Objective: To investigate the effects of salidroside on the structure and function of erythrocyte membrane in rats with high altitude polycythemia (HAPC), and to provide the scientific basis for the mechanism of salidroside preventing and treating HAPC. Methods: A total of 40 Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups, control group, HAPC model group, salidroside high-dose (200 mg/kg), medium-dose (100 mg/kg), and low-dose (50 mg/kg) groups, four female and four male rats in each group. In addition to the control group, the remaining four groups established the HAPC model. The rats in the control group and model group were ig administered with saline, and rats in salidroside group were treated with different doses of salidroside at the same time. The dosage volume was 10 mL/kg, and once a day for 40 d. After the administration, blood was collected from femoral artery of the rats. Biochemical and enzyme-linked immunoassay were used to determine the lipid fluidity of erythrocyte membrane, total cholesterol content, total phospholipids content, the content of phospholipid components including phosphatidic acid (PA), phosphatidylcholine (PC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylserine (PS), the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase and Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase on erythrocyte membrane, and the concentrations of Na+ and Ca2+ in erythrocyte. Results: Salidroside can significantly improve the lipid fluidity, total phospholipids, PA, PC, PE, and PS content of erythrocyte membrane, and improve the activity of Na+, K+-ATPase and Ca2+, Mg2+-ATPase of erythrocyte membrane in HAPC rats. Total cholesterol content on erythrocyte membrane, and the concentrations of sodium and calcium in erythrocyte were significantly reduced. Conclusion: These findings suggested that salidroside can improve the function of erythrocyte membrane and cell metabolic activities by regulating the lipid composition of erythrocyte membrane, thereby alleviating the symptoms associated with high altitude polycythemia.

This study aims to investigate the function of two SNPs (rs8904C > T and rs696G >A) in 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of NFKBIA gene by constructing luciferase reporter gene. A patient's genomic DNA with rs8904 CC and rs696 GA genotype was used as the PCR template. Full-length 3'UTR of NFKBIA gene was amplified by different primers. After sequencing validation, these fragments were inserted to the luciferase reporter vector, pGL3-promoter to construct recombinant plasmids containing four kinds of haplotypes, pGL3-rs8904C/rs696G, pGL3-rs8904C/rs696A, pGL3-rs8904T/rs696G and pGL3-rs8904T/rs696A. Then these plasmids were transfected into LS174T cells and the luciferase activity was detected. Compared with pGL3-vector transfected cells (negative control), the luciferase activity of the four kinds of recombinant plasmids was significantly decreased (P < 0.001). For rs696G > A, the luciferase activity of the recombinant plasmids containing A allele (pGL3-rs8904C/rs696A and pGL3-rs8904T/rs696A) was about 45.1% (P < 0.05) and 56.1% (P < 0.001) lower than those containing G allele (pGL3-rs8904C/rs696G and pGL3-rs8904T/rs696G), respectively. For rs8904C > T, there were no significant differences in the luciferase activity between the recombinant plasmids containing T allele and those with C allele. Together, the luciferase reporter gene vectors containing SNPs in NFKBIA gene 3'UTR were constructed successfully and rs696G > A could decrease the luciferase activity while rs8904C >T didn't have much effect on the luciferase activity.
3' Untranslated Regions ; Genes, Reporter ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; I-kappa B Proteins ; genetics ; Luciferases ; NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha ; Plasmids ; Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide ; Promoter Regions, Genetic ; Transfection

Objective To analyze the clinical and genetic characteristics of 10 Chinese patients with 17? hydroxylase/17,20 lyase deficiency (17OHD). Methods Clinical features and laboratory data were collected from 7 kindreds with 17OHD. PCR products and subclone sequencing were performed to screen the mutation of CYP17A1 gene. Results All patients had typical clinical presentation of sexual infantilism, hypertension and hypokalemia. The laboratory examinations indicated decreased plasma cortisol, 17-hydroxy progesterone, estradiol and testosterone, and elevated blood adrenocorticotrophic hormone(ACTH), follcie-stimulating hormone(FSH) and luteinizing hormone(LH). CT scan showed bilateral adrenal hyperplasia. 5 CYP17A1 mutations were identified, 4 of which are novel types D487_F489del, the most frequent mutation, was identified in 4 families and 45% alleles. Conclusion Our study indicates that 17OHD should be considered in the diagnosis of patients with sexual infantilism. D487_F489del is the most frequent mutation in Chinese 17OHD patients.

