Objective To evaluate the clinical factors associated with pathological complete response (pCR) after preoperative neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on the clinical data of 116 patients with rectal cancer,who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by radical surgery from January 2009 to December 2012.All patients received pelvic intensity-modulated radiotherapy (50 Gy/25 fractions) with concurrent fluorouracilbased chemotherapy and then underwent radical surgery 4-8 weeks later.The clinical factors associated with pCR or non-pCR were analyzed by Logistic regression.Results Of the 116 patients,20 (17.2％) achieved a pCR after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.The univariate analysis showed that percentage of circumference of the rectal tube invaded by the tumor,preoperative serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level,T stage,N stage,distance from the anal verge,degree of tumor differentiation,and maximum tumor diameter were associated with pCR or non-pCR after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.The multivariate analysis revealed that percentage of circumference of the rectal tube invaded by the tumor,preoperative serum CEA level,and T stage were predictive factors for pCR or non-pCR after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.Conclusions Non-circumferential tumor (percentage of circumference of the rectal tube invaded by the tumor ＜ 75 ％),low CEA level,and early T stage before treatment may be associated with pCR after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.

Curcumin can induce cell apoptosis in human chondrosarcoma cells through extrinsic death receptor pathway,inhibit proliferation of lung cancer cells by inducing cell cycle arrest,and can suppress proliferation and induce apoptosis in cholangiocarcinoma cells through blocking multiple signaling pathways,suppress the formation of tumor blood vessels by reducing the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in Ehrlich ascites cancer cells,inhibit breast cancer cell motility and invasiveness by regulating the expression of adhesion molecules and increase the sensitivity of chemotherapy drugs to cancer cells by regulating the expression of multidrug resistance related genes.Curcumin has explored new approaches for the treatment of tumor.

Objective To investigate the detection value of plasma brain natriuretic peptide(BNP) in patients with heart failure.Methods 90 patients with heart failure were selected as subjects of this experiment.These include left ventricular failure,left ventricular diastolic failure and normal cardiac function.The same period 100 cases of healthy people were selected as control group.Compared four groups of patients with plasma BNP.Results plasma BNP of Heart failure patients was higher than the healthy group( P ＜ 0.05 ).The level of the serum BNP of failure patients with left ventricular systolic function was higher than those of other heart failure patients ( all P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Patientswith heart failure plasma BNP to aid medical diagnosis,it has high clinical value.

Objective To compare the effects of aspirin and warfarin in the elderly patients with chronic nonvalve atrial fibrillation.Methods 431 elderly patients with chronic non-valvalar atrial fibrillation were randomly divided into two groups: group A received aspirin; group B received warfarin.After patients were treated with aspirin or warfarin for two years,the incidence rate of stroke and hemorrhage rate were counted. Results Aspirin was as effective as warfarin in preventing stroke in patients age 65 to 75 years old without risk factor,and warfarin was more effective than aspirin in preventing stroke in patients (≥75) and all patients with risk factors. Warfarin and aspirin had low incidence rate of bleeding. Conclusion For the patients aged 65 to 75 years old have no risk factors, they should be treated with aspirin in preventing stroke .For the older patients older than 75 years old and patients have risk factors, they should be treated with warfarin,which is more efficient than asprin in preventing stroke.

AIM To investigate the effects of propofol on Na +, K + ATPase and Ca 2+ ATPase activities in rat brain. METHODS Forty rats were divided randomly into five groups. The animals were administered intraperitoneally (ip) propofol 100 mg?kg -1 or equal volume of normal saline (control group) respectively. These rats were immediately decapitated before (induction group) and after (anesthesia group) the disappearance of righting reflex, and when righting reflex appeared again (recovery group), and rats were completely conscious (awake group). Brain tissues were dissected on ice, then homogenized and centrifuged. Na +, K + ATPase and Ca 2+ ATPase activities were estimated by spectrophotometry. RESULTS Propofol 100 mg?kg -1 ip significantly inhibited Na +, K + ATPase and Ca 2+ ATPase activities of cortex, hippocampus and brain stem as compared with that of normal saline group ( P

Objective To investigate the relationship between the protein expression of X-ray repair cross-complementing protein 3 (XRCC3) and human 8-hydroxyguanine glycosylase 1 (HOGG1) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissue and the prognosis in ESCC patients after radiotherapy.Methods Immunohistochemical SP method was used to measure the protein expression of XRCC3 and HOGG1 in 171 ESCC tissue samples before radiotherapy.The Kaplan-Meier method was used for survival analysis,and the logrank test was used for analyzing the survival difference between negative and positive samples.The Cox model was used for multivariate prognostic analysis.Results The follow-up rate was 87.2％ ; 140 patients were followed up for at least 1 year,136 patients for at least 2 years,and 129 patients for at least 3 years.XRCC3 was mainly expressed in the nucleus,and HOGG1 was mainly expressed in the nucleus and mitochondria,with a coincidence degree of 72.5％ (x2 =23.94,P =0.000).The patients with positive XRCC3 expression and negative XRCC3 expression had similar short-term responses (x2 =0.98,P =0.614)as well as similar survival rates,and both patient groups had a median survival time of 54 months (x2 =0.17,P =0.683).The patients with positive HOGG1 expression and negative HOGG1 expression had similar short-term responses (x2 =0.26,P =0.880) as well as similar survival rates,and both patient groups had a median survival time of 49 months (x2 =0.08,P =0.780).The multivariate prognostic analysis showed that the response evaluation and tumor length were related to the prognosis of ESCC (x2 =7.99,P =0.005 ; x2 =3.76,P =0.045).Conclusions The protein expression of XRCC3 and HOGG1 may be unrelated to the prognosis of ESCC after radiotherapy.

Pregnancy and the puerperium have been recognized to increase the risk of stroke, particularly from late pregnancy and through the puerperium. The reported incidences of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium varied widely, but when it occurs, there may be implications for management of the patient and delivery of the child. Important causes of stroke during pregnancy and the puerperium include preeclampsia and eclampsia, cardioembolism, rapture of cerebral vascular anomaly, cerebral aneurysm rupture and antiphospholipid syndrome, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Management of patients with pregnancy-related stroke is largely the same as that of nonpregnant patients, including thrombolysis, atntiplatelets and anticoagulants, with more consideration on maternal and fetal risks.

The right chest electric admittance plethsmography (RCEAP) is a simple no invasive and reliable method in detecting the blood flow volume in the pulmomary artery and vein, an indirection of the left heart function. In this clinical study, the RCEAP, left heart catheterization for measurement of LVEDP and coronary angiogram and echocardiography for investigating the LVEF were performed on 34 patients with coronary heart disease. Of these 34 patients,24 had single or no left vessel lesion (Group A), 10 had left main coronary artery or its double branches lesions (Group B) ;8 underwent percutaneous trans-lumin coronary angioplasty (PTCA)and 10 had coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).The data obtained were analysed and compared to evaluate their respective diagnostic values. Correlation analysis demonstrated the values of hc/hz ratio, ha/hz ratio were moderated with LVEDP(r = 0. 68 or 0. 73,P

Objective To evaluate the clinical effectiveness of treating small coronary artery disease(diameter