MicroRNAs (miRNAs)can influence the proliferation,apoptosis,invasion and metastasis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)cells by signal transduction,epithelial-mesenchymal transi-tion,angiogenesis and other regulating mechanisms.Specific serum miRNAs can serve as novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of ESCC.Recent studies have indicated that miRNAs can improve the radiation sensitivi-ty and even reverse multi-drug resistance of ESCC,holding great clinical value.

Trypsin was purified from crude material of pig pancreas by AOT/isooctane reversed micellar system.The influence of the main operating parameters such as ethanol concentration in forward and backward extraction,pH,KCl and AOT concentration,temperature were investigated.Forward and backward extraction recovery of trypsin reached almost 90% and neared 100%,respectively.Finally,about 88% of total yield was obtained,and the specific activity of trypsin was increased to over 1800U/mg with purification factor of 5 folds more.In AOT-isooctane reverse micellar extraction system,denaturation or precipitation of proteins always occured due to strong electrostatic interaction between AOT-proteins molecules.It had been resolved by adding ethanol into reverse micellar system,and no denaturation was observed.Otherwise,the phase separation time was shortened significantly because of ethanol added.It was only 10 minutes or less to reach phases separation after forward and backward extraction.If this method can be applied in industry,efficiency will be greatly improved.

Background and purpose:The skeleton is the most common site of tumor metastasis in lung cancer.Skeletal complications from bone metastasis,such as severe bone pain,functional impairment,may substantially reduce quality of life,in some situations,may result in death.We explored the efficacy of ibandronate combined with chemotherapy in treatment of lung cancer with bone metastasis.Methods:Sixty-four lung cancer patients with bone metastasis were randomized into two groups:38 patients in study group received normal chemotherapy combined with ibandronate,and 26 patients in control group received normal chemotherapy only.Results:The response rate of pain relief in the study group and control group was 71.1% and 42.3%,respectively(P=0.006).In study group,serum alkaline phosphatise and serum calcium was decreased after treatment by ibandronate combined with chemotherapy(P0.05).Conclusion:Ibandronate is safe and well tolerated. Ibandronate combined with chemotherapy is effective in relief of the pain caused by bone metastases and may inhibit bone metastasis.

Medical students' English autonomy learning is different from other students,basing on some relevant autonomy learning theories,the authors investigated such aspects as learning motivation,achievement,length of time-spending,choice of learning strategy,major,gender,learning phase and family background of medical students'English autonomy learning.And at the same time,the authors analyzed its current situation and put forward some solutions to the existing problems.

35) and the third strategy of providing diagnosis to those tested positive at screenings in mid-term pregnancy could, respectively, lead to the diagnosis of 0.93 and 1.47 cases of DS per 10 thousand pregnant women, but they could also induce, respectively, 1.58 and 0.28 cases of miscarriage of normal fetuses due to diagnosis procedures. The costs of one DS diagnosis were, respectively, 108890.98 yuan and 443683.11 yuan. Conclusion Taking into consideration both cost-effectiveness and safety factors, priority ought to be given to the third strategy.

Adult ; Aged ; Dermis ; transplantation ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mouth Mucosa ; pathology ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Wound Healing

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Bone Density Conservation Agents ; therapeutic use ; Bone Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; secondary ; Breast Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Diphosphonates ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Imidazoles ; therapeutic use ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Osteoporosis ; prevention & control

Background:Helicobacter pylori( Hp)is listed as Group 1 human carcinogen. Transcription factor FOX family plays important role in the development of tumor,and FOXA1 is a key target transcription factor of some microRNAs( miRNAs). Aims:To investigate the relationship of Hp infection with expression of FOXA1 in gastric mucosal tissues. Methods:Eighty patients undergone gastroscopy from Jan. 2014 Sept. 2014 were enrolled. Hp infection was detected by 14 C-urease breath test( 14 C-UBT),modified Giemsa staining and bacterial culture. Expression of FOXA1 in gastric mucosal tissues was determined by immunohistochemical SP method. Results:FOXA1 expression in Hp positive tissues was significantly higher than that in Hp negative tissues(73. 8% vs. 47. 4%;χ2 =4. 81,P<0. 05). Conclusions:High expression of FOXA1 in gastric mucosal tissues suggests that miRNAs pathway may be one of the molecular mechanisms of Hp infection leading to gastric intraepithelial neoplasia even gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT:Objective To study the expressions of C-Met and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)in tongue squamous cell carcinoma and their clinical significance.Methods We analyzed 46 patients (the treatment group) with tongue squamous carcinoma and 27 patients (the control group)with benign tumor treated in our hospital between June 201 1 and May 2013.The expressions of C-Met and HGF were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results In the experimental group,C-Met negative expression rate was 21.7% (10/46),weak positive expression rate was 26.1% (12/46),and strong positive expression rate was 52.2% (24/46).The above expression rates were 77.8% (21/27),1 5.8% (5/27),and 3.7% (1/27)in the control group.The two groups differed significantly (P <0.001).In the experiment group,the negative expression of HGF protein was 1 7.4% (8/46 ),weak positive expression rate was 58.7% (27/46),and strong positive expression rate was 23.9% (1 1/46).The above expression rates in the control group was 63.0% (1 7/27 ),37.0% (10/27 ),and 0.0% (0/27 ).The two groups differed significantly (P <0.001).The expression of C-Met protein was significantly related to lymph node metastasis (P <0.05).The expression of HGF protein was significantly related to pathological grading and lymph node metastasis (P <0.05).Conclusion The expressions of C-Met and HGF in tongue squamous cell carcinoma are significantly higher.And the occurrence and development of tongue squamous cell carcinoma are closely related to the expressions of C-Met and HGF.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection and its epidemiological characteristics among planned pregnancy couples in Chongqing.Methods A total of 10 712 planned pregnancy couples were selected by proportionally stratified multi-stage random sampling method during April and December 2013.A questionnaire survey was performed, and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay ( ELISA) was used for hepatitis B virus surface antigen ( HBsAg ) and hepatitis B surface antibody ( anti-HBs) detection.SAS 8.2 was adopted for data process.Chi-square test and test for linear trend were performed to compare the rates of HBsAg and anti-HBs among different populations.Results Among 21 424 individuals, 1 718 (8.02%) were HBsAg positive.The positive rate of HBsAg in husbands was 9.48%, which was significantly higher than that in wives (6.55%,χ2 =63.39, P<0.01).Anti-HBs was positive in 8 967 (41.85%) individuals, and the positive rates in husbands and wives were 42.39% and 41.32%respectively (χ2 =2.54, P>0.05).The positive rates of HBsAg and anti-HBs increased with the age (χ2 =2.98 and 9.83,P<0.01).The highest HBsAg positive rate and lowest anti-HBs positive rate were observed among individuals of southeast of Chongqing.The positive rates of HBsAg and anti-HBs varied in people with different occupation.The highest HBsAg and anti-HBs positive rates were found in private business owners (9.18%) and public employees (49.69%) , respectively;and the lowest HBsAg and anti-HBs positive rates were found in public employees (6.79%) and farmers (39.08%), respectively.As the education level increased, HBsAg positive rate was decreasing (χ2 =-3.33, P<0.01), and anti-HBs positive rate was increasing (χ2 =9.73, P<0.01).Conclusions The prevalence of HBV infection is still high among planned pregnancy couples in Chongqing in the year of 2013.Vaccination and the related treatments should be enforced in population with high risk of HIV infection.