Objective: To investigate the expression of human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT)in benign and malignant gastric diseases and its clinical significance. Methods: The expression of hTERT in 126 gastric tissue specimens obtained by surgery and endoscopy were studied by SP immunohistochemical method. The specimens included 10 cases of nomal mucosa,26 of chronic gastritis, 22 of benign ulcer,5 of leiomyoma, 3 of hyperplastic polyps, 50 of gastric cancer, 2 of maligmant lymphoma and 8 of sarcoma. In precancerous lesions,there was 54 cases of atypical hyperplasia,including 18 low grade, 25 of intermediate and 11 high grade. The positive expression rates and relations of clinical characters were analyzed. Results: hTERT was not or seldom expressed in normal and benign gastric diseases, while it was highly expressed in malignant lesions.There was a significant difference between them(P

ObjectiveTo investigate the expression and clinical significance of CD40 in the spleen of cirrhotic portal hypertension. MethodsExpression of CD40 was determined with S-P immunohistochemistry in spleen specimens from 50 cases of cirrhotic portal hypertension and 15 healthy individuals. ResultsThe CD40 positive rates in normal spleen and cirrhotic spleen were 86.7% and 36.0%, respectively. There was a significant difference between the 2 groups (P＜0.05). There was a negative correlation between the expression of CD40 and Child grades of liver function and cirrhotic splenic types(P＜0. 05). Conclusion CD40 might reflect the changes of splenic immune function,which might be one of more exact clinical examination indexes of splenic immune function.

In order to improve the accuracy of blood pressure measurement in wearable devices, this paper presents a method for detecting blood pressure based on multiple parameters of pulse wave. Based on regression analysis between blood pressure and the characteristic parameters of pulse wave, such as the pulse wave transit time (PWTT), cardiac output, coefficient of pulse wave, the average slope of the ascending branch, heart rate, etc. we established a model to calculate blood pressure. For overcoming the application deficiencies caused by measuring ECG in wearable device, such as replacing electrodes and ECG lead sets which are not convenient, we calculated the PWTT with heart sound as reference (PWTT(PCG)). We experimentally verified the detection of blood pressure based on PWTT(PCG) and based on multiple parameters of pulse wave. The experiment results showed that it was feasible to calculate the PWTT from PWTT(PCG). The mean measurement error of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure calculated by the model based on multiple parameters of pulse wave is 1.62 mm Hg and 1.12 mm Hg, increased by 57% and 53% compared to those of the model based on simple parameter. This method has more measurement accuracy.
Blood Pressure ; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory ; Cardiac Output ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Rate ; Heart Sounds ; Humans ; Pulse Wave Analysis ; Regression Analysis

The reversible phosphorylation plays an important regulatory role in various pathological and physiological processes. Src Homology 2 domain containing protein tyrosine phosphatase (SHP2),a featured member of the protein tyrosine phosphatase family,is identified as the first PTP proto-oncogene. SHP2 is associated with breast cancer,leukemia,lung cancer,liver cancer,gastric cancer,laryngeal cancer,oral cancer and other types of cancer. Signalling pathways involving SHP2 have also been discovered. It has been recently reported that the high expression of SHP2 in lung cancer regulates cancer cell proliferation,metastasis and drug resistance. SHP2 may be a potential thera?peutic target because it is implicated in many diseases. This article focuses on the research progress in functions of SHP2 in lung cancer.

