1.Research in the portal vein tumor thrombosis for hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal of International Oncology 2012;39(2):140-142
Portal vein tumor thrombus (PVTT) influence the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma.The development of PVTT is a multi-factor,multi-part process.According to anatomic features of the portal vein in the liver and tumor thrombus of HCC developing modes,a uniform tumor thrombus types system (typesⅠ -Ⅳ) is recommended.Multi-modal therapy based on surgery,interventional therapy and radiotherapy can improve the curative effect enormously.
2.E-cadherin gene hypermethylation and its protein expression in primary adenocarcinomas of the small bowel
Xiaoyan LI ; Yuan HUANG ; Liang GONG
Chinese Journal of Digestion 2008;28(8):513-516
Objective To investigate the methylation status of E-cadherin(E-cad)and its protein expression in human small bowel adenocarcinomas(SBAC),and the association of these findings with clinico-pathological characteristics.Methods E-cad gene hypermethylation and its protein expression in 36 patients with primary SBAC and the paired adjacent tissues were tested by methylation-specific PCR(MSP)assay and immunohistochemistry(IHC)respectively.Data associated with clinico-pathological characteristics was analyzed.Results The hypermethylation frequency of E-cad was 38.9% in cancerous tissues and 8.3% in adjacent tissues(P<0.01).The positive rate of E-cad expression was 41.7% in cancerous tissues and 97.2% in adjacent tissues(P<0.01).Twelve out of 21 cases without protein expression revealed methylated(P<0.01).Methylation status was closely related to E-cad protein expression in SBAC.The hypermethylation of E-cad gene and the expression Of E-cad protein were significantly correlated with the depth of invasion,the differentiation and lymph node metastasis(P<0.05),but were not correlated with other clinico-pathologic parameters such as age,sex,tumor size or location(P>0.05).Conclusions The hypermethylation of E-cad gene can down regulate the protein expression,which closely related to the depth of invasion,the differentiation and lymph node metastasis.
3.Influence of catheterization for urinary tract infection and importance of humanistic nursing
Xiaojuan YUAN ; Longkun LI ; Guizhi GONG
Journal of Regional Anatomy and Operative Surgery 2016;(1):50-52
Objective To explore the influence of catheterization for urinary tract infections and the importance of humanistic nursing. Methods Totally 248 patients who were admitted into our hospital from February 2013 to April 2014 were randomly divided into two groups. Patients in the control group (117 cases) were given spray fungicide and regular disinfection of urethra by nursing staff, and patients in the observation group (131 cases) were nursed by themselves or their family after been taught the way of spraying fungicide and cleaning. Ana-lyzed the psychological status, routine urine, urinary tract infections, nursing job satisfaction of the patients, and the relevant data were ana-lyzed by SPSS 17. 0 software. Results The third day after placing urinary catheter urethra, the relevant nursing can reduce the rate of urina-ry tract infections in patients. the difference of the two groups was statistically significant (P<0. 05). The rate of urinary tract infections at the seventh day after placing urinary catheter urethra was 39. 69% in the observation group and 41. 03% in the control group, the difference of the two groups was not statistically significant (P >0. 05). Infection rate of male patients (29. 01%) is higher than female patients (10. 69%). The satisfaction rate of urethra care in the observation group was 87. 79%, and the satisfaction rate of other project were all higher than 92. 5%. The satisfaction rate of urinary tract nursing check in the control group was 79. 49%, and the satisfaction rate of nurse-patient communication was 83. 76%. It was found that the difference of communication between nurses and patients, service attitude and the urethra care were statistically significant. Conclusion It can reduce the rate of urinary tract infection after placing urinary catheter in pa-tients for 7 days and nursed by patients themselves with spraying fungicide and cleaning. Strengthen the humanistic nursing care can improve nursing satisfaction.
