Objective To observe the clinical efficacy and adverse reactions between pemetrexed plus cisplatin and paclitaxel plus cisplatin in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods Forty-two cases with non-small cell lung cancer in our hospital from June 2013 to June 2015 were selected.Patients were randomly divided into observation group and control group with 21 cases in each group.The observation group was treated with pemetrexed plus cisplatin and the control group was treated with paclitaxel plus cisplatin.The clinical efficacy and adverse reactions were observed after two courses (21 days of a course) and the statistical analysis was performed.Results In the observation group and control group,response rate and clinical benefit rate were33.33％ (7/21),28.57％ (6/21) and76.19％ (16/21),71.43％ (15/21) respectively.No statistical significance were seen between the two groups (P＞0.05).The rate of hair loss (23.81％) (5/21) and the total number of adverse reactions (18.37％) (27/147) in the observation group were significantly lower than the rate of hair loss (47.62％) (10/21) and the total number of adverse reactions (25.17％) (37/147) in the control group (P＜0.05) No statistical significance was found in the incidence rate of leukopenia,neutropenia,erythropenia,thrombocytopenia,nausea and vomiting and phlebitis between the two groups (P ＞0.05) Conclusion Pemetrexed plus cisplatin is as effective as paclitaxel plus cisplatin in the treatment of advanced NSCLC with less adverse reactions and is much safer than paclitaxel plus cisplatin.Pemetrexed plus cisplatin is more valuable in the clinical treatment of advanced NSCLC.

ObjectiveTo find out the condition of endemic fluorosis in Liangshan and Boxing counties of Shandong province,and to provide the basis for future prevention and treatment of the disease.MethodsIn 2007 -2009,100 water facilities per year were selected in each county and the water fluoride was tested in Liangshan and Boxing counties of Shandong province.Ten households were selected and their water fluoride content was measured.Dental fluorosis prevalence and dental fluorosis index of school children aged 8 - 12 were checked in all monitored places(3 villages in each county).Meanwhile,urinary fluoride was detected in children carried dental fluorosis test.ResultsIn 2007 - 2009,the median of urinary fluoride in Liangshan county was 2.35,3.73 and 1.29 mg/L,respectively; dental fluorosis detection rate was 72.73％ (88/121),78.08％ (57/73),and 70.64％ (77/109),and the dental fluorosis index was 1.43,1.76 and 1.34.While in Boxing county,the median of urinary fluoride was 4.50,6.71 and 5.64 mg/L; dental fluorosis detection rate was 95.93％ (118/123),99.06％ (105/106),94.41％(152/161) and dental fluorosis index was 2.23,2.54 and 2.09,respectively.ConclusionsThe effect of prevention and control of endemic fluorosis in Liangshan county was better than that of Boxing county of Shandong province.Altering water source is an important measure to control endemic fluorosis.More defluoridation project should be carried out in endemic fluorosis areas.

Objective To investigate the current status of endemic fluorosis in Shandong province, and to provide the scientific evidence for making strategies for prevention and control of the disease. Methods According to "The National Technical Scheme for Endemic Disease Control in 2008", thirty-four counties were divided into mild, moderate and severe endemic fluorosis areas and a village was randomly selected from each category of the area to carry out the monitoring of endemic fluorosis. The content of fluoride in drinking water and urine was determined by F-ion selective electrode, dental fluorosis of children aged 8 to 12 was diagnosed by Dean method and skeletal fluorosis diagnosed by clinic and X-rays. Results The monitoring was done in 70 water-improving villages in 34 counties, among which 54 villages had water fluoride content ≤ 1.00 mg/L and accounted for 77.14%(54/70), 16 villages had water fluoride content ＞ 1.00 mg/L and accounted for 22.86%(16/70), the highest water fluoride content was 4.46 mg/L. The monitoring was also carried out in 32 non-water-improving villages in 34 counties, among which 9 villages had water fluoride content ≤ 1.00 mg/L and accounted for 28.12%(9/32), 23 villages had water fluoride content ＞ 1.00 mg/L and accounted for 71.88% (23/32), the highest water fluoride content was 4.09 mg/L. The total rate of dental fluorosis of children aged 8 to 12 was 45.81%(1988/4340), the index of dental fluorosis was 0.97 and the rate of dental damage was 6.91%(300/4340). The urinary fluoride values above 1.40 mg/L were found in 55.33%(1417/2657) of children aged 8 to 12, with the highest urinary fluoride concentrations was 18.53 mg/L. The rate of skeletal fluorosis by clinic and X-rays in adults older than 16 years were 4.25% (2462/57 968) and 28.40%(23/81 ), respectively. The urinary fluoride values above 1.60 mg/L were found in 55.86% (1130/2023) of adults older than 16 years, with the highest urinary fluoride concentrations was 25.44 mg/L. Conclusions Endemic fluorosis in Shandong province has not yet been effectively controlled,control situation is still grim. Prevention efforts need to be further strengthened.

