Objective To observe the length of duration of free gas presence in abdomen after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods A Series of chest X-ray examinations following LC in 69 patients in this hospital from April 2002 to December 2002 were taken to review the condition of subphrenic free gas. Results Gas was detected on (1.8?1.1) days following LC and was completely absorbed within 6 days after LC. The logarithm of the length of duration of pneumoperitoneum had a parallel relationship with the subphrenic residual gas volume within 24 postoperative hours ( r =0.616, P =0.000), bore a negative relationship with the pneumoperitoneum time ( r =-0.228, P =0.014), and was not correlated with age, body weight, height, operation time and consumption of CO 2. Conclusions Clearing intraabdominal CO 2 gas away so far as possible can shorten the length of duration of gas presence in abdomen.

OBJECTIVE: To provide references for optimizing the selection of medical insurance drugs and drug review in China.METHODS: The Canadian common drug reviewers' basic duties and the Canadian common drug review process were introduced,and the existing problems in drug review and the countermeasures were analyzed.RESULTS & CONCLUSIONS: In view of the problems occurred in Canadian drug review such as redundant delay and tedious,lack of transparence and job responsibility system and so on,the corresponding measures had been taken such as defining drug review time,helding long range e-meeting,and establishing public committee etc.Chinese common drug review should draw experiences from the Canadian drug review to explore a more economical,timely and transparent practice in Chinese medical insurance drug selection and drug review.

Objective To study the efficacy and toxicity of gensenoside-Rg3 (Rg3) combined with radiotherapy on non-small cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) at advanced stages (Ⅲ and Ⅴ ).Methods Sixty-three patients with stage Ⅲ or Ⅳ NSCLC were divided randomly into two groups:treatment group ( n =35 ) treated with Rg3 combined with radiotherapy and control group ( n =28 ) treated with radiotherapy alone.The efficacy and side effects were compared after the treatment.Results The response rate ( CR + PR) of the treatment group was 57.14％,significantly higher than that of the control group (32.14％,x2 =3.91,P ＜ 0.05).The median survival time of the treatment group was 14.2 months,significantly longer than that of the control group ( 11.2 months,x2 =2.07,P ＜ 0.05 ).The one-year survival rate of the treatment group was 62.86％,significantly higher than that of the control group (39.29％,x2 =4.40,P ＜0.05).The incidence rates of side effects of the treatment group were all lower than those of the control group,but there were not significant difference. Conclusions Gensenoside-Rg3 combined with radiotherapy is effective for advanced stage NSCLC,with attenuation and synergistic effects.

Objective To assess the therapeutic effect of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on radiation-induced vascular injury in the small intestine of rat. Methods A total of 34 male Sprague-Dawley rats were enrolled in this study. To establish a model of radiation-induced intestinal injury, each rat was irradiated with 15 Gy in whole abdomen. 17 rats were randomly selected and infused intraperitoneally with passage 6 ( P6 ) Ad-MSCs, and the other 17 rats that received PBS were set as control. 10 days post-irradiation, the number of CD31+ endothelial cells in the small intestine villus was measured by flow-cytometry, the expressions of CD31, CD105 and isolectin-B4 in the na?ve endothelial cells with detected by IHC-staining, and the vascular integrity was evaluated by measuring VE-Cadherin. The origination of na?ve endothelial cells within injured intestine was also analyzed. In addition, total mRNA were extracted from irradiated small intestine to assay the expressions of VEGF, bFGF, Flk-1 and SDF-1 using quantitative Real-time PCR. Results Compared to the control, the amount of CD31-postive endothelial cells within irradiated intestine was significantly increased after Ad-MSCs infusion ( t=12?15, P<0?05). The microvascular density in the injured sites was also significantly increased by the infusion of Ad-MSCs (20 d:t=10?33, P<0. 05;30 d:t=32?85, P<0?05). Moreover, the expressions of VEGF, bFGF, Flk-1 and SDF-1 were significantly up-regulated after delivery of Ad-MSCs ( VEGF:t =10?34, bFGF:t=11?25,Flk-1:t=6?73, SDF-1:t=6?73, all P<0?05), which was beneficial in maintaining the integrity of intra-villus blood-vessels as well as promoting neovascularization in the injured sites. Conclusion Ad-MSCs had potentials in healing radiation-induced vascular injury in rat small intestine.

Objective To investigate the effect of octreotide on inhibition of growth of subcutaneously implantedtumor with human gall bladder cancer cells in nude mice,and to explore the mechanisms.Methods We established subcutaneous implanted tumor model in nude mice by using human gallbladder carcinomacell line GBC-SD.A total of 18 male nude mice bearing xenografts of the cell line were randomly divided into therapy and control groups,with 9 in each group.Octreotide was administered intraperitoneally at a dose of 100 ?g/(kg?d) to the therapy group and isovolumic normal saline was administered to the controlgroup for 6 weeks.All mice were put to death,and the weight and volume of the tumors were assayed.Flow cytometry was used to examine apoptosis of tumor cells.Immunohistochemical staining was used to examin the expression of p53,bcl-2,and Ki-67.Results The weight of implanted tumors in nude mice in the therapy group[(0.99?0.54)g] was lower than that in control group [(1.58?0.51)g,P