4.Anorectal malignant melanoma:a clinicopathological analysis of seven cases
Gangqin LI ; Xiuxue YUAN ; Xiaoli XIA ; Ligang GONG ; Jingping YUAN
Basic & Clinical Medicine 2015;(9):1252-1255
Objective To investigate the clinical and pathological features of anorectal malignant melanoma ( AMM) .Methods The clinical pathological and follow-up data of 7 cases of anorectal malignant melanoma were collected.The clinical and histopathological features and immunophenotype were analyzed .Results Among the 7 cases, 5 cases were female, 2 cases were male, aged 50-68 years, the average was 61 years.The tumors located in the lower rectum in 1 cases, 2 cases of teeth near the line , 4 cases of anal anus .The structure and morphology of the cancer cells were diverse .The organizational structures were mainly diffuse , focal and acinar .The cellular morphologies were mainly epithelioid , spindle and lymphocyte like .And the results of IHC showed the expression of the following three markers, vimentin, S-100 and HMB45, were strongly positive in cancer cells.However, the expression of CK , EMA and LCA were negative .And 2 cases of CEA expression were positive , LI Ki-67 was 20%-50%.Conclusions Anorectal malignant melanoma is one kind of rare malignant tumor and its characteristic morphology , immunophenotype could be helpful for diagnosis and differential diagnosis .
5.High Spinal Cord Injury Characterized by Flaccid Paralysis
Mingliang YANG ; Jianjun LI ; Li YUAN ; Huiming GONG ; Liang WU
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice 2010;16(3):212-213
ObjectiveTo investigate the characteristics of patients with flaccid paralysis after high spinal cord injury. Methods1014 cases with traumatic spinal cord injury were investigated. The patients with flaccid paralysis after high spinal cord injury (spinal fractures above the level of T10) were analyzed. Results6 patients were ananlyzed, including 5 males and 1 female, mean of age was (42±12). The neurological injury involved C7 to T8, and the fractures involved T3 to T10. 3 cases had the neurological deterioration upward at least 3 spinal segments after operation compared with the fractures. One case accomplicated with severe pain in the chest had the subacute progressive ascending myelopathy up to C7 level. MRI showed extensive atrophy of thoracic spinal cord 6 months later in 5 cases. ConclusionThe incidence of flaccid paralysis after high spinal cord injury was rare. It presents the extensive thoracic spinal cord atrophy, and the causes and mechanisms are not clear.
6.The mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+exchanger may reduce high glucose-induced oxidative stress and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain receptor 3 inflammasome activation in endothelial cells
Yuan ZU ; Lijuan WAN ; Shaoyuan CUI ; Yanping GONG ; Chunlin LI
Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 2015;(3):270-278
Background The mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+exchanger, NCLX, plays an important role in the balance between Ca2+influx and efflux across the mitochondrial inner membrane in endothelial cells. Mitochondrial metabolism is likely to be affected by the activity of NCLX because Ca2+activates several enzymes of the Krebs cycle. It is currently believed that mitochondria are not only centers of energy produc-tion but are also important sites of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain receptor 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation. Methods&Results This study focused on NCLX function, in rat aortic endothelial cells (RAECs), induced by glucose. First, we detected an increase in NCLX expression in the endothelia of rats with diabetes mellitus, which was induced by an injection of streptozotocin. Next, colocalization of NCLX expression and mitochondria was detected using confocal analysis. Suppression of NCLX expression, using an siRNA construct (siNCLX), enhanced mitochondrial Ca2+influx and blocked efflux induced by glucose. Un-expectedly, silencing of NCLX expression induced increased ROS generation and NLRP3 inflammasome activation. Conclusions These findings suggest that NCLX affects glucose-dependent mitochondrial Ca2+signaling, thereby regulating ROS generation and NLRP3 in-flammasome activation in high glucose conditions. In the early stages of high glucose stimulation, NCLX expression increases to compensate in order to self-protect mitochondrial maintenance, stability, and function in endothelial cells.
7.The Survey on the Occupational Exposure of Undergraduate Nursing Students In Kunming Medical University
Zhengying XU ; Dongmei LI ; Yuan TIAN ; Xiaojie GONG ; Jing JIN
Journal of Kunming Medical University 2013;(10):155-158
Objective To understand the undergraduate nursing students’ awareness of the basic situation of occupational exposure in Kunming Medical University, and to understand their knowing status of occupational exposure knowledge. Methods We used self- designed questionnaire to investigate 449 undergraduate nursing students in Kunming Medical University to obtain the status of occupational exposure and protection knowledge level of students.Results (1) 449 students were investigated, and 258 of them had been in clinical practice, and occupational exposure occurred in 48.8% of them. (2) Occupational exposure factors included grade, washing hands and wearing gloves;The results showed that:Grade was a risk factor and wearing glove and washing hands were protective factors. (3) There was relevance between accepting the occupational protection education and the occupational exposure. Conclusions A useful measure to reduce the occurrence of occupational exposure is Pre-service training for undergraduates nursing students. Operation should be in strict accordance with operating specifications. Schools and departments should implement occupational protection system, so as to strengthen the related knowledge vocational education,enhance self-protection awarenes,and reduce or minimize the occurrence of occupational exposure.