Objective To investigate the present situation of water-improving defluoridation project and the distribution of water fluoride in fluorosis areas in Shandong province. Methods In 2005 - 2007, according to "The National and Shandong province Technical Scheme for Endemic Disease Control", the water-improving form,water type and the running status of defluoridation project in 17 cities of Shandong province were investigated, and the water-fluoride of the running projects were determined by F- ion selective electrode. Results A total of 5816projects were built that involved 8776 villages, 110 counties, 17 cities distributed in Shandong province. In which,the drilling of water-improving projects accounting for 94.55% (5499/5816), under-ground water type 97.73%(5684/5816);operating normally accounting for 75.91% (4415/5816), 7246 villages were supplied with the water, beneficiary population 6 946 459 people, non-normal projects accounting for 24.09%(1401/5816), including 1530 diseased villages. There were still 4415 projects running well. The projects with water fluoride lower than 1.0mg/L were 2893, accounting for 65.53% (2893/4415). The water fluoride higher than 1.0 mg/L accounted for 34.47%(1522/4415), ＞ 2.0 mg/L of 548, ＞ 4.0 mg/L of 97, and the maximum value of water fluoride was 9.71mg/L. Conclusions Nearly 1/4 of the water-improving projects in Shandong province are abnormal. The water fluoride of the project of more than 1/3 are exceeding the standard( ＞ 1.0 mg/L) in 4415 projects, and water-fluoride of 97 projects are higher than 4.0 mg/L. More measures should be taken to strengthen the supervision of the projects and monitoring of water fluoride.

Objective To understand the current status of the prevention and control of endemic fluorosis in the southwestern area of Shandong province. Methods In 2007, the progress of water-improving defluoridation, the operating state and water fluoride content of the water-improving project, which was determined by fluorosis selective ion electrode, and the inhabitant related indexes of endemic fluorosis were extensively surveyed in the three main fluorosis counties-Jiaxiang, Yuncbeng and Liangshan of the southwestern area of Shandong province. Results Among 1371 fluorosis villages in the 3 counties, 53.61%(735/1371) of which had undergone water-improving defluoridation, the rate in Jiaxiang, Yuncheng and Liangshan being 38.0% (220/579),65.51% (378/577) and 63.72% ( 137/215 ) respectively; the normally functioning rate of this project was 76.73% (564/735), projects out of order accounted for 23.27% (171/735). Among 263 well-functioning projects from the three counties, the rate with water fluoride higher than 1.0 mg/L was 35.36%(93/263), the maximum value being 4.17 mg/L. The urine fluoride content of 440 children aged 8 - 12 years and 484 adults over 30 years old were examined in 13 fluorosis villages of the three counties, the geometric mean was 2.98,3.06 mg/L respectively; the individual maximum was 12.83,14.49 mg/L respectively; the detectable rate of dental fluorosis among children aged 8 - 12 was 84.28% (649/770) ,17.66%(136/770) had defect and the index of dental fluorosis was 1.89; the rates of the clinical and X-ray skeletal fluorosis of the adults aged more than 30 were 44.40%(234/527) and 24.67%(130/527) respectively, and the abnormal electrocardiography rate was 32.43% (168/518) in the adult, mostly T-wave abnormality. Conclusions The progress of the water-improving defluoridation in the southwestern area of Shandong province was relatively slow, the water fluoride content of the water-improving projects seriously exceeded standard, and the condition of the fluorosis had not been effectively controlled.