Objective To investigate clinical result of hepatectomy and porta-enterostomy in the treatment of Bismuth type Ⅳ hilar cholangiocarcinoma.Methods Nine patients with Bismuth type Ⅳ hilar cholangiocarcinoma underwent accurate hilar resection(portal parecnchyma resection including about Ⅰ cm of the hilar part of the segments 5 and 4b and caudate lobe beyond the tumor),and the biliary drainage was reconstructed by Roux-en-Y portal parecnchyma-jejunum lpop anastomosis.None of the biliary radicals had to be ligated and all of them were drained into thus constructed"biliary pool".Results Hilar resection was successfully performed in all cases,and there was no postoperative mortality.Aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase and serum bilirubin decreased evidently four weeks later.Three patients presented postoperative complications.One patient developed a transient anastomotic leakage,while one patient developed self-limiting hemobilia,wound infection occurred in one patient.All three patients were treated conservatively and recovered.The mean Karnofsky performance score was 86,with which they could carry on normal activity with minor symptoms of disease.Two patient died after 9 months and 17 months of extensive metastasis and intrahepatic metastasis respectively.The remaining seven patients are alive by a mean followup of 24.9 months after surgery without any signs of recurrence.Conclusions With accurate hilar resection and portal parecnchyma-to-enterostomy,the patients considerably benefit from the preservation of liver parenchyma and patent biliary drainage and radical resection.So the Hew technique prolongs the survival time and enhances the quality of life of the patients.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of the meso-cavo-atrial shunt (MCAS) in the treatment of combined Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). Methods The clinical data of 17 cases of combined BCS with all or bilateral hepatic vein occlusion and long range occlusion or obstruction of inferior vena cava (IVC) were admitted to the Qilu Hospital from February 2000 to May 2004. All patients were treated by MCAS with artificial blood vessels. The pre- and postoperative clinical symptoms, the IVC and portal venous (PV) pressures, the incidence of postoperative complications and the patency rate of the artificial vessels were analyzed. The survival of patients was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier analysis, and the data were analyzed using the chi-square test and t test. Results No patient died during the perioperative period, and the symptoms of 15 patients disappeared or were relieved after operation, with a significant difference compared with those before operation (χ2 =9.78, P <0. 05 ). Three patients had complications after the operation. The postoperative PV and IVC pressures were decreased by 1.2 cm H2O (1 cm H2O =0.098 kPa) and 18.5 cm H2O, respectively. There were significant differences in the decrease of IVC and PV pressures ( t = 2.38, 3.06, P < 0.05 ). The 1-, 3-, 5-year survival rates were 16/17, 15/17 and 14/17, respectively, and the 5-year patency rate of the artificial vessels was 14/17.Conclusions MCAS can simultaneously relieve IVC and PV hypertension for patients with combined BCS. The postoperative complication rate was decreased, the 5-year survival rate and the patency rate of the artificial vessels were improved after the treatment, so MCAS is an optional surgical method for treating combined BCS.

Objective To investigate the method for effective establishment of nude rat tumor xenograft model of human lung cancer cells A549 in order to provide the experimental basis for tumor-related interventional research in vivo. Methods A549 cell lines were subcutaneously transplanted in nude rats, then single-cell suspension or tumor tissue block were prepared when the tumor lesion was established. The single-cell suspension and tumor tissue block were transplanted into subcutaneous tissue behind ear in rats. The tumor formation rate, growth situation and cell cycle of primary xenograft tumor group, the secondary single-cell suspension group and the secondary tumor block group were evaluated. The results were analyzed. Results The tumor formation rate of the secondary tumor block group was significantly higher than that of the other two groups. The tumor cells quickly proliferated with less tumor variation. Tumor cell cycle analysis indicated that G2/M ratio of the secondary tumor block group was remarkably higher than that of the other two groups. Conclusion Transplantation with tumor tissue block can significantly increase the tumor formation rate of human lung cancer cells A549 in experimental rats. This technique is an effective method for the establishment of nude rat tumor xenograft model.

