were retrospectively analyzed. Results No early complications were observed after the operation. The contraction and concenration function of the gallblader remained basically normal. The color of gallbladder mucosa was normal,and no edema or erosion was found under choledochoscopy. Conclusions This operation not only maintained the normal physiological functions of the gallbladder and Oddi sphincter, but also the physiological flow of the bile, farthermere it prevented reflux of intestinal juice and reflax chdangitis. Because the anastomotic stoma was large, concentrated bile within the gallbladder could freely get access to the intrahepatic biliary tract, the concentration of bile acid in the intrahepatic bile duct was markedly elevated, so that the solubility of bilirubin crystal, was increased and recurrence of calculus formation eould be retarded. There fore, STHG should be considered to be an optimal operation in dealing with hepatocholangiolithiasis and biliary stenosis.

Objective To investigate the effect of intracellular glycogen on mitochondrial respiratory function of the ischemic reperfusion hepatocytes and its values.Methods During liver ischemia-reperfusion in the 21 rabbits,the tissue ATP content,hepatic enzymological change,respiratory control ratio(RCR) and P/O ratio of hepatocellular mitonchondria were observed in liver glycogen content significantly different three groups.Results Rabbit liver tissue with the higher content of glycogen has shown the higher mitonchondrial ATP content,also showed the higher RCR and P/O ratio of hepatocellular mitonchondria and the slighter injury of liver function.Conclusion Intracellular abundant glycogen may significantly improve respiratory functon of mitochondria,which can play an important role in keeping the hepatocellular function well during liver ischemia-reperfusion.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of nano carbon tattooing on the lesion localization in the early colon cancer for additional surgical procedure after endoscopic resection.

METHODSThirty-five patients with early colon cancer accepted additional surgical procedures after endoscopic resection in Fuzhou General Hospital of PLA from May 2014 to November 2016. All the patients underwent nano carbon tattooing before the end of endoscopic resection: 0.1 ml carbon nanoparticles suspension was respectively injected into the normal intestinal submucosa from 1 cm outside the 4 sites (upper, lower, left and right) of the lesion border by colonoscopy, marking the original lesion location and guiding the subsequent additional surgery. Data of these 35 cases were summarized.

RESULTSAll the 35 cases, including 22 males and 13 females, with a mean age of 46.5 years(range 35-70), completed the endoscopic disposable carbon nano marking, and the mean operative time was 7.5 minutes(range 5-10). No bleeding, no perforation and no adverse reaction occurred. Four to 21(10±3.5) days after endoscopic resection, the patients received the additional surgery as a result of pathological specimens of endoscopic resection in 10 cases of vascular invasion, 7 cases of severe submucosal infiltration, 7 cases of more than grade G2 in tumor budding, 6 cases of poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma, and 5 cases of positive margin. All the patients underwent laparoscopic surgery. The mean time of intraoperative detection and lesion location was 3.0 minutes(range 1-5). All tattooings were clearly visible under the naked eye. The colon wedge resection were performed in 5 cases, colon segment resection in 14 cases, and radical resection of colon cancer in 16 cases. The operative time was 45 to 180(120±30) min, and the blood loss was 50 ~ 200(50±15) ml. There was no intraoperative complications. The first gas passage time was 12 to 48(24±8) h. The postoperative hospital stay was 10 to 3(6.5±2.5) d. There was no postoperative complication and no perioperative mortality.

CONCLUSIONNano carbon tattooing is helpful for the accurate location of primary lesions in the additional surgical operation after endoscopic resection of early colon cancer, and it can improve the safety and precision of surgical procedures, especially for laparoscopic surgery.

The mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) in different pore size and sirolimus (SRL) loaded self-microemulsifying drug delivery system (SMEDDS) were prepared. The results in morphology were collected by scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope, small-angle X-ray diffraction, and N₂ adsorption-desorption. The results showed that the prepared MSN has ordered nanochannels with a pore size of 6.3, 8.1, 10.8 nm, respectively. The particle size of SRL-SMEDDS were measured by particle sizing system, which was 20.6±1.3 nm. The stirring method was developed to prepare SRL-SMEDDS-MSN. It was found that the optimal ratio of SRL-SMEDDS to MSN was 2:1, while the drug loading rate was near 0.83%, and the flow properties of SRL-SMEDDS-MSN were of good condition. The differential scanning calorimetry results proving a molecular or amorphous dispersed state of SRL in MSN while the suspension experiment has shown great reconstitution properties of SRL-SMEDDS-MSN. There is no significant influence on maximum drug release rate of different pore size of SRL-SMEDDS-MSN in 250 mL water within 2 h, while the results of the first 40 min have an obvious difference. Above all, MSN might provide a new strategy for the solidification of SMEDDS.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of two different arthroscopic procedures, threading lasso fixation and full-thickness conversion, for repairing articular-sided partial-thickness supraspinatus tendon tear. METHODS: From July 2015 to November 2018, 21 patients with articular-sided partial-thickness supraspinatus tendon tears underwent arthroscopic modified threading lasso fixation repair(group A). There were 12 males and 9 females in the group, with an average age of(53.2±6.4)years old. Twenty-four patients with articular-sided partial-thickness supraspinatus tendon tears received arthroscopic full-thickness conversion repair(group B). In this group, there were 14 males and 10 females, with an average age of (55.7±5.2) years old. The American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score and University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) shoulder score were used to evaluate preoperative and postoperative clinical function. MRI was used to examine the healing status of the reconstructed rotator cuff. RESULTS: All patients were followed up, and the duration ranged from 20 to 27 months, with a mean of (23.7±3.1) months. In threading lasso fixation group, ASES score and UCLA score increased from 50.6±6.4 and 15.6±2.7 preoperatively to 87.3±5.2 and 31.6±2.4 postoperatively. In full-thickness conversion group, ASES score and UCLA score increased from 52.3±5.6 and 16.8±2.4 scores to 90.1±4.8 and 32.1±2.8. There were also no significant differences in ASES score and Constant score between the two groups before and after operation. There were no significant differences in rotator cuff healing between the two groups(χ²=2.374, P=0.128). CONCLUSION For the treatment of articular-sided partial-thickness supraspinatus tendon tears both arthroscopic repairs employing threading lasso fixation and full-thickness conversion could achieve satisfactory clinical results, and there are no significant differences in clinical outcomes between the two techniques. Arthroscopic repair with threading lasso fixation is a novel transtendinous procedure in which integrity of the tendon can be preserved.
Arthroscopy/methods* ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Rotator Cuff ; Rotator Cuff Injuries/surgery* ; Shoulder/surgery* ; Tendons

This paper aimed to investigate the effect of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf on myocardial cell apoptosis and Wnt/β-catenin/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ(PPARγ) pathway in arrhythmic rats. SD rats were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, a low-dose(20 mg·kg~(-1)) group of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf, a medium-dose(40 mg·kg~(-1)) group of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf, a high-dose(80 mg·kg~(-1)) group of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf, a propranolol hydrochloride(2 mg·kg~(-1)) group, with 12 rats in each group. Except the control group, rats in other groups were prepared as models of arrhythmia by sublingual injection of 1 mL·kg~(-1) of 0.002% aconitine. After grouping and intervention with drugs, the arrhythmia, myocardial cells apoptosis, myocardial tissue glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px), catalase(CAT), malondialdehyde(MDA), serum interleukin-6(IL-6), prostaglandin E2(PGE2) levels, myocardial tissue apoptosis, and Wnt/β-catenin/PPARγ pathway-related protein expression of rats in each group were measured. As compared with the control group, the arrhythmia score, the number of ventricular premature beats, ventricular fibrillation duration, myocardial cell apoptosis rate, MDA levels in myocardial tissues, serum IL-6 and PGE2 levels, Bax in myocardial tissues, and Wnt1 and β-catenin protein expression levels increased significantly in the model group, whereas the GSH-Px and CAT levels, and Bcl-2 and PPARγ protein expression levels in myocardial tissues reduced significantly. As compared with the model group, the arrhythmia score, the number of ventricular premature beats, ventricular fibrillation duration, myocardial cell apoptosis rate, MDA leve in myocardial tissues, serum IL-6 and PGE2 levels, Bax in myocardial tissues, and Wnt1 and β-catenin protein expression levels reduced in the drug intervention groups, whereas the GSH-Px and CAT levels and Bcl-2 and PPARγ protein expression levels in myocardial tissues increased. The groups of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf were in a dose-dependent manner. There was no significant difference in the levels of each index in rats between the propranolol hydrochloride group and the high-dose group of total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf. The total flavonoids of buckwheat flower and leaf inhibit the activation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway, up-regulate the expression of PPARγ, reduce oxidative stress and inflammatory damage in myocardial tissues of arrhythmic rats, reduce myocardial cell apoptosis, and improve the symptoms of arrhythmia in rats.
Rats ; Animals ; PPAR gamma/metabolism* ; Fagopyrum/genetics* ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; bcl-2-Associated X Protein ; beta Catenin/metabolism* ; Interleukin-6 ; Flavonoids/pharmacology* ; Propranolol/pharmacology* ; Ventricular Fibrillation ; Dinoprostone ; Wnt Signaling Pathway ; Plant Leaves/metabolism* ; Flowers/metabolism* ; Apoptosis ; Cardiac Complexes, Premature