Objective To explore the influence of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) therapy on cardiac index (CD, global end-diastolic volume index (GEDI) and extravascular lung water index (ELWI) monitored by Pulse-indicated continuous cardiac output (PiCCO). Methods The 12 critically ill patients with acute renal failure were selected consecutively from department of intensive care unit (ICU) in Beijing Hospital. The patients who received CVVH therapy were monitored by PiCCO plus device. The hemodynamic measurements were performed during the process and interruption of CVVH. Pared t-test was used to analyze the values of CI, GEDI and ELWI. Results A total of 48 groups of data from 12 patients were analyzed. There were no significant differences in CI [(4.75±0.93) L ? min(-1) · m(-2)vs. (4.69±0.89) L · min(-1) · m(-2)], GEDI [(780.60±109.30) ml/m2 vs. (784.75± 106.20) ml/m2] and ELWI CC11.61±3.45) ml/kg vs. (11.54±3.56) ml/kg] between the interruption and process of CVVH, as obtained by the pared t-test (all P>0.05). Conclusions The CVVH therapy has no effect on the accuracy and reliability of PiCCO measurement of CI, GEDI and ELWI.

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effect of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells on radiation enteritis.Methods A total of 52 male Sprague-Dawley rats were used in the present study.Herein,46 rats were randomly selected and irradiated with a dose of 15 Gy at their abdomens.Two hours post-irradiation,23 rats were randomly selected and infused intraperitoneally with adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in passage 6 from young-female donor.The other 23 rats were intraperitoneally infused with PBS.The rest 6 rats were set as normal control.During the first 10 days post-irradiation,peripheral blood-samples from irradiated rats were harvested for testing the levels of IL-10 in serum using ELISA assay.Additionally,after isolating the thymic cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells,the percentages of CD4/CD25/Foxp(3)-positive regulatory T cells in thymus and peripheral blood were tested by flow-cytometry.Finally,infiltration of inflammatory cells and deposition of collagens within irradiated small intestine were analyzed by H&E staining and Masson Trichrome staining,respectively.Based on the MPO-immunohistochemistry staining,the type of infiltrated cells was identified.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for analyzing the survival rate of irradiated rats.Results During a period of 30 days post-irradiation,the irradiated rats receiving adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells survived longer than those receiving PBS (t =4.53,P ＜ 0.05).Compared to the irradiated rats with PBS-treatment,adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells could elevate the level of IL-10 in serum (7 d:t =13.93,P ＜ 0.05) and increase the percentages of CD4/CD25/Foxp(3)-positive regulatory T cells in both peripheral blood (3.5 d:t =7.72,7 d:t=11.11,10 d:t =6.99,P ＜0.05) and thymus (7 d:t =16.17,10 d:t =12.12,P＜ 0.05).Moreover,infiltration of inflammatory cells and deposition of collagens within irradiated small intestine were mitigated by adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells.Conclusions Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells were capable of curing radiation enteritis.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most frequently occurring cancers. Hepadnaviral DNA integrations are considered to be essential agents which can promote the process of the hepatocarcinogenesis. More and more researches were designed to find the relationship of the two. In this study, we investigated whether HBV DNA integration occurred at sites of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), one of the most detrimental DNA damage. An 18-bp I-SceI homing endonuclease recognition site was introduced into the DNA of HepG2 cell line by stable DNA transfection, then cells were incubated in patients' serum with high HBV DNA copies and at the same time, DSBs were induced by transient expression of I-SceI after transfection of an I-SceI expression vector. By using nest PCR, the viral DNA was detected at the sites of the break. It appeared that integration occurred between part of HBV x gene and the I-SceI induced breaks. The results suggested that DSBs, as the DNA damages, may serve as potential targets for hepadnaviral DNA insertion and the integrants would lead to widespread host genome changes necessarily. It provided a new site to investigate the integration.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between perioperative myocardial injury(PMI)and serum N/OFQ levels in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.Methods Totally 120 elderly patients who underwent hip fracture surgery under general anesthesia from January 2022 to May 2023 were included,including 60 patients with coronary heart disease(CHD group)and 60 patients without coronary heart disease(control group).The venous blood of patients was collected 10 minutes before anesthesia induction(T0),12 hours after surgery(T1)and 24 hours after surgery(T2)to detect the content of N/OFQ and high-sensitivity myocardial troponin I(hs-cTnI)in serum.Record perioperative adverse cardiovascular events(PACE)and the use of vasoactive drugs during surgery.Results Compared with the control group,the N/OFQ and hs cTnI levels at T0 and T1 in the CHD group were significantly increased(P<0.05).There was a positive correlation between N/OFQ and hs-cTnI levels at T1 and T2 in CHD and control group(P<0.05).The use of PACE and intraoperative vasoactive drugs in the CHD group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion There is a correlation between the increased N/OFQ content and PMI in elderly patients with coronary heart disease after surgery,which may become an early predictive indicator of PMI.

Objective To determine whether endogenous endothelin(ET) plays a role in the echocardiographic evaluation of the flow-dependent epicardial coronary vasodilation induced by reactive hyperemia(RH) after blockade of nitric oxide(NO) formation. Methods In six anesthetized open-chest dogs, changes in internal diameter of the left anterior descending coronary artery(LAD) induced by RH were investigated via echocardiography before intracoronary infusion of GN-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester(L-NAME), after blockade of NO formation by L-NAME, and after L-NAME plus intracoronary infusion of BQ-123, an ETA receptor blocker.Results Before intracoronary infusion of L-NAME, the diameter of LAD increased significantly from((2.24)?(0.21))mm to ((2.51)?(0.23))mm (P