8.Construction of a micro-vascular network model in vitro by microfluidic technology for hemodynamic investigations
Yuan LI ; Beizhong LIU ; Fang GONG ; Chao YU ; Liyi HU
Military Medical Sciences 2014;(11):885-889
Objective The micro-vascular element plays a key role in the delivery of nutrients and the regulation of hemodynamic behavior, however, research is often hindered by ethical , economic and technological issues .Therefore, construction of a micro-vascular network in vitro will help to study the related pathological and physiological behavior in microvessels.Methods In this study, a micro-vascular element model with features of a micro-vascular network in vivo was designed based on the network structure of retinal arterioles .A micro-vascular network model in vitro, characterized by network asymmetry and the presence of both bifurcation-and side-branches , was developed by soft lithography technology . The developed microdevice allowed for the quantification of the cell -depletion layer ( CDL) thickness and hematocrit ( Ht) distribution within the microchannel networks .Results and Conclusion The study showed the potential of the developed in vitro model in revealing key hemodynamic features which have been detected for microvascular elements in vivo, including the relationships between CDL thickness , Ht and red blood cell distribution .The present study provides a new strategy and a technology for studying hemodynamics and microvascular system diseases in vitro.
9.The effects of exercise on the expression of synaptophysin after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage
Yangyang GONG ; Mei HOU ; Aiyun YUAN ; Xiaoping LI ; Dawei ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2016;38(5):325-328
Objective To observe the effects of early exercise on the expression of synaptophysin pro-tein and Nissl bodies in the hippocampus after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage( HIBD) , and to investigate possi-ble mechanisms. Methods A total of 35 neonatal Wistar rats aged 7 days were randomly divided into a train-ing group of 13, a control group of 11 and a sham-operation group of 11. HIBD was induced in the rats of the training and control groups, while those in the sham-operation group had the left common carotid artery separa-ted, but without ligation. Seven days after successful modeling, the training group began swimming training for 10 min every day lasting for 14 days, while the other groups were not trained. Western blotting was used to detect the expression of synaptophysin in the affected hippocampus of the brain based on the ratio of the gray band val-ues for synaptophysin and beta. Nissl staining was applied to observe the number of Nissl bodies and the morphol-ogy of the neurons in the hippocampus. Results The average expression of synaptophysin in the sinistrocere-bral hippocampus of the rats in the control group was significantly lower than that in the sham-operation group, but significantly higher than that of the training group. The control group had significantly fewer Nissl bodies than the sham-operation group, but significantly more than the training group. Conclusion Early training can in-crease the expression of synaptophysin and the number of Nissl body in the hippocampus after hypoxic-ischemic brain damage.
10.Effects of Prdx4 protein expression on migration and invasion of HeLa cells
Weiyan YUAN ; Li ZHANG ; Hongqin SHI ; Xiaowei GONG ; Yong JIANG
Chinese Journal of Pathophysiology 2016;32(4):637-643
AIM:To investigate the effects of peroxiredoxin 4 ( Prdx4) protein expression levels on the migra-tion and invasion of human cervical cancer HeLa cells.METHODS:The plasmid pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4 was transfected into HeLa cells.The HeLa cells were infected with LV-Prdx4 RNAi vector to establish stable Prdx4 shRNA HeLa cells. The change in the expression of Prdx4 protein was validated by Western blotting.The wound-healing assay, and Transwell migration and invasion assays were performed to detect the migration and invasion of HeLa cells, respectively.RESULTS:The expression of Prdx4 protein was up-regulated in the HeLa cells after transfection with pcDNA3.0-HA-Prdx4 plasmid ( P<0.05), whereas it was down-regulated in the Prdx4 shRNA HeLa cells (P<0.05).The abilities of migration and inva-sion were significantly increased in Prdx4-overexpressing HeLa cells compared with non-transfected and mock plasmid trans-fected control groups ( P<0.01) .When Prdx4 was knocked down by shRNA, the migration and invasion of the HeLa cells were remarkably repressed compared with blank control group and negative control group ( P<0.01 ) .CONCLUSION:The up-regulation of Prdx4 expression facilitates the migration and invasion of HeLa cells, and the down-regulation of Prdx4 expression inhibits the migration and invasion of HeLa cells, indicating that Prdx4 may be a potential molecular target for cervical cancer therapy.