Fatty Liver ; metabolism ; Glucose ; metabolism ; Humans ; Hyperglycemia ; metabolism ; Lipoproteins ; metabolism ; Metabolic Syndrome ; metabolism

With the intense development of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer research in recent years, this approach has been used widely in clinical treatment. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can increase the chance of operation for patients with local y advanced breast cancer. Moreover, it can improve breast-conserving rate in larger-tumor patients, thereby improving the quality of life of these patients. However, some controversies regarding the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer patients remain to be resolved. This review focuses on clinical studies and re-recognition of neoadjuvant chemotherapy as a viable treatment for breast cancer.

Objective To discuss the efficancy of traditional Chinese medicine in treatment of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy .Methods A total of 60 patients who were admitted to our hospital for severe intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy(ICP) from January 2009 to December 2012 were randomly divided into two group using random number table .Patients in study group (n=30) took traditional Chinese medicine three times a day plusUDCA twice a day orally .Patients in control Group (n=30)were on‐ly given UDCA twice a day orally .Conventional treatment and care for ICP were given to both groups .Biochemical index (TBA , ALT ,and AST)level ,pregnancy outcome and Caspase‐3 of the two groups were recorded and compared and compared .Results The expressing of Caspase‐3 in placental cytotrophoblast ,syncytiotrophoblast .Decidual cells and interstitial cells of study group were (10 .58 ± 2 .62)% ,(15 .8 ± 4 .02)% ,(10 .17 ± 3 .58)% ,(14 .23 ± 4 .39)% ,respectively ,which were significantly lower than those in control group(P<0 .05) ,which were (20 .46 ± 8 .68)% ,(33 .89 ± 7 .05)% ,(20 .56 ± 4 .23)% ,(28 .29 ± 5 .58)% .TBA ,ALT、AST in two groups were declined ,and ctedy group was better than in control group(P<0 .05) .The index of liver function were all lower in study group than that of control group(P<0 .05) .Incidence rate of neonatal asphyxia was lower in study group than that of con‐trol group (P<0 .05) .Conclusion Traditonal Chinese medicine can reduce the expression of Caspase‐3 in study group .It is safe and eflfective in the treatment of ICP .

Alcohol Drinking ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Liver Diseases, Alcoholic ; therapy

Objective: To explore the attitude and its influencing factors of patients with cancer towards information disclosure.Methods: 302 patients with cancer were investigated with self-designed questionnaires.Results: The patients' attitudes towards Information Disclosure were significantly affected by the gender,marriage status,personality,duration of cancer information,hospitalization experience and funeral experience,with significant statistical differences﹝P

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of dexmedetomidine(Dex) preconditioning on neuroapoptosis in hippocampus induced by isoflurane and the expression of CRMP2 proteins in neonatal rats. METHODS: Sixty neonatal rats at postnatal day 7 were assigned randomly into control group, Dex preconditioning control group, isoflurane group and isoflurane with Dex preconditioning groups which at dose of 25, 50 and 75 μg·kg-1. Rats in groups of isoflurane or control were exposed 0.75% isoflurane or air for 6 h. Rats in groups of Dex preconditioning were injected intraperitoneally with different doses of Dex 20 min before exposure and rats in other groups were injected intraperitoneally with 150 μL saline. At the end of exposure, the hippocampus of some rats were separated and proteins expression of cleaved caspase-3, phospho-CRMP2 (p-CRMP2), CRMP2 were detected by Western blot (n=6); other rats were perfused and their brains were embedded by paraffin, the neuronal apoptosis in hippocampus CA1 was detected by TUNEL staining 2 h after exposure (n=4). RESULTS: The number of TUNEL positive cells in hippocampus CA1 of rats in isoflurane group was increased by 434.99% (P<0.001) when compared with control group, Dex at dose of 75 μg·kg-1 significantly inhibited the increase of isoflurane-induced TUNEL positive cells by 71.87% (P<0.001). The expression of cleaved caspase-3 protein in isoflurane group increased by 90.20% (P<0.001) compared with control group, while Dex at dose of 25, 50 and 75 μg·kg-1 reversed isoflurane-induced increase of cleaved caspase-3 by 30.54% and 53.71%(P<0.05)and 96.71% (P<0.001)separately. Isoflurane increase the ratio of p-CRMP2/CRMP2 in the hippocampus by 119.41% (P<0.001), and didn't influence the expression of CRMP2; while Dex at dose of 50 and 75 μg·kg-1 inhibited isoflurane-induced increase of p-CRMP2/CRMP2 ratio by 63.75% (P<0.01) and 77.70% (P<0.01) and increased the expression of CRMP2 by 44.30% (P<0.05) and 62.13% (P<0.01). CONCLUSION: Dex Attenuates isoflurane-induced neurodegeneration through inhibitory effect of hippocampal neuroapoptosis in neonatal rats, decrease the ratio of p-CRMP2/CRMP2 and increase the expression of CRMP2 may be one of the mechanisms for neuroprotection and this Conclusion may provide the theoretic foundation for reasonable selection of anaesthetics.