Objective To evaluate the value of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differential diagnosis of cystic pancreatic lesions.Methods Thirty-four cystic pancreatic lesions confirmed clinically or pathologically were collected,including 11 case of non-neoplastic pseudocyst,5 cases of simple cyst,6 cases of serous cystadenoma,10 cases of mucinous cystadenoma and 2 cases of mucinous cystadenocarcinoma.All the patients underwent routine serial MR and echo-planar DW imaging examination of the pancreas with b values of 0 and 600 s/mm2.The appearances of signal intensity of DWI with all cysts were recorded.ADC maps were reconstructed,and the ratio of the cysts and cyst-to-pancreas ADC (ADCR) were calculated.The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were constructed to evaluate the diagnostic value of ADC and ADCR.Results Among all the 16 non-neoplastic cysts,2 cysts were slightly hyperintense in DWI,and 14 cysts were isointense.Among all the 18 neoplastic cysts,17 cysts appeared slightly hyperintense or hyperintense in DWI,and 1 cyst was isointense.The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.001).The ADC values of non-neoplastic and neoplastic cysts were (3.30 ± 0.30) × 10-3,(2.74 ± 0.34) × 10-3 mm2/s ; and the ADCR values of non-neoplastic and neoplastic cysts were 1.85 ± 0.20,1.31 ± 0.21,the difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.001).The areas under the ROC curves of ADC and ADCR diagnosing neoplastic cysts were 0.94 ± 0.04,0.98 ± 0.02,respectively.An ADC of 3.105 × 10-3 mm2/s showed 81.3％ sensitivity and 94.4％ specificity for predicting neoplastic cysts.An ADCR of 1.525 showed 100％ sensitivity and 88.9％ specificity for predicting neoplastic cysts.Conclusions Diffusion-weighted imaging is of importance in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of pancreatic cysts,and can be applied as a complementary tool for routine MRI.

Objective To compare the inhibiting effect on human lung adenocarcinoma who were treated with gem?citabine combined with cisplatin chemotherapy through either arterial or intravenous route to explore the optimum adminis?tration route. Methods Human lung adenocarcinoma derived A549 cells were transplanted into 40 BALB/c-nu mice to es?tablish lung cancer model. The models were divided into 4 groups:animals in arterial or intravenous chemotherapy groups were treated with gemcitabine 150 mg/kg combined with cisplatin 10 mg/kg through either arterial route or intravenous route. Animals in negative control group were given normal saline through caudal vein while animals in sham operation group were treated with normal saline via arterial route. Then dynamical change of tumor volume and tumor inhibiting rate were assessed , and Bcl-2 and Caspase 3 expressions were investigated using western blot. Finally inhibiting effect were compared between these two different administration routes. Results Transplanted tumors in arterial and intravenous che?motherapy groups (especially in arterial group) were suppressed, in terms of mass of tumor(g:1.91±0.19, 2.61±0.21 vs 4.58± 0.46), compared to the control group (P<0.05). Furthermore, tumor inhibiting rates in arterial chemotherapy group and ve?nous chemotherapy group are 57.6%and 42.4%respectively (P<0.05). Expression of Bcl-2 was down regulated while ex?pression of Caspase-3 was up regulated upon both arterial and intravenous chemotherapy. And arterial route showed much more obvious tumor apoptosis effect than venous route. Conclusion Arterial route of gemcitabine combined with cisplatin for lung adenocarcinoma treatment is more effective to restrain the tumor growth in clinical application.

Background: Resistin level is high in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), and resistin is expected to be a new marker for evaluating the severity of acute pancreatitis. Objective: To explore the influence of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine therapy on serum resistin levels in SAP patients. Design, setting, participants and interventions: Twenty-eight SAP patients meeting inclusion criteria from Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University were included, and the patients were randomly divided into treatment group and placebo group. There were 13 patients in the treatment group and 15 patients in the placebo group. Patients in the treatment group were given traditional Chinese herbal medicine in addition to the conventional treatment. Patients in the placebo group were given placebo in addition to the conventional treatment. Main outcome measures: The serum resistin levels on admission, and days 1, 3, 5, and 7 after the admission were detected. Results: The serum resistin levels on admission in all the patients were higher than normal level, and there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). On days 1, 3, 5, and 7 after admission, the resistin levels in the treatment group were (3.29+/-1.66) mu g/L, (3.71+/-1.05) mu g/L, (3.08+/-1.47) mu g/L and (3.62+/-1.67) mu g/L, and in the control group (5.16+/-1.93) mu g/L, (5.07+/-1.53) mu g/L, (4.88+/-1.47) mu g/L and (5.12+/-1.48) mu g/L, respectively. The resistin levels were lower in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Serum resistin level in SAP patients can be decreased by integrated traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine therapy.