Objective To analyze the clinical and CT characteristics of pancreatic metastasis to improve the correct diagnosis rate.Methods The clinical and CT data of 14 patients with pancreatic metastasis were reviewed retrospectively.Results Among the 14 patients,the primary malignancy was lung cancer in 6 cases,renal carcinoma in 3 cases,colon carcinoma in 2 cases,laryngeal cancer in 1 case,gastric cancer in 1 case and ovarian carcinoma in 1 case.Pancreatic metastases from renal carcinomas often developed a long period after initial nephrectomy and survived for a relatively long time.Abdominal CT plain scan and enhanced scan was performed in all cases.Four cases were of solitary type,9 cases were of multiple types and 1 was of diffuse type.Totally 28 lesions were found,which were usually located in the neck and body of the pancreas,the diameter of 28 pancreatic lesions was ranging from 0.5 cm to 11 cm,with a mean diameter of 2.3 cm.On CT plain scan,there were 19 hypodense lesions,7 slightly hyperdense lesions and 2 isodense lesions,5 necrotic lesions.On enhanced CT,the lesions showed moderate enhancement in 7 cases,circular enhancement in 6 cases,moderate and circular enhancement in 6 lesions,obvious enhancement in 8 lesions and no enhancement in 1 lesion.All patients had extra-pancreatic metastases,and 2 cases had peripheral vascular invasion.Conclusions Pancreatic metastases are rare,often accompanied with multiple lesions and extra-pancreatic metastases.The CT features of pancreatic metastases from renal carcinomas are slightly hyperdense and obvious enhancement; in other metastases,there are hypodense,morderate and/or circular enhancement lesions.Accurate diagnosis can be achieved by knowledge of patients' medical history.

Objective Background:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are naturally occurring small non-coding RNAs,play important roles in cancer initiation and progression.Decreases in miRNAs levels are observed in human cancers,indicating that miRNAs may function intrinsically in tumor suppression.However,the underline mechanisms of miRNA function are little known.Methods MiR-34b in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues was detected using quantitative Real-Time PCR.The relations between miR-34b expression level and clinical pathological parameters were assessed.For in vitro studies,lung cancer cells were transfected with double stranded synthetic miRNA mimics and scrambled controls.Immunohistochemistry technology was explored to validate the related downstream proteins of miR-34b.Results Expression of miR-34b was lower in NSCLC tissues than that in pericarcinous tissues of lung cancer.Additionally,the Spearman correlation test showed lower miR-34b expression was correlated with higher lymph node metastasis (P =0.031).In vitro gain-of-function experiments indicated that miR-34b suppressed cell proliferation by inducing cell apoptosis.IHC results showed relations between lower miR-34b and over-expression of phospho-Met (P =0.012).Conclusion MiR-34b down-regulates Met,following with subsequent changes of downstream p53 and Mdm2,and inversely p53 up-regulates miR-34b in a feedback loop.MiR-34b plays profound roles in progression of NSCLC by inducing apoptosis and decreasing lymph node metastasis.