OBJECTIVETo assess the effect of intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) on hemodynamics of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) in porcine model.

METHODSFollowing baseline registrations, SAP was induced in 12 animals. The N(2) pneumoperitoneum was used to increase the intra-abdominal pressure to 30 mmHg (1 mmHg = 0.133 kPa) in 6 of 12 SAP animals thereafter and keep constant during the experiment. The investigation period was 12 h. Heart rate, cardiac output (CO), central venous pressure (CVP), mean arterial pressure and pulmonary arterial wedge pressure (PAWP) were continuously measured with the aid of balloon tipped flow-directed catheter and electrocardiography monitor. Oxygen partial pressure of artery (PaO(2)), carbon dioxide partial pressure of artery (PaCO(2)), ScvO(2), base excess (BE), and blood lactic acid (LAC) were measured by acid-base analysis.

RESULTSIn the IAH group, CO decreased significantly at 12 h, CVP and PAWP increased significantly at 3 h, 6 h and 12 h compared with SAP group (all P < 0.05). Peak inspiration pressure increased immediately after pneumoperitoneum in the IAH group, to (50.2 ± 3.1) cmH(2)O (1 cmH(2)O = 0.098 kPa) and (49.8 ± 0.9) cmH(2)O at 6 h and 12 h respectively. The pH, PaO(2), ScvO(2) and BE showed a tendency to fall in the IAH group. PaCO(2) and LAC were increased significantly in the IAH group (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONSThere were remarkable and relatively irreversible effects on global hemodynamics in response to sustained IAH of 12 h with the underlying condition of SAP. Abdominal decompression is beneficial for patients of SAP with IAH.

Animals ; Disease Models, Animal ; Female ; Hemodynamics ; physiology ; Intra-Abdominal Hypertension ; Male ; Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing ; physiopathology ; Swine

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the role of anatomic hepatectomy of hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombi by application of persistent methylene blue dyeing method.

METHODSFrom January 2009 to February 2011, 11 hepatocellular carcinoma patients with bile duct tumor thrombi underwent anatomic hepatectomy with removal of the biliary tumor thrombus. There were 10 male and 1 female patients. The average age was 49 years (ranging from 31 to 67 years). The initial symptom of 9 out of the 11 patients was jaundice. After anatomy and ligation of Glissonean pedicle of pre-resection segment, methylene blue was injected into its far-end portal vein in order to dye the segment.

RESULTSPersistent methylene blue dyeing method was successful in all patients. Primary foci were found in all patients. Hepatectomy were performed, including 4 patients of segmentectomy, 3 patients of subsegmentectomy, 2 patients of hemihepatectomy, and 2 patients of hepatic sectionectomy. The mean operation time and blood loss was 137 minutes and 246 ml respectively. Severe complications such as liver function failure and sub-diaphragm abscess was avoided in all patients. No perioperative death. Post-operation radiotherapy was performed on 2 patients . Over a mean follow-up time of 14.6 months, liver cancer recurrence occurred in 2 patients, abdomen seeding metastasis in 1 patient, bile duct tumor thrombi recurrence in 1 case, and 2 patients died.

CONCLUSIONSAnatomic hepatectomy of hepatocellular carcinoma with bile duct tumor thrombi by application of persistent methylene blue dyeing method can make resection more precise and improve curative effect.