Objective To understand the fulfillment of control measures of endemic fluorosis and find out the prevalent trend of this disease in Shandong Province from 1992 to 2006 in order to provide a scientific basis for the set up of control strategies. Methods According to "the National Survey Scheme of Endemic fluorosis", Huantai County in 1992-1996 and Liaagshan County in 1997-2006 were selected, where water-improving defluoridation and the contents of water fluoride were searched in two counties; dental fluorosis and urine fluoride in children aged 8-12 years old, clinical and X-ray skeletal fluorosis in adult over 16 years old were searched respectively in Lijia Village of Huantai County and Dongxu Village of Liangshan County. Results One hundred percent(304/304) high-fluoride villages of Huantai County in 1992 and 63.72% (137/215) villages of Liangshan County in 2006 had finished the project of water-improving defluoridation; the rate of high-fluorine water(>1.0 mg/L) in normal operation projects was 5.00%(5/100)-17.14%(18/105) in Huantai County from 1992 to 1996, and 18.97%(11/58)-45.61%(26/57) in Liangshan County from 1997 to 2006. The water fluoride of Lijia Village was<1.0 mg/L from 1992 to 1996, the water fluoride of Dongxu Village was<0.5 mg/L from 1997 to 2006. The detection rate of dental fluorosis of children aged 8-12 years at Lijia Village dropped from 30.86%(25/81) in 1992 to 10.13%(8/79) in 1996(χ2=12.41, P<0.05), and the Dongxu Village dropped from 68.95%(151/219) in 1997 to 0(0/38) in 2006(χ2=222.04, P<0.01). In the Lijia and Dongxu Villages, urine fluoride in children aged 8-12 years old was lower than 1.40 mg/L. In the adults over 16 years of the two villages, the positive rate of X-ray skeletal fluorosis of Lijia Village dropped from 30.0%(15/50) in 1992 to 13.95%(6/43) in 1996(χ2=3.41, P>0.05), and all the cases were in degree I, the rate of Dongxu Village dropped from 64.58%(31/48) in 1997 to 16.67% (4/24) in 2006(χ2=14.71, P<0.01), and no eases of degrees Ⅲ was detected. Conclusions The progress of water defluoridation was uneven in 2 counties, slow in Liangshan County; and the water fluoride in part of the project exceeded standard; the water fluorid of 2 surveyed villages was normal and the endemic fluorosis was under control. More financial input is requested to accelerate the process of water defluoridation and to reinforce the management of the projects and illness monitoring, thus to reduce the harm of fluorosis to the limit.

OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study was to investigate whether miR-449a, miR-449b and miR-192 family microRNAs play the same roles in p53 pathway as miR-34 family in ovarian cancer.

METHODSWild-type p53 ovarian carcinoma cell line A2780 cells were treated with genotoxic agent adriamycin. The reactivation of p53 was detected by Western blot. The expression of miR-449a/b, miR-34a, miR-34b, miR-34c, miR-192 and miR-194 were detected by real-time quantitative PCR. Mutant p53 ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3.ipl cells were transfected with pre-microRNAs and the cell-cycle changes were detected. The expression level of miR-449a/b, miR-34a, miR-34b, miR-34c, miR-192 and miR-194 in serous ovarian carcinomas of varying grade and stage were compared with real-time PCR.

RESULTSThe expressions of miR-449a/b, miR-34b and miR-34c were 19-fold to 21-fold elevated after p53 activation by genotoxic agent. Ectopic expression of miR-449b, as well as miR-34c, resulted in cell-cycle arrest in SKOV3.ipl cells. The expression of miR-449a/b was parallel with that of miR-34b, miR-34c, and were significantly lower in late stage and high-grade serous carcinomas than in the normal fallopian tube, early stage and low-grade serous carcinomas. The expression of miR-192, miR-194 and miR-34a did not show evident features in serous ovarian carcinomas and were much lower than miR-449a/b, miR-34b and miR-34c in normal fallopian tube.

CONCLUSIONSAs tumor-suppressor microRNAs, miR-449a/b, miR-34b and miR-34c cooperate and play important roles in p53 pathway. Their inactivation may contribute to the carcinogenesis and progression of serous ovarian carcinomas.

