This review aims to explore the mechanism of occurrence and progression of lymphatic metastasis of cancer and its role in cancer therapy. The pace of research into lymphatic system continues to accelerate with the availability of lymphatic molecular markers, such as lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 (LYVE-1), the lymphatic receptor for hyaluronan. Recently, biological functions of LYVE-1 and its role in cancer metastasis have become the focus of worldwide attention. Clarification of the precise role of LYVE-1 in lymphatic metastasis is of great significance in exploring novel cancer treatment. This paper reviews the progress in LYVE-1 related to lymphatic metastasis of cancer. Copyright © 2013 by TUMOR.

Objective To analyze effect of three level nursing quality control management model on the quality of the nursing service in the department of general surgery.Methods Analysis in the implementation of nurs-ing quality control before and after nursing quality and the improvement of the examination results of nurses situation in general surgery department of our hospital were compared between the 2012 -2013 without the implementation of three level quality control mode and 2013 -2014 of establishment of the three level nursing quality control manage-ment mode,which was set the nursing quality monitoring nurses,quality monitoring group leader and quality monito-ring nurses in three level nursing quality control system.Results After the implementation of quality control,the quality of basic nursing score[(94.02 ±2.01)points],ward management quality score[(94.13 ±3.04)points],first aid management quality score[(96.22 ±4.06)points]and disinfection and isolation,and the quality score[(95.13 ± 3.04)points]and quality control of basic nursing quality score[(8.121 ±3.31 )points],ward management quality score[(81.35 ±2.34)points],emergency management quality score [(91.42 ±4.36 )points]and disinfection [(81.74 ±3.44)points]degrees and isolation quality scores were significantly higher than those of before three level quality control nursing management model(t =33.07,33.32,8.06,29.17,all P <0.05).Nursing quality control of nursing personnel the technical operation of the average score [(96.35 ±1.03)points],theory test average score [(95.73 ±0.98)points],average and quality control of nursing personnel and technical operation [(89.42 ± 2.49)points],theory test average score[(90.36 ±1.79)points]were obviously higher.The results had statistical significance (t =25.72,26.32,all P <0.05).Conclusion Three level nursing quality control management model established in the general surgery department had remarkable effect on the quality of the nursing service,which is safe and reliable,and improving the quality of nursing.

Objective To investigate the effect of continuous quality improvement nursing on grasping disease knowledge and satisfaction of patients with thyroid tumors.Methods 86 cases of patients with thyroid cancer were enrolled.They were devided into the observation group(42 cases)and the control group(46 cases)according to the date of admission.Patients in control group were treated with routine care,while patients in the observation group were treated with continuous quality improvement nursing on the basis of the control group.The effects of nursing in the two groups were compared and analysized.Results After intervention,the scores of cognitive thyroid tumors,daily preventive health care,thyroid cancer surgery and surgical considerations in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,theses differences were statistically significant between the two groups (t =9.806,10.271, 9.924,12.053,all P <0.05).The rate of satisfaction in the observation group was significantly higther than that in the control group(92.86%/75.00%),theses difference was statistically significant between the two groups (χ2 =9.025,P <0.05).Conclusion Continuous quality improvement nursing can effectively improve the diseases -related knowledge in patients with thyroid benign tumor,which contributes to the smooth operation and improves surgical results.

OBJECTIVE To look into and analyze the application of antibacterial used in our hospital in order to enhance the rationality of clinical usage. METHODS We conducted the survey by means of picking out examples in numbers within a definite range,looking back at the records with regard to it from Jan 2004 to Dec 2004. RESULTS Altogether there were 5 302 medical records.The percentage of using antibacterial was 70.24%,from which 45.22-36.68% were used two kinds and 8.54% were used more than two kinds.As to the basis,preventive use taken up a large proportion,accounted for 48.93%;the main route was by intravenous injection,which added up to 74.03%.Of the antibacterials applied,the first three were penicillins;aminoglycosides;cephalosporins.The percentage for surgical application was 94.49%,from them 57.14% used 2 or more kinds for treatment of incision of type Ⅰ. CONCLUSIONS It is very necessary and urgent to supervise the management of the rational application of antibacterial.

Objective To observe the pathological changes of hippocampus and myelin in rats with frontal cereberal ischemia and reperfusion after treated with methylcobalamine and to discuss the mechanism of the cerebral protective effect of methylcobalamine.Methods Cerebral ischemia and reperfusion models were made by clamping bilateral carotid arteries.Forty-five male Wistar rats were randomly allocated to sham-operation group,ischemia-reperfusion group and methylcobalamine group(n=15).1,2,4 weeks after reperfusion the rats in each group were divided into three groups(n=5).The pathological changes of hippocampus and myelin were observed by using light microscope,HE staining,LFB staining and electron microscope.Results The pyramidal neurons in hippocampus in ischemia and reperfusion groups expressed putrescence and myelin necrosis or demyelination at 1st week,and the histomorphological changes at 4th week were significant than that at 2nd week.The followings were observed in electron microscope: dimness,partly solubilization and collapsablity in myelin.The pyramidal neurons in hippocampus of therapy groups were similar to normal one and myelin expressed compaction and shipshape.The changes were more obvious at 4th week.Conclusion Methylcobalamine can obviously decrease the ischemia lesion of hippocampus and myelin and protect the brain function.

The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) - a group of transcription factors ubiquitously expressed in mammalian tissues, plays a critical role in orchestrating the intricate cellular interactions that characterize vertebrate development and morphogenesis. Recently, accumulated evidence points to an emerging role for NFAT transcription factors in cancer progression. Various NFAT isoforms are remarkably functional in tumor cells and multiple compartments in the tumor microenvironment, promoting carcinogenesis and cancer invasion. This review highlights the current knowledge about the role of NFAT in oncobiology, including tumor generation, growth, survival, malignant transformation, invasion, metastasis and angiogenesis. Clarifying the parts played by NFAT in tumor progression will help the development of effective therapeutics that target the NFAT pathway in neoplastic progression and metastasis.

Objective: To evaluate the quality of Moutan Cortex at different growth stages. Methods: Metabonomics based on high performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (HPLC/Q-TOF-MS) was applied to find the variation of different growth stages. Results: Forty-six metabolites were identified by MS molecular ions and major fragments in conjugation with literature data. The results of principal component analysis showed that the constituent of Moutan Cortex at three growth stages were obviously different. The levels of 13 metabolites were related to the growth time of Moutan Cortex. One-year-old Moutan Cortex contained higher levels of malic acid and gallic acid, suggesting the requirement of sufficient materials for growth and synthesis of complicated secondary metabolites at the first stage. However, in two- and three-years-old Moutan Cortex the levels of some important active compounds such as paeonol and monoterpene glucosides increased. It could be deduced that within three years grouth, good quality of Moutan Cortex was associated with the longer growth time. Conclusion: These results provide the evidence for the quality evaluation of Moutan Cortex at different growth stages, and demonstrate that metabonomics is a powerful approach for the quality evaluation of traditional Chinese malera medica.

Objective To investigate the temporal expression patterns of the related transcription factors and target genes in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy,and provide valuable clues for further researches on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.Methods Isoproterenol (ISO) was used to induce ventricular myocytes hypertrophy in neonatal mice.The survival rate of cardiomyocyte was detected by CCK-8,and the average diameters and surface areas of cells were measured by computer photograph analysis system.The mRNA and protein expression levels of related genes were respectively measured by RT-PCR and Western blotting.Results The model of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy stimulated by ISO was constructed successfully.The expression levels of GATA4,MEF2C,GATA5,BNP and ANP increased 24 hours after ISO treatment,the expression levels of P300,α-MHC and TBX5 increased 12 hours after ISO treatment,and of SRF and β-MHC mRNA increased 6 hours after ISO treatment (P＜0.05).The expression levels of GATA4,α-MHC,β-MHC,SRF and P300 mRNA increased firstly,and then decreased in cardiomyocytes induced by ISO.The expression levels of GATA4,SRF,α-MHC,β-MHC and P300 mRNA were still higher than normal (P＜0.05),but of MEF2C decreased to normal (P＞0.0S) 72 hours after ISO treatment.The expression levels continuously elevated of GATA5,TBX5,ANP and BNP mRNA than that of controls (P＜0.05),while no fluctuation was found in NKX2.5 mRNA expression (P＞0.05).The expression of GATA4 protein increased,while of HEY2 protein decreased 48 hours after ISO treatment (P＜0.05).Conclusions In hypertrophic cardiomyocytes,the expression pattern of MEF2C is similar to,but the patterns of GATA5,GATA4,TBX5 and SRF are different with that in the development of heart,implying these genes are important during the process from compensatory stage to decompensation stage.The expression patterns of GATA4,MEF2C and SRF are similar to that of acetylase P300,implying the temporal expressions could be regulated by P300 in cardiomyocyte hypertrophy.

This study aimed at exploring the effects of Griffipavixanthone,a natural small molecule extracted from Garcinia esculenta,on the autophagy and the mechanism behind it.Cervical cancer HeLa cells were selected as the model in vitro.Confocal microscopy,flow cytometry and immunoblotting were performed to know the impacts of Griffipavixanthone on signaling pathway over autophagy flux and calcium level;while nude mouse model was established to explore its anti-cancer action in vivo.It was found that Griffipavixanthone significantly induced GFP-LC3 puncta formation and the accumulation of LC3-Ⅱ/LC3-Ⅰ,and increased the protein expression of SQSTM1 in HeLa cells in a time and concentration dependent manner.MTT assay results showed that Griffipavixanthone inhibited the growth of HeLa cells in a dosage dependent manner,and eliminated the tolerance of tumor cells to nutrient starvation,which fastened the death of cells.Griffipavixanthone also down-regulated the concentration of calcium in the cytoplasm.Furthermore,the in vivo study indicated that intratumoral injection of Griffipavixanthone presented the anti-cancer effect to a certain extent.In conclusion,it was suggested that Griffipavixanthone inhibit autophagy with the potential to be developed into a clinical anti-cancer agent.Griffipavixanthone sensitized HeLa cells to nutrient stress-induced cell death through inhibiting the autophagy flux and the level of calcium in the cytoplasm.

Objective To investigate the effect of indomethacin on prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO)after operative treatment of acetabular fractures.Methods Fifty patients with acetabular fractures received in our department operative treatment through Kocher-langenbeck(K-L)approach and oral administration of in- domethacin afer operation from February 2001 to August 2003.Forty-eight of them were successfully followed up for incidence of HO and their clinical functions were assessed.The results were compared with those of 40 patients who had been treated with the same operative procedures but without oral administration of indomethacin in our depart- ment from March 1993 to May 1998.The patients who could not tolerate the drug were not included.Results The follow-ups averaged 22.8 months(range,6 to 39 months).HO occurred in eight cases.The incidence of HO was 16.7%(8/48).According to Brooker evaluation of HO,five cases were rated as degreeⅠ,three as degreeⅡ, and none as degreeⅢorⅣ.The incidence of severe HO was 0.In the control group,the incidence of HO was 35.0%(14/40)and the incidence of severe HO was 10.0%(4/40).The differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05).Conclusion Oral administration of indomethacin after operative treatment of acetabular fractures can inhibit HO.