Adult ; Aged ; Bile Duct Neoplasms ; secondary ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; surgery ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; methods ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms ; surgery ; Male ; Methylene Blue ; Middle Aged ; Staining and Labeling

Objective: To compare and correlate the findings of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and arterial spin labeling (ASL) imaging in characterizing parotid gland tumors. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 56 patients with parotid gland tumors evaluated by MR imaging. The true diffusion coefficient (D), pseudo-diffusion coefficient (D*), and fraction of perfusion (f) values of IVIM imaging and tumor-to-parotid gland signal intensity ratio (SIR) on ASL imaging were calculated. Spearman rank correlation coefficient, chi-squared, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal-Wallis tests with the post-hoc Dunn-Bonferroni method and receiver operating characteristic curve assessments were used for statistical analysis. Results: Malignant parotid gland tumors showed significantly lower D than benign tumors (p = 0.019). Within subgroup analyses, pleomorphic adenomas (PAs) showed significantly higher D than malignant tumors (MTs) and Warthin’s tumors (WTs) (p < 0.001). The D* of WTs was significantly higher than that of PAs (p = 0.031). The f and SIR on ASL imaging of WTs were significantly higher than those of MTs and PAs (p < 0.05). Significantly positive correlation was found between SIR on ASL imaging and f (r = 0.446, p = 0.001). In comparison with f, SIR on ASL imaging showed a higher area under curve (0.853 vs. 0.891) in discriminating MTs from WTs, although the difference was not significant (p = 0.720). Conclusion IVIM and ASL imaging could help differentiate parotid gland tumors. SIR on ASL imaging showed a significantly positive correlation with f. ASL imaging might hold potential to improve the ability to discriminate MTs from WTs.

Objective To investigate the influence of the physiological conditions and kidney function of the donors on their recipients ’ myco-phenolic acid ( MPA) and mycophenolic acid glucuronide ( MPAG) levels in the early period after renal transplantation.Methods Forty-two pa-tients receiving mycophenolate mofetil ( MMF) and 23 patients receiving enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium ( EC-MPS) , as well as their do-nors were included in this study.For patients who recieving MMF , MPA and MPAG concentrations were detected by HPLC , then AUCMPA and AUCMPAG were calculated by the limited sampling strategy (LSS) model es-tablished by our lab previously.For the patients receiving EC -MPS, AUCMPA and AUCMPAG were calculated by linear trapezoidal rule.Results Spearman test showed significant correlation between recipients ’ AUCMPAG and the age of donors in MMF group , EC-MPS group and the total cohort (P<0.05).Moreover, AUCMPAG in the recipients of elder group (>55 years old) was significantly higher than that in the younger group (≤55 years old) in both MMF group and the total cohort (P<0.05).In addition, AUCMPAG was siginificantly associated with the urea levels of donors before renal transplanta-tion in MMF group and the total cohort ( P<0.05 ).Patients were divided into tacrolimus ( FK506 ) or cyclosporin A ( CsA) group according to their comedication.AUCMPAG was significantly higher in CsA group than that in FK 506 group ( P<0.01 ).AUCMPAG in the recipients of elder group was significantly higher than that in the younger group ( P<0.05), and AUCMPAG was siginificantly associated with the urea levels of donors in FK 506 group (P<0.05).In CsA group, significant correlation between AUC MPAG and the age of donors was showed (P<0.05).Conclusion Our data suggested that the age and the urea level of donors might play roles in the recipients ’ MPAG exposure in the early period after renal transplantation .

BACKGROUNDHepatectomy is a standard hepatic surgical technique. The safety of hepatectomy has been improved in line with improvements in surgical techniques. This study analyzed the operative and perioperative factors associated with hepatectomy.

METHODSA total of 2008 patients who underwent consecutive hepatectomies between January 1986 and December 2005 were investigated retrospectively. Diagnoses were made based on pathological findings.

RESULTSMalignant and benign liver diseases accounted for 58.5% and 41.2%, respectively, of the conditions requiring resections. Primary liver cancers accounted for 76.1% of the malignant tumors, while hilar cholangiocarcinomas accounted for 6.7%. Hemangiomas (41.7%) and hepatolithiasis (29.6%) were the most common of the benign conditions. Microwave in-line coagulation was used in 236 of our liver resection cases. The overall postoperative complication rate was 14.44%, of which 12.54% of resections were performed for primary liver cancer, 16.40% for secondary liver cancer, and 16.32% for hepatolithiasis. The overall hospital mortality was 0.55%, and that for malignant liver disease was 0.51%. A high mortality (2.53%) was associated with extensive liver resections for hilar cholangiocarcinomas (two deaths in 79 cases). Microwave in-line pre-coagulation resection, Child-Pugh grading, operating time, postoperative length of stay, and preoperative serum albumin level were independent predictors of morbidity. Blood loss, Child-Pugh grading, operating time and preoperative serum albumin level were independent predictors of mortality.

