Objective To evaluate gastric bypass on relieving type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods From September 2009 to September 2010,Thirty two cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients underwent gastric bypass operation in Xijing Hospital.Preoperative FBG,2hPG,HbAlc,weight,blood pressure and fatty liver were compared with that on 1 month,6 months,12 months after operation. Result There was no significant postoperative complications.FBG on 1 month,6 months,12 months postop and preoperative level was respectively 7.8 ± 2.2,7.7 ± 2.2,7.2 ± 1.8 and 11.1 ± 2.7 ( mmol/L),P ＜ 0.05.2hPG was 10.2 ± 2.6,10.5±2.8,10.5 ±3.1 and 14.0 ±3.5 (mmoL/L),P＜0.05.HbAlc was 7.6％ ±1.4％,7.5％ ± 1.7％,7.1％ ±1.9％ and9.0％±2.3％,P＜0.05.FBG[(6.9±1.5) mmol/L],2hPG[(10.0±3.2) mmol/L] and HbAlc[ (6.9％ ± 1.9％ ) ] on 12 months after operation were lower than preoperative[ FBG ( 10.7 ± 2.9 ) mmol/L,2hPG ( 14.3 ± 4.1 ) mmol/L,HbAlc ( 8.8％ ± 2.0％ ) ] in patients with BMI ＜25 kg/m2 (P ＜ 0.05 ).In patients with preoperative BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2,FBG ( 7.5 ± 2.3 ) mmol/L,2hPG ( 11.3 ±2.9) mmol/L HbAlc (7.3％ ± 1.9％ ),12 mos pest were lower than that of preoperative levels of [FBG(11.7 ±2.3) mmol/L,2hPG(13.5 ±2.4) mmol/L,HbAlc(9.2％ ±2.7％)] (P ＜0.05).Postoperative blood pressure became normal in 5 out of 6 patients complicating preoperative high blood pressure as evaluated on 12 months after operation. Fatty liver ameliorated in 8 out of 17 patients.Conclusions Gastric bypass significantly improves glycometabolism and comorbidity in type 2 diabetes patients.

Background and purpose:Tumor microenvironment plays an important role in the introduction of foreign factors that mediate tumor acquired resistance. The antitumor effects of many chemotherapeutic agents depend on the level of oxygen pressure (pO2) in tumor microenvironment. This study aimed to evaluate electron paramagnetic reso-nance (EPR)-based monitoring on an oxygen-enriched tumor microenvironment to increase chemotherapeutic sensitivity. Methods:MCF-7 cells were used to establish human breast cancer in nude mice. EPR was used to directly measure pO2 levelin vivo. Tumor tissues were collected, and mitochondrial activity was assayed on the basis of the kinetics of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. A laser Doppler monitor was used to detect regional blood flow. Tumor apoptotic rate was analyzed by flow cytometry.Results:The tumor volume decreased more evidently in the chemotherapy group with oxy-gen-enriched environment than that in the conventional chemotherapy group after the treatment was administered (P<0.01). After chemotherapy was completed, the apoptotic rate of tumor cells was significantly higher in the chemotherapy group with oxygen-enriched environment than that in the conventional chemotherapy group (P<0.001). This study examined the mechanism ofpO2 changes in tumor microenvironment: This was related to the change of the balance between the oxygen consumption and the regional blood flow in the tumor tissues after chemotherapy.Conclusion:Based on the characteristics ofpO2 changes in the tumor microenvironment after chemotherapy was completed, the selection of chemotherapy mode forthe treatment inpO2 peak time window improves the sensitivity of chemotherapy, which provides a new idea for individual-ized chemotherapy in clinical applications.

Objective To explore the influence of delineator and contouring criteria training on the delineation of the tumor bed and whole breast target after breast-conserving surgery.Methods Twelve brcast cancer patients after breast conserving surgery were selected.Tumor bed marked by clips was defined as gross target volume 1 (GTV1),tumor bed formed by seroma was defined as GTV2 and the whole breast was defined as clinical target volume (CTV).Five junior radiation oncologists first delineated GTV1,GTV2 and CTV for each patient following their own criteria.After contouring criteria training,they then delineated GTV1,GTV2 and CTV for the same group of patients again.The differences of the volumes of GTV1,GTV2 and CTV before and after training among different delineators were compared.One-way ANOVA or matching t-test was performed.Results The inter-delineator variability on GTV1,GTV2 and CTV delineation before training was statistically significant (F =11.16,7.54 and 3.78,P =0.000,0.000 and 0.009).After training,the inter-delineator variability on GTV1 and GTV2 delineation had statistical significance (t =4.78 and 4.24,P =0.002 and 0.005),but the inter-delineator variability on CTV delineation had no statistical significance (t =1.52,P =0.209).The coefficient of variance of the GTV1,GTV2 and CTV before and after training was significantly different (t =3.14,2.81,2.70,P =0.009,0.017 and 0.021).The matching index of GTV1,GTV2 and CTV before and after training was significantly different (F =16.08,8.61,8.48,P =0.000,0.000 and 0.000).Conclusions In delineating the target of breast cancer,application of the criteria of target delineation can reduce the difference among the delineators,especially for CTV.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effectiveness and economics of 10 mg/d rosuvastatin and 20 mg/d atorvastatin in the treatment of hyperlipidemia (HLP). METHODS:The information of 180 HLP patients selected from Tianmen Municipal First People's Hospital during Mar. 2015-Feb. 2016 were divided into group A and B according to medication regimen,with 90 cases in each group. Group A was given Atorvastatin calcium tablet 20 mg,qd;group B was given Rosuvastatin calcium tablet 10 mg,qd. Treatment course of 2 groups lasted for 8 weeks. Blood lipid indexes before and after treatment,lipid-lowering efficacy,the rate of qualified blood lipid and the occurrence of ADR after treatment were compared between 2 groups. Cost-effectiveness analysis was adopted for economic evaluation. RESULTS:Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in the levels of blood lipid in-dexes between 2 groups (P>0.05). After treatment,TC and LDL-C levels of 2 groups were significantly lower than before treat-ment,and those of group B were significantly lower than those of group A,with statistical significance(P<0.05). Total response rate of lipid-lowering in group B(97.78％)was significantly higher than group A(86.67％),and the rate of qualified blood lipid (66.67％)was also significantly higher than group A(51.11％),with statistical significance(P<0.05). There was no statistical significance in the incidence of ADR between 2 groups (P>0.05). The costs of group A and B were 488.32,436.24 yuan,and cost-effectiveness ratios were 5.63,4.46;incremental cost-effectiveness ratio was -4.69. The plan of group B had cost-effective-ness advantage. The results of cost-effectiveness analysis were supported by sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSIONS:In the view of short-term efficacy,10 mg/d rosuvastatin plan is better than 20 mg/d atorvastatin plan in lowering lipid and has cost-effectiveness advantage,and both have similar safety.

Objective To preliminarily explore the feasibility of tree shrew as a new kind of animal model in research of amblyopia,to discuss the primary visual cortex plasticity mechanism of form deprivation in tree shrew,and to provide a theoretical basis for further understanding the mechanism of amblyopia formation and recovery.Methods Sixty 30-days old tree shrews were divided into five groups,12 in each group:the group A had the right eye sutured for 1 month;the group B had the right eye sutured for 2 months;the group C had the left eye sutured for 1 month and then opened and the righ eye was sutured for 1 month,in other words,the group C was performed by alternating suture;the tree shrews of control group 1(D1) were in the same age as the the group A,but fed in normal breedingenvironment;the tree shrews of control group 2(D2) were at the same age of groups B and C,but fed with a normal diet.Samples of the visual cortex were taken after the completion of modeling,and were processed to observe the histology and ultrastructure of the visual cortex,the neuron apoptosis,and the c-fos protein expression in the tree shrews of different groups.Results Damages to different degrees were found by histological and electron microscopic examination of the visual cortex in each experimental group,and they were more obvious in the group sutured for 2 months.TUNEL staining showed that there were no significant differences between the apoptosis in the experimental and control groups.The expression of c-fos mRNA and protein in the experimental groups was decreased,and it was the lowest in the group sutured for 2 months.There was a small increase in the c-fos expression after the alternate suture,and no significant difference of c-fos expression was found in the control groups.Conclusions Different degrees of deprivation amblyopia lead to different histopathological changes.There is a plasticity in the neurons affected by amblyopia.Tree shrew can be used as an ideal animal model for the studies of form deprivation amblyopia.

BACKGROUND: Hepatic oval cells (HOCs) possess the potential of self-renewal, replication, and clone, proliferation and differentiation into mature hepatocytes under a certain condition. HOCs can be used as biomaterial for constructing biological artificial liver in vitro, employed for in vivo transplantation, as well as for tissue engineering as seed cells. HOCs can be widely used for improving clinical treatment of liver diseases. OBJECTIVE: To establish adult Wistar rat models of HOC proliferation, to perform/n vitro isolation and culture of HOCs, and to study the possibility of induction and differentiation of HOCs into hepatucytes. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: Institute of Gastroenterology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University. MATERIALS: Experiments were performed at the Laboratory of Institute of Gastroenterology of Nanfang Hospital from December 2003 to February 2006. Thirty-six healthy male Wistar rats aged 3-4 months (150-200 g) were provided by Experimental Animal Center of Southern Medical University. METHODS: Male Wistar rats were orally fed with ethionine received two-thirds partial hepatectomy (2/3 PH). HOCs were harvested and purified by two-steps perfusion and Percoll density gradient centrifugation, and then cultured in vitro and induced with hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), oncostatin M (OSM) and fibroblast growth factor-4 (FGF4). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Identification and differentiation of HOCs. RESULTS: The concentration of HOCs was about 1.34×108 L-1 in each rat model after in vitro isolation. These cells were round, oval or polygon, about 1/6 1/3 the size of normal hepatocytes. The nucleus-cytoplasm ratio was relatively large. After 2 weeks, clone-like proliferation of HOCs could be observed. Laser scanning confocal microscopy indicated positive expression of stem cells markers Thy-1 and C-kit in cytoplasm and membrane of HOCs. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated positive stem cells marker alpha fetoprotein (AFP) in cytoplasm of HOCs. HOCs can stably passage and its shape gradually changed after inducing with HGF, OSM and FGF4. HOC volume became larger and HOCs lost their ability of sticking to the wall of culture flask. Apparent positive stain of cytoplasm albumin (Alb) was detected 14 days after induction, and the positive ratio increased along with the extension of inducing duration. Results of cytochemistry indicated a brown or black deposit after glucose-6-phosphotase (G-6-P) staining and red particles after periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining. CONCLUSION: Adult Wistar rat models of HOC proliferation are replicated by ethionine feeding combined with 2/3 PH. HOCs can be obtained through collagenase perfusion and Percoll density gradient centrifugation. Rat HOCs can be passaged and cultured in vitro. Under a certain condition, HOCs can be induced and differentiated into hepatocytes.

Objective: To investigate the forecasting value of serum fibroblast growth factor 23(FGF23) for major adverse cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: One hundred and five patients with ACS who underwent PCI in the First People′s Hospital of Tianmen City from June 2017 to June 2019 were enrolled. According to the happening of a MACE event occurs, the patients were divided into the MACE group (32 cases) and the non-MACE group (32 cases). The differences of general data, ultrasound indicators and biochemical indicators of patients between the two groups were compared. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze independent risk factors for MACE after PCI in patients with ACS. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to predict the predictive value of postoperative MACE in patients with ACS. Results: There were no significant difference in the comparison of general data such as age and gender between the two groups (P>0.05). The Global Registered Risk of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) score in the MACE group was significantly higher than that in the non-MACE group [(119.18 ± 11.49) scores vs. (111.57 ± 9.31) scores, P<0.05]. Compared with the non-MACE group, the left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), C-reactive (CRP), and FGF23 in the MACE group were significantly increased, and the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly decreased [(52.04 ± 3.43) mm vs. (48.57 ± 3.69) mm, (509.48 ± 52.08) ng/L vs. (474.68 ± 89.27) ng/L, (9.61 ± 2.06) mg/L vs. (7.85 ± 0.83) mg/L, (504.73 ± 82.27) ng/L vs. (331.99 ± 81.68) ng/L, (34.77 ± 2.93)% vs. (37.80 ± 3.62)%] (P<0.05). Logistic multivariate regression analysis showed that LVEF, CRP, and FGF23 were independent risk factors for MACE after PCI in patients with ACS (P<0.05). ROC curve analysis showed that AUC of LVEF that predicted for MACE after PCI in patients with ACS was 0.747,and AUC of CRP and FGF23 were 0.772 and 0.944. The AUC of FGF23 was significantly higher than that of LVEF and CRP (Z = 3.867, 2.698, P<0.05). Conclusions Abnormal elevation of serum FGF23 is associated with cardiovascular adverse events after PCI in patients with ACS, which can be used as a serum indicator for early assessment of poor cardiovascular outcomes in patients.

Objective:To investigate the correlation between the plasma trimethylamine oxide (TMAO) level and the disease severity in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods:The clinical data of 200 patients with ACS (ACS group) and 90 chest discomfort patients without obvious coronary artery disease (control group) in Department of Cardiology Medicine, the First People′s Hospital of Tianmen City, Hubei Province, from June 2018 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The plasma TMAO level were detected by high performance liquid chromatography tandem spectroscopy with stable isotope dilution. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left ventricle diameter (LAD), left ventricular posterior wall end-systolic thickness (PWS) and left ventricular posterior wall end-diastolic thickness (LVPWT) were examined by color ultrasound. The diagnostic value of plasma TMAO for ACS was analyzed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Correlation was analyzed by Pearson correlation analysis.Results:The TMAO, LAD, PWS and LVPWT in ACS group were significantly higher than those in control group: (6.33 ± 1.31) μmol/L vs. (3.75 ± 1.11) μmol/L, (39.63 ± 8.89) mm vs. (31.90 ± 8.79) mm, (12.88 ± 1.76) mm vs. (7.00 ± 1.27) mm and (13.45 ± 2.51) mm vs. (8.97 ± 2.00) mm, the LVEF was significantly lower than that in control group: (44.63 ± 10.00)% vs. (59.71 ± 11.58)%, and there were statistical differences ( P<0.01). ROC curve analysis result showed that when the optimal cutoff value of plasma TMAO was 4.83 μmol/L, the area under curve (AUC) was 0.942, and its sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing ACS were 87.50% and 88.89%; when the optimal cutoff value of plasma TMAO was 4.66 μmol/L, the AUC was 0.908, and its sensitivity and specificity of early diagnosis of ACS were 88.00% and 83.33%. The correlation analysis result showed that the plasma TMAO had negative correlation with LVEF in patients with ACS ( r=-0.715, P<0.01), and positive correlation with LAD, PWS and LVPWT ( r=0.715, 0.746 and 0.729; P<0.01). Conclusions:The plasma TMAO level in patients with ACS is significantly increased, which is related to the level of heart function. Plasma TMAO can be used as an indicator of early diagnosis and severity assessment of ACS.

Objective:To investigate the pathological characteristics, treatment timing, and prognosis of de Winter syndrome.Methods:Six patients with de Winter syndrome who received treatment in the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The First People's Hospital of Tianmen from July 2017 to September 2020 were included in this study. The clinical risk factors, characteristics of coronary artery lesions, electrocardiogram evolution, echocardiography, high-sensitivity troponin, and brain natriuretic peptide were evaluated. All patients were followed up for 12 months after discharge.Results:Among the six patients included, four patients underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention. Coronary angiography results showed that anterior descending artery lesions occurred in all patients, consisting of occlusion of the anterior descending artery in three patients and severe stenosis of the anterior descending artery in one patient. After surgery, TIMI3 blood flow recovered in all patients. Electrocardiogram showed anterior wall ST segment elevation in five patients, and anterior wall and inferior wall ST segment elevation in one patient. One patient refused to undergo coronary angiography and was discharged after conservative management with drugs. de Winter syndrome was not identified in time in one patient. The patient died after being admitted to the hospital through routine procedures. Five recovered patients were followed up for 12 months, consisting of one patient who was re-admitted because of heart failure, and four patients in whom no adverse events occurred.Conclusion:Identification of electrocardiogram manifestations of de Winter syndrome and implementation of coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention as early as possible can substantially reduce mortality rate and improve long-term prognosis.