Objective:To investigate the clinical application value of nano-carbon tracer technology in lymph node dissection and postoperative pathological examination in laparoscopic mid-low rectal cancer resection.Methods:Fifty-two patients with mid-low rectal cancer were randomly divided into experimental group (n=27) and control group (n=25).Before surgery,the Nano-group were injected nano activated carbon suspension liquid under the mucosa.Both groups were accepted the same principles of open colorectal cancer radical surgery.The total number of lymph nodes,number of tiny lymph nodes,number of black dye and number of metastasis lymph node confirmed by pathology in the two groups were statistical analysised.Results:There were 905 pieces of lymph node seized in two groups toally,including (20.67 ± 5.751) medals in Nano-carbon group and (13.88 ±4.466) medals in control group.Lymph node number in nano carbon group was more than control group (P＜0.01).Nano-carbon group seized 113 tiny lymph nodes,significantly higher than 49 in the control group (P＜0.05).The metastasis rate of lymph node was no significant difference in the two groups (P＞0.05).Nano-carbon group seized lymph node metastasis was no significant difference in the rate of the control group (P＞0.05).Nano-carbon group seized 341 black dyed lymph nodes and 217 not black dye lymph nodes.And 67 cases of metastasis lymph nodes in Black dye lymph nodes,15 cases of metastasis lymph nodes in not the black dye lymph nodes.The metastasis rate of black dye lymph node was higher(P＜0.01).Conclusions:Nano-carbon tracer technique can guide the surgeon to accurately lymph nodes dissection during the operation,and can add to the number of lymph nodes in the postoperative surgical specimens,improve lymph nodes in patients with colorectal cancer radical seized quantity.Nano-carbon tracer technique can ensure the accuracy of the pathological staging,there was important clinical significance to lymph node dissection in Mid-low colorectal cancer,which provide an important basis for the development of postoperative adjuvant therapy programs.

BACKGROUND: Belladonna drugs have been widely used in clinic in our country to improve microcirculation, or as a herbal anesthetic drug. However,there are few reports regarding the animal experiments on belladonna alkaloid against morphine addiction further OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of belladonna alkaloid combined with morphine on morphine(Mor)-addicted mice so as to provide an experimental basis for development of belladonna to morphine addiction.DESIGN: A completely randomized-controlled study based on the experimental animals.SETTING: Laboratory of physiology of a medical college.MATERIALS: The study was performed at the Laboratory of Physiology of Medical Department of Hebei Engineering College from June 2004 to August 2004. Fifty 2-month old male healthy Kunming mice of clean grade with a body mass of(20±2) g were obtained from Experimental Animal Centre of Hebei Medical University.METHODS: According to evaluation index of dependence in Morphine-addicted animals, we chose pain threshold and naloxone-urged jumping response as items to observe. Fifty mice were randomly divided into 5 groups with 10 mice each, which were the control group (saline), the morphine group, the scopolamine(Sco)group, the anisodamine(Ani), atropine(Atr)group. The corresponding drugs or saline was administered by intraperitoneal (I. P.) injection once a day for 7 days. The pain threshold at 1 hour after I. P. Injection of drugs was observed from day 1 to day 7 by hot-plate method. Mice were given I.p. Injection of naloxone (Nal, 5 mg/kg ) 6hours after the last injection. The jumping times within 30 minutes were observed to evaluate the ,formation of the Morphine addiction.Nal-urged mice.RESULTS: The pain threshold of the mice in Morphine group was decreased significantly, and the jumping times and jumping rate were obviously increased compared with that of the control group( P ＜ 0.05 or P ＜ 0.01).The co-administration of Sco-Mor mixtures for 7 days significantly increased the pain threshold of Mor-dependent mice( P ＜ 0.01) and markedly decreased the jumping times and the jumping rate( P ＜ 0. 05) . Atr-Mor and Ani-Mor had a weak effect on the elevation of the pain threshold of Mor-dependent mice, but had strong effects on the decrease of the jumping times and the jumping rate( P ＜ 0. 01 ).CONCLUSION: Belladonna alkaloids all could antagonize Mor-dependence in mice at different degrees, which provide an important experimental evidence to develop belladonna drugs for preventing opium addiction.

Objective To explore the clinical value of prospective electrocardiography-triggering high-pitch spiral acquisition by dual-source CT (HP mode ) in children with congenital heart diseases (CHD).MethodsThirty-six patients ( mean age:0.67 years,range:1 month to 2 years and 6 months; 25 males;mean weight:7.7 kg)underwent prospective ECG-triggering high-pitch spiral acquisition.The dose length product (DLP) was recorded to calculate effective dose ( ED ).Two experienced radiologists made diagnosis and assessed the overall image quality by a five-point scale independently.The consistency of their judgment was determined by Kappa statistics.Surgeries were performed in 29 patients,and conventional cardiac angiography(CCA) was performed in 7 patients.The accuracy,sensitivity and specificity of HP mode were calculated based on the surgical or CCA findings.ResultsThe DLP was (5.12 ± 1.64) mGy.cm with a range of 2.4 mGy · cm to 9.2 mGy · cm and ED was (0.125 ± 0.027 ) mSv ranging from 0.078 mSv to 0.179 mSv.The average subjective image quality score was 4.2 ± 0.7.All images were diagnosable.Two radiologists made good agreement ( K =0.774,P ＜ 0.05 ).The accuracy,sensitivity and specificity of HP mode were 98.9％,94.2％ and 99.8％,respectively.ConclusionLow radiation dose with the accurate diagnosis of anomalies makes HP mode a new choice for children with CHD.

Objective:To construct the eukaryotic expression plasmid carrying hTERT-P2A-EGFP, and to explore its expression and transfection efficiency in the HEK293FT cells.Methods:The recombinant plasmid was constructed by using pBABE-puro-hTERT and pRRLSIN-cPPT-MSCV-EGFP plasmids.The hTERT,P2A,and EGFP genes were obtained using pBABE-puro-hTERT as template by PCR.And the correct hTERT was inserted into pRRLSIN-cPPT-MSCV-EGFP vector.Then the recombinant plasmid containing hTERT-P2A-EGFP gene was obtained and identified.The HEK293FT cells were transfected by the recombinant plasmid, and the expression of green fluorescence protein(GFP) was observed by fluorescence microscope.Results:The PCR results showed that the fragments of hTERT, P2A, and EGFP were 3 400, 110 and 720 bp.And the length of gene fragment(hTERT-P2A-EGFP)was 4 300 bp by enzyme digestion.The results of sequencing showed that the 1 547 site of the target gene was mutated.Using site-directed mutagenesis, the 1 547 site was successfully mutated.And the target gene sequence was completely identical with the sequence published in GenBank.The recombinant plasmid was transfected into the HEK293FT cells, and GFP was observed in the cells.The results of flow cytometry showed that the transfection efficiency of recombinant plasmid was 44.8%.Conclusion:The recombinant plasmid carrying hTERT-P2A-EGFP gene is successfully constructed, and it can be used for cell transfection.

Objective To investigate the incidence and related risk factors of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) after acci-dents in the Pearl River Delta .Methods Inpatients after accidents from April 2009 to February 2010 in seven hospitals of the Pearl River Delta cities ,such as Guangzhou ,Shenzhen and Zhuhai ,were surveyed with PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) and self-made questionnaire .Results In a total of 554 post traumatic patients ,a prevalence of 28 .5% of PTSD symptoms were found in this region with 7 .8% (marks≥50) of severe degree and 20 .8% (marks :38-49) of mild to moderate degree .In the severe PTSD symptoms group ,the top three items were getting nervous and upset once faced similar situation ,difficulty sleeping or easy to be a-wake ,and the trauma experience caused recurring disturbing memory ,ideas or image .Multivariate analysis showed that female ,una-ble self-care ,incapable of working ,lack help from friends ,multiple injury ,and injury time longer were all associated with the PTSD symptom incidence .Conclusion The prevalence of PTSD symptoms is relatively high in injured patients after accidents in the Pearl River Delta .Early identification and intervention of PTSD symptoms in post-traumatic patients are important for the prevention of PTSD .