CONCLUSIONSHepatectomy can be performed safely with low morbidity and mortality, provided that it is carried out with optimal perioperative management and innovative surgical techniques.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; adverse effects ; mortality ; Humans ; Liver ; physiopathology ; Liver Neoplasms ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Morbidity ; Postoperative Complications ; etiology

OBJECTIVETo analyze operative and perioperative factors associated with hepatectomy.

METHODS2008 consecutive patients undergoing hepatectomy from January 1986 to December 2005 at Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital were investigated retrospectively according to their medical documentation. Diagnoses were made on basis of pathological results.

RESULTSMalignant and benign liver diseases accounted for 58.5% and 41.2%, respectively. In the former, primary liver cancer accounted for 76.1% and hilar cholangiocarcinoma for 6.7%. Hemangioma (41.7%) and hepatolithiasis (29.6%) were listed in the first two in the latter group with relatively more patient ratios. Isolated caudate lobe resection was performed in 25 patients and micro-wave inline coagulation was induced in 236 cases of liver resection. In all cases, those with blood loss less than 200 ml accounted for 50.5% (1015/2008), whereas those with more than 400 ml accounted for 28.4% (570/2008). In patients performed micro-wave inline coagulation liver resection, those with blood loss less than 200 ml and more than 400 ml accounted for 60.6% (143/236) and 19.9% (47/236), respectively, which differed significantly from the average level (P < 0.05). The postoperative complication incidence was 14.44% for all cases, 12.54% for primary liver cancer, 16.40% for secondary liver cancer, and 16.32% for hepatolithiasis. Complication incidence of primary liver cancer with tumor size smaller than 5 cm was 11.65% and that with tumor larger than 10 cm was 14.69%. There was no significant difference between the two groups. All-case hospital mortality was 0.55% and that for liver malignant disease was 0.60%, hilar cholangiocarcinoma 2.53%.

CONCLUSIONHepatectomy can be performed safely with low mortality and low complication incidence, provided that it is carried out with optimized perioperative management and innovative surgical technique.

Blood Loss, Surgical ; statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Hepatectomy ; methods ; mortality ; statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Perioperative Care ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; Retrospective Studies

OBJECTIVETo report clinical experience of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, duodenostomy, jejunostomy in 120 patients, focusing on its technique and indications.

METHODSOne hundred and twenty patients received percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, duodenostomy, jejunostomy from May 2001 to April 2004, including 75 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), 42 percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (PEJ), 2 percutaneous endoscopic duodenostomy (PED), 1 direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy (DPEJ). All tubes established by traditional pull technique.

RESULTSThe average duration of PEG was (9 +/- 4) min, PEJ (17 +/- 6) min, DPEJ 20 min, and PED was 10 and 12 min for 2 patients, respectively. Success rate of the technique was 98.4% (120/122). Major complication rate was 0.8% (1/120), and minor complication rate was 7.5% (9/120). Clinical indications: PEG, PED and PEJ were applied for long-term enteral nutritional support in 88 patients, gastrointestinal decompression in 25 patients, and transfusing external drainage bile to gastrointestinal tract in 5 patients. Two radiation enteritis patients used PEG for gastrointestinal decompression preoperatively and long-term enteral nutritional support postoperatively.

CONCLUSIONPEG, PED PEJ and DPEJ are easily handled, effective and safe, and may be widely used in clinical practice.

Adult ; Aged ; Duodenostomy ; methods ; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal ; Enteral Nutrition ; Female ; Gastrostomy ; methods ; Humans ; Jejunostomy ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged