Objective To evaluate operative efficacy in regional pancreaticoduodenectomy with mesenteric-portal vein resection and graft reconstruction using iuternal jugular vein for pancreatic head carcinoma.Methods From Jan 2000 to Jan 2003,6 patients with pancreatic head tumors and mesenteric- portal vein involvement underwent regional pancreatieoduodenectomy with mesenteric-portal vein reseetion and vascular reconstruction using internal jugular vein.Results Surgery was successful in all 6 patients. Postoperative pathology revealed that mesenteric vein or portal vein were invaded by tumor in all cases. Survival time ranged from 17 to 49 mouths.The median survival was 23.4 months.Two cases have survived over 3 years and one of them was alive 49 months postoperatively without recurrence.Conclusion The regional pancreaticoduodenectomy with tumor invaded mesenteric-portal vein resection and graft reconstruction by using internal jugular vein renders a longer survival in metastasis-negative patients of pancreatic head adenocarcinoma.

Adjuvants, Immunologic ; therapeutic use ; Adult ; Aged ; B-Lymphocytes ; immunology ; CD4-CD8 Ratio ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular ; drug therapy ; immunology ; surgery ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Killer Cells, Natural ; immunology ; Liver Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; immunology ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Perioperative Care ; Phytotherapy ; T-Lymphocyte Subsets ; immunology

Objective To investigate DJ-1 expression and protective effect against H2O2-induced oxidative stress in primary human melanocytes.Methods The expression and location of DJ-1 in primary melanocytes were identified by immunofluorescence.After cultured melanocytes were exposed to H2O2 for 24 hours,modified MTT assay was used to assess the proliferation of cells and to choose the suitable concentration of H2O2 for the following experiment.Western blot was used to detect D J-1 expression in melanocytes after being treated with 0.5 mmol/L H2O2 for 24 hours.Some melanocytes were divided into 3 groups to be reversely transfected with PBS(mock control group),non-targeting siRNA(negative control group)and DJ-1 targeting siRNA(DJ-1 group).Optical microscopy was utilized to observe the morphologic changes of transfected melanocytes.At 48 hours after the transfection,the melanocytes were stimulated with H2O2 for 24 hours.Subsequently,modified MTT assay,2′,7′-dichlorofluorescein diacetate(DCFH-DA)and annexin Ⅴ-fluorescein isothiocyanate/propidium iodide were used to determine cell viability,intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS)level and apoptosis rate respectively.Results DJ-1 was expressed in both melanocyte nucleus and cytoplasm,and predominantly in the nucleus.H2O2 inhibited the cell viability in a dose dependent manner.After treatment with H2O2 of 0.5 mmol/L for 24 hours,the cell viability began to decrease in melanocytes with the expression level of DJ-1 being 2.23 times that in the untreated melanocytes(both P ＜ 0.05).Compared with the mock control group,the dendrites of melanocytes in DJ-1 group were obviously shortened with cytoplasm vacuolization.After 24-hour treatment with H2O2 of 0.5 mmol/L,the cell viability in the DJ-1 group dropped to 35％ of that in the mock control group(P ＜ 0.05),while the intracellular ROS fluorescence intensity( FI) and apoptosis rate were higher in the DJ-1 group than in the mock control group (902 ± 40 vs.529± 32,58q％ ± 6.1％ vs.30% ± 3.8％,both P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion DJ-1 can protect melanocytes against H2O2induced oxidative stress likely by decreasing intracellular ROS production and inhibiting ceU apoptosis.

Objective:To explore the expressions of Disabled-1 (Dab1 )in human breast epithelial cells and breast cancer cells,and to clarify its role in cell cycle.Methods:Real-time PCR was used to analyze the Dab1 mRNA expressions in breast epithelial cells MCF-10A and breast cancer cells MCF-7,BT-549,and MDA-MB-231. The Dab1 protein expressions in those cells were tested by Western blotting method. The BT-549 cells at logarithmic growth phase were divided into control,pKH3,and pKH3-Dab1 groups;the cell cycle was investigated by flow cytometry.Results:The Real-time PCR results showed that the Dab1 mRNA expression levels in MCF-7 cells (0.504 ± 0.037),BT-549 cells (0.302 ± 0.027),and MDA-MB-231 cells (0.330 ± 0.031 )were reduced compared with MCF-10A cells (0.998±0.020)(P <0.05).The Western blotting results showed that the Dab1 protein expression levels in breast cancer cells MCF-7 (0.134±0.014),BT-549 (0.076±0.01),and MDA-MB-231 (0.074±0.005)were reduced compared with MCF-10A cells (0.227±0.021)(P <0.05).Compared with control group and pKH3 group,the cell cycle in pKH3-Dab1 group was inhibited at G1 phase detected by flow cytometry analysis. Conclusion:The expression of Dab1 is down-regulated in breast cancer cells,and the over-expression of Dab1 can inhibit the cell cycle at G1 phase.