Autophagy ; Humans ; Myocardial Reperfusion Injury

Humans ; Ion Channels ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; metabolism ; physiology ; Pulmonary Artery ; metabolism ; physiology

Objective To compare the tannin contents of Platycladus orientalis(L.) Franco and its carbonisatus.Method A tungsten molybdophosphate-casein colorimetric method was used with gallic acid as reference substance.Results The standard curve in the range of 0.026～0.26 mg(r =0.999 4),and the average recovery rate was 97.85%,RSD=1.07%(n =9).Conclusion The method is reliable and can be used to determine the tannic of and its different processed products.

BACKGROUND: Rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a systemic disease mainly characterized by chronic and symmetric polyarthritis. Peripheral neuropathy due to RA, however, is uncommon.OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of RA complicated by peripheral neuropathy in 5 cases.DESIGN: A retrospective case analysis based on patients as subjects.SETTING: Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.PARTICIPANTS: Totally 567 RA patients were admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital from January 1983 to December 2002, including 5 cases of peripheral neuropathy. All the cases met the criteria for RA formulated by American Rheumatism Association(ARA), according to which 5 cases of peripheral neuropathy in the active phase were confirmed due to RA. The laboratory indexes in 5 cases accorded with the active core indexes of RA.METHODS: Clinical data of 5 cases of RA were analyzed, and symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, as well as the indexes recorded electrophysiologically and in laboratory were recorded and assessed MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Sex, age, course of disease, severity of muscle strength disorder and sensory disorder, electromyography(EMG),biopsy of muscle and nerve, and related laboratory indexes.RESULTS: Five cases were enrolled, including 2 males and 3 females, 42 to 60 years of age(meanly 52 years old), and the course of disease ranged 1 to 14 years, and 5.4 years on the average. Four cases were hospitalized for neurological manifestations, accounting for 80% (4/5), and the other one appeared to have decreased muscle strength and hypoalgesia. Asthenia and numbness of limbs and hypoalgesia of the distal of limbs occurred in 4 cases,paraesthesia in 3 cases, foot drop in 2 cases, carpoptosis in 1 case, myatrophy in 3 cases, decreased muscle strength in 5 cases, and tendon areflexia in 3 cases; joint swelling or pain during the appearance and aggravation of peripheral neuropathy in 4 cases, increased erythrocyte sedimentation, increased level of C-reactive protein, high-titer rheumatoid factor and X-ray changes of joints( i. e., narrowed joint space or erosion and destruction on surface of joint) in 5 cases There were 3 cases complicated by vasculitis, and 2 cases by rheumatoid nodules. EMG showed damages of peripheral nerves in 4 cases. Muscle biopsy and nerve biopsy exhibited neurogenic lesion and chronic moderate axonal neuropathy respectively in 1 case.CONCLUSION: In the present study, the incidence of peripheral polyneuropathy was 1% (5/569), which mainly occurred or was aggravated in the active phase of RA. Among the 5 cases of peripheral neuropathy, 100% (5/5 )developed decreased muscle strength, 60% (3/5) developed myatrophy and 80% (4/5) had symptoms of peripheral neuropathy. The findings are helpful in the early diagnosis of RA.