BACKGROUNDLentinus edodes polysaccharide (Lentinan) has attracted great attention from both pharmacologists and clinicians as a biological response modifier, and is widely used as an anti-tumor agent in both China and Japan. The aim of this study is to observe the efficacy of Lentinan combined with chemotherapy in stage III-IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

METHODSEighty-one patients with stage III-IV NSCLC were randomly divided into two groups: (1)Lentinan + chemotherapy group (group A, 42 cases); (2)Simple chemotherapy group (group B, 39 cases). The peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets (CD3, CD4, CD4/CD8) and natural killer (NK) cell activity of patients in both groups were measured before and after treatment, while compared with healthy control (30 cases). The immune functions, the effect of treatment, quality of life, and adverse reactions were observed.

RESULTSAfter treatment the objective response rate (CR+PR) was 50% in group A, compared to 33% in group B (P < 0.05). The blood T cell levels(CD3, CD4, CD4/CD8) and NK cell activity in group A increased (P < 0.01), CD8 reduced (P < 0.05), but in group B the value had no obvious change (P > 0.05). Quality of life in group A was higher than that in group B (P < 0.01). The incidence of grade II-IV leukopenia, nausea and vomiting in group B was much higher than those in group A (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThe therapeutic effect of Lentinan combined with chemotherapy is better than that of chemotherapy alone.

Objective: Preliminary study on the clinical effect of preoperative ultrasound endoscopy combined with staining labeling technique to locate the actual boundary of esophageal and gastric cancer Methods: From September 1, 2015 to October 30, 2017, 18 patients with esophageal adenocarcinoma were enrolled in this study. The actual boundaries of esophageal and gastric-derived adenocarcinoma lesions were localized by endoscopic ultrasonography and staining. There were 10 males and 8 females. After completing the preoperative examination, 1-2 days before operation, endoscopic ultrasonography was used to locate the edge of the lesion. Two point injection of carbon nano suspension was used to mark the location of 1cm at the longest distance from the longitudinal axis of the tumor. According to the length of longitudinal axial staining, the thoracotomy was performed. Intraoperative proximal margin resection was used to send frozen pathology. According to the results of freezing, the operation was decided. After the operation, the specimens from the margin of the tumor were segmented into paraffin section, which was about 0.5cm in each segment, and the tumor cells were observed under the electron microscope at all levels of the paraffin sections. Results: The average time of preoperative endoscopic ultrasonography staining was(10.16±1.38) min, and the diameter of nano carbon diffusion was(1.43±0.41)cm. All patients in the operation could clearly see the nano carbon staining area under the naked eye. In the field, the average time of locating lesions was(1.27±0.53)min. 5 patients underwent thoracoabdominal surgery and 13 underwent abdominal surgery. The average length of the cut margin of the tumor was(4.74±1.12)cm, and the frozen pathology of the incision margin was negative, and no additional operation was performed. The routine pathology confirmed that all the specimens were negative. Conclusion The staining and labeling technique for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction under endoscopic ultrasonography can detect the tumor edge and the scope of invasion accurately. It provides guidance and guarantee for the smooth implementation of AEG precision surgery. It is a safe, rapid and effective positioning technique.