AlM:To investigate the expression of VEGF, CD34, Ki-67 and p21 in pterygium as well as the correlation between their expression and clinical pathological characteristics;explore its pathogenesis.
METHODS: lmmunohistochemical S - P staining method was adopted in detecting the expression of VEGF, CD34, Ki-67 and p21 in 62 cases of pterygia and 20 cases of normal conjunctival tissues. Relationship between these markers and clinical pathological characteristics was analyzed.
RESULTS:(1) The positive expression of VEGF, CD34, Ki-67 and p21 in 62 cases of pterygia was 74. 2% (46/62), 77. 4% ( 48/62 ), 66. 1% ( 41/62 ) and 40. 3% ( 25/62 ) respectively. The differences were statistically significant compared with normal conjunctival tissues (P<0. 05). (2) The expression of VEGF and CD34 in 62 cases of pterygia was correlated with clinical types and stages (P<0. 05), and was not associated with sex, age and occupation ( P>0. 05 ); the expression of Ki-67 was correlated with clinical stages (P<0. 05), and was not associated with other clinical pathological characteristics ( P>0. 05 ); the expression of p21 was correlated with clinical stages and pterygium characters (P<0. 05), and was not associated with other clinical pathological characteristics ( P> 0. 05 ). ( 3 ) Spearman correlation showed that there was a positive correlation between VEGF and Ki - 67 ( r = 0. 279, P < 0. 05 ), a positive correlation between VEGF and CD34 (r=0. 299, P<0. 05), a negative correlation between VEGF and p21 (r=-0. 267, P<0. 05 ); it also showed that there was no correlation between any two of CD34, Ki-67 and p21 (P>0. 05).
CONCLUSlON: ( 1 ) Overexpression of VEGF, Ki-67, CD34 and low expression of p21 suggest that these markers are concerned with the development and progression of pterygium. ( 2 ) Expression of VEGF and CD34 increases along with the increase of clinical types and stages, expression of Ki-67 increases along with the increase of clinical stages, and expression of p21 decreases along with the improvement of clinical types or stages; they suggest that these markers may play important roles in the development and recurrence of pterygium. ( 3 ) There is positive correlation between VEGF and Ki-67, VEGF and CD34 as well as negative correlation between VEGF and p21. They suggest that there may be synergistic action between two factors during the development and progression of pterygium.

Objective To investigate the expression of heparanase (Hpa) in serum and tissue of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and its clinical significance.Methods Immunohistochemical method (SP) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to detect the expression of Hpa protein in serum and tissues of 38 cases of PTC,37 cases of patients with benign thyroid nodules,and 30 normal controls.Results Expression of Hpa in PTC was higher than that of benign thyroid nodules (P＜0.01).Expression of Hpa in lymph node metastasis group was higher than that in group without lymph node metastasis (P＜0.05).Compared with the normal control group,the content of serum Hpa in patients with benign thyroid nodules had no significant difference (P＞0.05).Hpa content in serum of patients with PTC was higher than that of benign thyroid nodules group and the normal control group (P＜0.01).There was no statistically significant difference of the level of serum Hpa between groups with and without lymph node metastasis.Conclusions Detecting tissue and preoperative serum Hpa concentration is valuable for diagnosis of PTC.Hpa detection in tissues can be used to determine whether there was lymph node metastasis in PTC patients,while Hpa detection in preoperative serum can not judge whether there is lymph node metastasis.

