In liver transplantation,hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (HSOS) is rare,which results in misdiagnosis and mistreatment.The prognosis of HSOS after liver transplantation is related to the implementation of early specific treatment.No systematic review has been reported on HSOS after liver transplantation.To raise awareness of HSOS after liver transplantation,this review summarizes the aetiology,pathology,clinical manifestations,laboratory findings,imaging features,diagnosis,differential diagnosis,treatment and prognosis of the condition.

Primovist is a newly developed hepatocytespecific agent that is transported into the hepatocyte through organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) and excre ted into bile through canalicular multiorganic anion trans porters.Primovist uptake is usually reduced in HCC cells that present hypointensity on the hepatobiliary phase,there fore this agent may help differentiate HCC from other neoplasms and improve histological grading.This article will further explore the use of Primovist in liver cirrhosis and small hepatocellular carcinoma.

An investigation of the dietary conditions and the growth of children was made from February to May 1982 in 14 nurseries and kindergartens in G districts of Tianjin.The results showed: the calorie intake was lower than 80% of the daily allowance of normal children in 11 of 14 nurseries and kindergartens while the protein intake was lower than 70% of the daily allowance in 12. The levels of other nutrients were also lower. The heights and body weights of children in these institutions belonged to B class of 6 grades by Zhou Qi-yuan.The causes of calorie and protein insufficiency and some suggestions were discussed.

Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases ; antagonists & inhibitors ; Carcinoma ; pathology ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; Cell Line ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Enzyme Inhibitors ; pharmacology ; Female ; Flavonoids ; pharmacology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; drug effects ; Humans ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; pathology ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos ; genetics ; metabolism

Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (P. ginseng) has been used as traditional medicine in Asian countries for more than 2,000 years. P. ginseng contains many active components such as ginsenosides, peptides, essential oil and polysaccharides, among which, P. ginseng polysaccharides were reported to have immunomodulating, anti-cancer, anti-adhesive and antioxidant activities. For better understanding of the structures and biological activities of all the ginseng polysaccharides, here the recent research achievements were reviewed. This review would be helpful for the relevant researchers to get useful information.
Antineoplastic Agents ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Antioxidants ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Immunologic Factors ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Medicine, Traditional ; Panax ; chemistry ; Plant Roots ; chemistry ; Plants, Medicinal ; Polysaccharides ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology

Adolescent ; Adult ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Genotype ; Homozygote ; Humans ; Hypoprothrombinemias ; etiology ; genetics ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Pedigree ; Phenotype ; Young Adult

Objective To investigate the current situation of puncture-related pain in patients with the arteriovenous fistula undergoing maintenance hemodialysis and its correlated factors. Methods A total of 180 hemodialysis patients with the arteriovenous fistula undergoing maintenance hemodialysis were investigated with demographic data questionnaire, visual analogue scale and pain self-efficacy questionnaire. Results The effective questionnaires rate was 93.89%(169/180). The median score of puncture-related pain was 5 scores, the score of pain self-efficacy was (31.42±14.59) scores;multivariate analysis demonstrated that the puncture-related pain was positively correlated with the patient gender, using time of arteriovenous fistula and pain self-efficacy ( β=0.152,-0.017,-0.409, P<0.05), OR (95%CI)were 2.069 (1.206-3.148), 0.803(0.710-0.984), 1.004(0.886-1.431). There was negative correlation between the puncture-related pain score and pain self-efficacy in these patients, r=-0.647, P<0.01. Conclusions Puncture-related pain is common sense in patients with the arteriovenous fistula undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, some factors including the patient gender, using time of arteriovenous fistula and pain self-efficacy influence this feeling.

[Summary] We investigated a 12-year-old girl with elevated serum FT3 , FT4 , and TSH levels. The sequence of thyroid hormone receptorβ( TRβ) exons revealed a CCT→ACT transition mutation at nucleotide 453 site within exon10,whichresultedinthesubstitutionofcytosinetoadenosinein(P453T). Pituitarymagneticresonanceimage showed a pituitary micoradenoma. The patient underwent transsphenoidal pituitary adenomectomy. Pathological results exhibited positive TSH-β, GH, prolactin, ACTH, and α-HCG staining for the tumor. This is the first case report with thyroid hormone resistance syndrome and thyrotropin-secreting adenoma.

Objective To explore clinical and pathological characteristics of neurological lesions in primary Sj(o)gren's syndrome (pSS).Methods Ten patients diagnosed as pSS with nervous system involvement were analyzed retrospectively with autoimmune antibody test,cerebrespinal fluid examination and Schivmer's test,six pSS patients with peripheral nervous system lesions (PNS-pSS) were examined with electromyography and nerve conduction velocity and four pSS patients with central nervous system lesions (CNS-pSS) were examined with cranial MRI to analyze their clinical and pathological characteristics.Salivary gland biopsy was performed for all the ten patients,sural nerve biopsy for those with PNS-pSS and brain biopsy or spinal autopsy for those with CNS-pSS.Results Clinically,six patients with PNS-pSS presented symmetrical sensory-motor peripheral neuropathy or pure sensory peripheral neuropathy and four patients with CNS-pSS presented multiple sclerosis,subacute transverse myelitis,encephalitis,pituitary stroke and acute meningitis with varied lesions in the myelin sheath and axon by electromyography and motor nerve conduction velocity.Cranial MRI showed lesions in the white matter of the brain,spinal cord and abnormal signals in the pituitary.Pathologically,sural nerve biopsy showed typical vasculitis and nonvasculitis characterized as degeneration of the axon and myelin sheath,salivary acinar gland biopsy showed its atrophy and infiltration with lymphocytes,and brain biopsy showed demyelination of the brain and spinal white matter,as well as infiltration of lymphocytes surrounding the veins,typical vasculitis and bleeding and necrosis of the pituitary.Conclusions Both central and peripheral nervous systems can be involved in pSS,with complicated clinical manifestations.Electrophysiology,cerebrospinal fluid tests and histopathological examinations by biopsy are essential in diagnosis for neurological lesions in patients with pSS.Inflammatory reaction of the blood vessels and tissues mediated by cell immunity may be involved in mechanism of its neurological lesions.

Objective To investigate the association of single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNP)in p21and p27 genes with the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer(EOC).Methods Genotypes were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restrictive fragment length polymorphism(PCR-RFLP)method in 234 patients with EOC and 284 control women in China.Results (1)The frequencies of the p21 in healthy controls were 34.2%.49.6%and 16.2%,while the distribution of the C and T allele was 59.0%and 41.0%,respectively.The p21 C/C(28.2%),C/T(53.0%),T/T(18.8%)distribution in ovarian cancer patients was not significantly different from that in healthy controls(P＞0.05).There was no statistic difference in allele distribution between ovarian cancer patients and healthy controls(P＞0.05)either.The stratification analysis by tumor histological type did show that the genotype distribution in four types of ovarian cancer patients was significantly different from that in healthy controls(P=0.02).The C/C genotype was likely to reduce the risk of epithelial endometrial cancer.and the adjusted odds ratio was 0.56(95%CI:0.32-0.98).(2)The genotype frequencies of the p27 in healthy controls were 88.4%,10.9%and 0.7%.while the distribution of the V and G allele was 93.8%and 6.2%.respectively.The V/V(93.6%),V/G(5.1%)and G/G(1.3%)distribution in ovarian cancer patients was significantly different from that in healthy controls(P=0.04).There was no statistic difference in allele distributionbetween ovarian cancer patients and healthy controls(P＞0.05).Compared with the V/G and G/G genotypes,the V/V genotype increased the risk of EOC,the adjusted odds ratio was 1.92(95%CI:1.02-3.63).Conclusion The C/C genotype of p21 may reduce the risk of epithelial endometrial cancer,and the genotype of p27 V/V may be a potential risk factor for susceptibility to EOC.