Objective To compare the short-term effect of Docetaxe and Irinotecan combined with Xeloda in treatment of end stage gastric cancer.Methods 65 patients with advanced gastric cancer were randomly divided into two groups.33 patients in group A received Docetaxe plus Xeloda and 32 patients in group B received Irinotecan plus Xeloda.At least two treatment cycles were completed.Results The overall response rate is 54.54%(A) and 53.13%(B),and the median progression-free survival was 6.1 months and 6.2 months.Patients in group A experienced more anemia,and patients in group B,diarrhoea.Conclusion The effects of Docetaxe or Irinotecan combined with Xeloda in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer are comparable and well tolerated.

Adolescent ; Female ; Humans ; Premenstrual Syndrome ; etiology ; physiopathology ; therapy

BACKGROUND: Cell apoptosis and expression of related apoptotic gene are found in rats with acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of ganglioside on cell apoptosis in rats with acute cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.DESIGN: Randomized control animal experiment.SETTING: Department of Neurology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University.MATERIALS: The experiment was conducted in the Animal Laboratory of China-Japan Friendship Hospital of Jilin University at April 2002.Forty-eight healthy male Wistar rats aged 3-4 months with the body mass of (220±50) g were selected and randomly divided into ischemia-reperfusion group and ischemia-reperfusion + administration group (intraperitoneal injection of ganglioside GM-1 at 30 minutes before ischemia) with 24 rats in each group, and each group was subdivided into three groups according to the reperfusion time: 3-hour, 6-hour and 24-hour with 8 rats in each time-point.METHODS: ①Rat models of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion were established. ②Diphenylamine method was adopted to detect changes of DNA splitting rate in brain tissues at 3 hours,6 hours and 24 hours after cerebral ischemia.100 mg of cerebral cortex was made into 10% homogenate by adding into 0.9 mL of splitting fluid,which was then put in the centrifuge tube for repeated freezing and melting. The supernatant and deposit were collected.DNA splitting rate = supernatant absorption/(supernatant absorption + deposit absorption). ③Immunohistochemical method was used to study the expression of protein kinase Cδ (PKCδ) as well as changes of ganglioside after administration. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Changes of DNA splitting rate in cerebral cortex of rats as well as intensity of PKCδ expression.RESULTS: One rat in the normal saline control group died for exceeding anesthetization at the 6th hour of reperfusion, and 2 rats died at the 24th hour of reperfusion, which were supplemented respectively. With the time of reperfusion increasing, changes of DNA splitting rate significantly increased, which peaked at the 24th hour. The expression of PKCδ peaked at the 6th hour of reperfusion and gradually decreased. The DNA splitting rate and PKCδ expression were remarkably decreased at corresponding time-points in the ganglioside group.CONCLUSION: Ganglioside can inhibit cell apoptosis and reduce PKCδ expression after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion to protect cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Objective To study preliminary the accuracy of clinical target volume (CTV) and internal target volume (ITV) automatically generated by an in-house deformable registration software on fourdimensional CT (4DCT),and evaluate its feasibility of clinical application.Methods Clinic treated one lung cancer patient and one liver cancer patient were selected for the study.CTV was delineated by radiation oncologist according to a single respiratory phase image of 4DCT scanning,and then deformed to the other phases and generated the CTVdefm on each phase image.Differences between the CTVdefm and CTVmanu were then compared.A composite ITVcopm was created by overlapping all the CTVdefm of 10 phases and compared with the ITVMIP which was contoured on the maximum intensity projection (MIP) CT images,including the shape,volume and geometric center position of the ITV contour.Results For the tested lung case,average volume difference between the CTVdefm and CTV was (-2.59 ± 5.02)％ for the all 10 phases,and the vector departure of the two ITV centers was (1.04 ± 0.89) mm.The ITVcomp almost completely matched the ITVMIP on the tested liver case with a volume difference smaller the 1％ and only 1.4 mm vector departure between their geometric centers.Conclusion The validity of the CTVdefm and ITVcomp gained from automatic deformation of manual delineation reference based on 4DCT images were preliminary evaluated and proved to be good enough for clinic planning.

Objective:To construct pIRES-I-Ad?? bicistronic eukaryotic expression vector. Methods: Total RNA was acquired by TRIZOL method, the genes of I-Ad ?? chains were amplified through RT-PCR, respectively. The target genes were connected to pGEM-T vector and sequenced. Then the target genes were subcloned into pIRES bicistronic eukaiyotic expression vector and NIH3T3 cell line was transfected. Transfectant was screened by G418 antibiotics. Total RNA of transfectant was obtained by TRIZOL method, mRNA of foreign gene was examined by RT-PCR. Flow cytometry( FCM) was used to detennine foreign gene expression in protein level and surface expression in NIH3T3 cell line. Results: Bicistronic eukaryotic expression vector pIRES-I-AdaB was established. Foreign gene in mRNA level in transfectants was examined. Verified Ⅰ-Ad ?? chain wa3 expressed in high level expressed on transfected NIH3T3 cell line surface by FCM. Conclusion:Bicistronic eukaryotic expression vector pIRES-I-Ad ?? was constructed successfully. It is useful for studying antigen presentation and interaction between epitopes and MHC- Ⅱ molecule of BALB/c mouse.

Objective:To explore the diagnosis and treatment of ketamine-associated urinary system dysfunction. Methods:Total-ly 56 cases of urinary tract symptoms with the history of ketamine abuse in recent years were retrospectively analyzed. The routine ex-amination and the examination related to the urinary system were given, and individual treatment was undertaken according to different situation. Results: The main symptom of ketamine-asscociated urinary tract dysfunction was lower urinary tract symptom (LUTS). Bladder pathologic biopsy showed different degree of inflammatory change. Imaging examination showed various degree of pathological changes, including reduced bladder capacity, thickened bladder wall, bladder contracture, ureteral stricture and hydronephrosis. Three patients had increased serum creatinine level. Conclusion: Ketamine-asscociated urinary system dysfunction is a disease with LUTS as the main clinical symptom. At the early stage, the disease is reversible with promising treatment outcome. In the progression of the disease, some patients develop irreversible histological changes in the urinary tract, which should be brought to the forefront.

Objective To investigate the effects of posterior fossa operation analgesia with tramadol compound dexmedetomi‐dine ,and the feasibility of reducing the dosage of tramadol .Methods Forty cases undergoing posterior fossa operation were ran‐domly divided into dexmedetomidine group (group A) and control group (group B) .Patients in group A with tramadol compound dexmedetomidine intravenous infusion analgesia ,reducing the dosage of tramadol .Group B with tramadol intravenous infusion anal‐gesia .To observe two groups of patients with preoperative ,postoperative 1 ,6 ,12 ,24 ,48 hVAS score ,Ramsay score ,heart rate , blood pressure ,respiratory rate ,SpO2 ,the postoperative complications such as nausea and vomiting ,and carries on statistics analy‐sis ,the two groups of patients with postoperative analgesic and sedative effect evaluation .Results VAS score :postoperative at each time point ,there was no significant difference between groups (P>0 .05) .Ramsay score :after operation and postoperative at each time point ,the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0 .05);the incidence of nausea and vomiting ,restlessness complications ,the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0 .05) .Con‐clusion Posterior fossa operation patients with tramadol and dexmedetomidine postoperative to analgesia could reduce the dosage of tramadol ,reduce nausea and vomiting ,restlessness and other complications ,and the analgesic effect is ideal .It was favorable to ob‐serve the postoperative condition .

Objective To investigate the incidence of postoperative hepatic metastasis,clinicolpathological characteristics and the prognosis for pancreatic cancer. Methods Totally 83 cases with pancreatic cancer admitted in our hospital during January 2007 to September 2012 was retro?spectively analyzed according to clinicolpathological data. Results Postoperative liver metastasis occurred in 31 cases with a metastatic rate of 37.3%. The size(χ2=9.606;P=0.002),vascular invasion(χ2=4.794,P=0.029)and UICC stage(χ2=5.318,P=0.021)were correlated with he?patic metastasis. Univariate analysis revealed the poor prognosis in pancreatic cancer patient with hepatic metastasis(χ2=9.967,P=0.002). Cox re?gression analysis revealed hepatic metastasis as an independent prognostic factor(P=0.001). Conclusion Pancreatic cancer has a high possibility of hepatic metastasis. Postoperative hepatic metastasis was one of the independent factors for the prognosis of pancreatic cancer. Tumor size,vascular invasion and UICC stages were risk factors for postoperative liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer.

A set of primers amplified the VP1 gene of foot-and-mouth disease vims (FMDV) was designed and synthesized. A reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique detected the RNA of FMDV was established after selecting the best purification method, reagents and reaction conditions. Samples of fresh milk, lymph node, spinal cord, vesicular skin, milk powder, cotton swab, mouse and meat in daughter-house were detected by RT-PCR, positive rates were41.4% (24/58), 13.33% (2/15), 20% (1/5), 100% (1/1), 100% (1/1), 37.5% (12/32), 100% (2/2) and 10% - 70%, respectively. However, positive rate of cockroach detected by RT-PCR was 0. The results showed that the established FMDV RT-PCR technique provided a more sensitive, specific and reliable method for diagnosis and epizootic study of the foot-and-mouth disease.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the therapeutic effect of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) on avascular necrosis of the femoral head in rabbits.

METHODSAvascular necrosis of the femoral head was induced in 26 New Zealand white rabbits by injections of horse serum and prednisolone. The rabbits were then divided into VEGF/TNFR treatment group, VEGF treatment group, and untreated model group, with another 4 normal rabbits as the normal control group. In the two treatment groups, the therapeutic agents were injected percutaneously into the femoral head. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to determine the concentration of TNF-alpha in rabbit serum followed by pathological examination of the changes in the bone tissues, bone marrow hematopoietic tissue and the blood vessels in the femoral head.

RESULTSCompared with the model group, the rabbits with both VEGF and TNFR treatment showed decreased serum concentration of TNF-alpha with obvious new vessel formation, decreased empty bone lacunae in the femoral head and hematopoietic tissue proliferation in the bone marrow cavity.

CONCLUSIONPercutaneous injection of VEGF and TNFR into the femoral head can significantly enhance bone tissue angiogenesis and ameliorate osteonecrosis in rabbits with experimental femoral head necrosis.

Animals ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Femur Head Necrosis ; chemically induced ; drug therapy ; Male ; Rabbits ; Random Allocation ; Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor ; therapeutic use ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; blood ; Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A ; therapeutic use