Objective To evaluate the effects of cranial electrotherapy stimulation therapy combined with psychological intervention for treating depression after cerebral infarction.Methods Eighty persons diagnosed with depression after cerebral infarction were divided randomly into a treatment group and a control group.Both groups were given routine rehabilitation training and psychological intervention, but the treatment group also received microcurrent transcranial electrical stimulation treatment.All the patients were evaluated with Hamilton's depression scale (HAMD) and the mini-mental state exam (MMSE) and given Barthel index (BI) scores before and after 4 weeks of treatment.Results There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of any of the measures before treatment.After 4 weeks of treatment, both groups had improved significantly, but the improvements on all measures were significantly better in the treatment group.Conclusion Cranial electrotherapy combined with psychological intervention can significantly improve symptoms of depression and cognitive function in patients with post-stroke depression, and play an important role in improving their daily life.

Objective To evaluate whether visual exploration therapy could lead to the recovery of cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADL) of stroke patients with unilateral neglect. Methods From January, 2012 to June, 2014, 24 stroke patients with unilateral neglect were randomly divided into control group (n=12) and observaton group (n=12). The control group received conventional rehabilita-tion therapy, and the observation group received visual exploration therapy additionally. They were evaluated with Mini-Mental State Exami-nation (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), modified Barthel index (MBI) and Chinese Behavioral Inattention Test-Hong Kong version (CBIT-HK). Results All the scores improved after treatment in both groups (t>5.375, P<0.001), and were higher in the obser-vation group than in the control group (t>2.120, P<0.05), except MMSE (P>0.05). Conclusion Visual exploration therapy could not only fa-cilitate the recovery of unilateral neglect in stroke patients, but also improve their cognitive function and activities of daily living.

Objective To observe the learning and memory ability of rats after injection of Aβ25-35 protein in different concentrations into the lateral ventricle assessed by Morris water maze test, and to explore the optimal concentration of Aβ25-35 in the preparation of AD model rats.Methods Male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operated group and model group.The rats of model group received Aβ25-35 injection in concentrations of 2 μg/μL, 4 μg/μL and 8 μg/μL, respectively.According to the Rat Brain Stereotaxic Atlas, 5 μL of aggregation of Aβ25-35 was injected into the right lateral ventricle to establish the AD rat model.7 days after successful modeling, Morris water maze was used to test thechanges of learning and memory ability of the rats.Results There was no significant difference in the average swimming speed between the two groups (P > 0.05).The escape latency time of rats in the model group was significantly increasedcompared with the sham group (P < 0.05).In the model group, the escape latency time of rats treated with 4 μg/μL and 8 μg/μL Aβ25-35 was significantly increased compared with the rats injected with 2 μg/μL (P < 0.05), while there was no significant difference between rats treated with 4 μg/μL and 8 μg/μL Aβ25-35 (P > 0.05).The activity time and distance of target quadrant of the rats injected with different concentration of Aβ25-35in the model group were significantly reduced compared with the sham group (P < 0.05), but no significant difference amongthe rats treated with different Aβ25-35 concentrations (P > 0.05).Compared with the sham-operated group, the number of platform-crossing of rats injected with different doses of Aβ25-35in the model group were significantly reduced (P < 0.05).In the model group, the rats treated with 4 μg/μL and 8 μg/μL was significantly reduced compared with the group with 2 μg/μL injection (P < 0.05).There was no significant difference between the rats injected with 4 μg/μL and 8 μg/μL (P > 0.05).Conclusions The recommended dose and concentration of Aβ25-35 to be injected into the unilateral ventricle to establisha rat model of Alzheimer's disease is 4 μg/μL in a volume of 5 μL.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of percutaneouse trans-hepatic Cyanoacrylate (TH glue) embolization for gastric varices. Methods TH glue was injected into the gastric varices and its feeder veins in 30 patients. The endoscopy was performed at 1 week and every 3 months after the procedure, while the CT and portal vein angiography were performed at 3 months and every 6 months after the procedure to e-valuate the oblitazation results. Results The effective rate of treatment was 100%. A total of 21 patients were followed up in a mean period of 27.9 months (11-33 months) with a recurrence rate of varices at 14. 29% (3/21). Portal hypertensive gastropathy was observed in 17 patients (80. 95%), and to-bleeding occurred in 2 patients (9. 52%) due to portal hypertensive gastropathy. CT and portal vein angiography dis-played TH glue in fundic peripheral veins, perforating veins in the gastric wall and other feeding veins with-out re-ciroulation or new branches after embolization. Conclusion Peroutaneous trans-hepatic TH glue is a-ble to embolize the gastric varices and its feeding veins, which is feasible and effective in treatment of gastric varices.