Adult ; Aged ; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic ; pharmacology ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Doxorubicin ; pharmacology ; Female ; Humans ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; metabolism ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Grading ; Neoplasm Staging ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; genetics ; metabolism ; pathology ; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Signal Transduction ; Transfection ; Tumor Suppressor Protein p53 ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo investigate the osteogenesis mechanism by analysis of the expression of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-1) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in the reconstruction of cleft palate (CP) with distraction osteogenesis (DO) in rhesus.

METHODSThe CP animal models were established surgically. 21 rhesus in experimental group underwent DO to close the soft and bony defect, followed by consolidations. Every 3 animals were killed and the specimen were taken out after consolidation of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24 weeks. The mRNA of IGF-1 and ALP were detected with Real-time RT-PCR technique. The expression of IGF-1 and ALP was quantitatively analyzed by ELISA. The results were compared with those in control and sham groups (each of 2 animals), respectively.

RESULTSSince consolidation, the mRNA of IGF-1 and ALP increased significantly at one week and reached the peak at two weeks, but decrease to control level after 12 weeks of consolidation. The expression of IGF-1 also increased to peak level after two weeks of consolidation. The expression of ALT increased significantly since consolidation and reach the peak value after six weeks. They all decreased to nearly control level after 8-12 weeks.

CONCLUSIONSThe palate cleft can be successfully closed with new formed bone after DO. The mechanism of bone consolidation is intramembranous bone formation.

Alkaline Phosphatase ; metabolism ; Animals ; Bone Regeneration ; Cleft Palate ; metabolism ; surgery ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor I ; metabolism ; Macaca ; Osteogenesis, Distraction ; Postoperative Period

OBJECTIVETo investigate clinicopathologic features, immunophenotypes and differential diagnoses of follicular dendritic cell sarcoma/tumor (FDCS).

METHODSEight cases of FDCS were studied using histological and immunohistochemical examinations and EBER in situ hybridization, with a review of the related literatures.

RESULTSThere were 5 male and 3 female patients with a median age of 50 years. The sites of involvement included lymph node (4 cases), tonsil, nasopharynx, liver, and spleen (1 case each, respectively). The predominant microscopic features histologically included storiform, fascicular, diffuse, whorled and nodular in patterns. The neoplastic cells, dispersed by the infiltrated small lymphocytes, were characterized by abundant eosinophilic or fine granular cytoplasm with indistinct cell borders, and syncytial in appearance. The nuclei of the tumors were ovoid, round to spindled in shape with vesicular or stippled chromatin and small distinct nucleoli. Mitotic figures varied among cases. Pseudovascular spaces and perivascular cuffing were observed in some cases. One case of FDCS involving lesion in liver showed a background of abundant lymphocytes mixing with dispersed spindle or ovoid neoplastic cells having delicate chromatin, mild nuclear atypia, irregular/vesicular nuclei and distinct nucleoli. The neoplastic cells were positive for CD21, CD35, clusterin, and weakly positive for CD68, EMA, S-100 and EGFR. Ki-67 stain showed a variable expression among cases. EBER was positive in 2 cases.

CONCLUSIONSFDCS is a rare malignant tumor with a tendency to relapse and metastasis. Combined morphological and immunophenotypical analysis is necessary to reach a correct diagnosis.

Adult ; Aged ; Antigens, CD ; analysis ; immunology ; Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic ; analysis ; immunology ; Dendritic Cell Sarcoma, Follicular ; metabolism ; pathology ; Dendritic Cells ; pathology ; Female ; Giant Cells ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Receptors, Complement 3d ; analysis ; immunology ; Treatment Outcome

AIMTo assess the parameters of cardiac structure and function of male Balb/c mice by the echocardiography.

METHODSA total of 27 male Balb/c mice (from five to seven week old) were examined with a 13-MHz transthoracic linear-array transducer, hearts were removed from mice anesthetized with Nembutal, and the left ventricular (LV) mass were weighed.

RESULTSComplete 2-dimensional echocardiography for cardiac structure and function were obtained. Hemodynamic parameters were recorded. A correlation existed between LV weight (x) and echocardiographic LV mass (y) with the 2D) guided M-mode method: y = 1.15x + 3.26, (r = 0.80).

CONCLUSIONEchocardiography appears to be a promising approach for noninvasively assessing LV mass and function in mice.

Animals ; Echocardiography ; Heart ; physiology ; Heart Ventricles ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Ventricular Function, Left