Objective To establish A1E3 and B1C4 monoclonal antibody-based ELISA for detecting circulating antigen of Schistosoma japonicum and explore its application value in the field. Methods The characteristics of A1E3 and B1C4 monoclonal antibodies were analyzed by SDS-PAGE and Western blotting. The SEA-based ELISA was used to evaluate the titers of A1E3 and B1C4. The orthogonal test was used to determine the best concentration of coating antibody B1C4 and optimal working concentra-tion of A1E3-HRP. Under the optimal conditions,the serum samples of 20 acute schistosomiasis cases,46 chronic schistosomiasis cases,and 20 control sera were tested to evaluate its detection sensitivity and specificity. Seventy-two antibody positive serum sam-ples from Jiangling County of Hubei Province were detected and compared to a commercially available ELISA kit,to evaluate the detection effects of this method. Results The results of SDS-PAGE demonstrated that the purified A1E3 and B1C4 contained a clear heavy chain with molecular weight of 88 000 and 52 000 respectively and had the same light chain with molecular weight of 20 000;while Western blotting demonstrated that A1E3 and B1C4 could be recognized by SEA and serum samples of acute schis-tosomiasis cases. The SEA-based ELISA demonstrated the titers of B1C4 and A1E3 were 1∶105 and 1∶30 000,respectively. The serum samples from all the acute cases and 86.9% of the chronic cases showed a positive reaction. All of the control sera from healthy persons gave a negative response. The positive rates of the double monoclonal antibody ELISA and commercial ELISA for detecting the circulating antigen were 45.8%and 43.1%respectively,and there was no significant difference between the results of the two methods. Conclusion A1E3 and B1C4 monoclonal antibody-based ELISA is established successfully. It exhibits a high sensitivity and specificity in detecting circulating antigen of Schistosoma japonicum.

Objective To investigate the secondary metabolites of the South China Sea spine body sponge Acanthella cavernosa.Methods The acetone extract of A.cavernosa was isolated and purified by repeated column chromatography on sili-ca gel,sephadex LH-20,and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).Structures were determined by spectroscopic analysis and comparison with reported data.Results Nine compounds were isolated.Their structures were determined as kali-hinol E (1),kalihinol A (2),10-epi-kalihinol X (3),10-epi-kalihinol I (4),1 H-indole-3-carboxylic acid methyl ester (5), 1H-indole-3-carboxylic acid (6),3-buten-2-one,4-(2,3,6-trimethylphenyl)-(3E)(7),aristolone (8),and 5α,8α-epidioxy-(22E,24R)-erost-6,22-dien-3β-ol (9).Conclusion Compounds 5 to 8 were isolated from the sponge of genus Acanthalla for the first time.

Objective:To investigate the differential diagnostic value of intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging (IVIM-DWI) combined with serum indicators for prostate cancer.Methods:We recruited 97 patients with prostate diseases who received treatment in Zhuji People's Hospital from March 2018 to September 2020 for this study. Patients with prostate cancer were included in the study group ( n = 46) and patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia in the control group ( n = 51). All patients were subject to IVIM-DWI and serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level detection alone or in combination. The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, and diagnostic efficacy of IVIM-DWI and serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level detection alone or in combination were compared between the two groups. Results:D and f values in the study group were (0.50 ± 0.14) × 10 -3 mm 2/s and (0.35 ± 0.11), respectively, which were significantly lower than those in the control group [(0.71 ± 0.12) × 10 -3 mm 2/s, (0.59 ± 0.08), t = 7.95, 12.37, both P < 0.001]. D* value and serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level in the study group were (6.24 ± 1.90) × 10 -3 mm 2/s and (62.5 ± 18.3) μg/L, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(4.08 ± 1.34) × 10 -3 mm 2/s, (17.3 ± 6.8) μg/L, t = -6.52, -16.43, both P < 0.001]. The overall detection rate, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of IVIM-DWI combined with serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level detection for prostate cancer were 53.6% (52/97), 97.8% (45/46), 74.5% (38/51), and 85.6% (83/97), respectively. A receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that the sensitivity of IVIM-DWI combined with serum indicators in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and the area under the curve were greater than those produced by IVIM-DWI and serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level detection alone (both P < 0.05). Conclusion:IVIM-DWI combined with serum early prostate cancer antigen-2 level detection has a higher sensitivity in the diagnosis of prostate cancer than monotherapy. The combined therapy provides a new perspective for the differential diagnosis of prostate cancer and has a certain clinical value.