Objective:To observe the expression of immunoregulatory cytokines including interleukin-4(IL-4,Th2)、 interferon-?(IFN-?,Th1)、interleukin-betal (IL-1?) in the tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC),and to investigate the relationship between the changes of immunoregulatory cytokines in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic metastasis and recurrence.Methods:The immunoregulatory cytokines:IFN-?(Th1)、IL-4(Th2)、IL-1? were analyzed by RT-PCR.Results:34 cases with HCC were compared with the ones with liver cirrhosis,the expression rates and density of IFN-?(Th1) in the tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma were much lower than that in the liver cirrhosis,they are 0.92?0.36(18/34,53.9%) and 1.63?0.64(12/15,80.0%),respectively.There is significant difference between them (P

Objective:To explore the possibility and methods of surgical treatment(ST) for huge primary liver cancer(HPLC).Methods:The clinical data of 86 HPLC were analyzed retrospectively and the main challenges as well as their counter measures during ST are concluded.Results:Among the 86 cases,there were 10 cases which complicated with portal vein(PV),and 5 cases with IVC thrombus respectively;there were 76 cases with HBV cirrhosis,2 HCV cirrhosis,there were 60 and 26 cases of primary and secondary hepatectomy in which included regular right(9 cases),left hemihepatectomy(8 cases)and combined hepatectomy(69 cases).Six cases received PV embolism before surgery.There were 10 and 5 cases of cancer thrombus extraction from PV and IVC respectively.In this group,81 patients were cured,and the perioperative mortality was 5.8%(5/86).The postoperative one—year survival rate for the patients was 77.9%.Conclusions:ST for HPLC is safe and acceptable.Full of preoperative assessment,careful intraoperative exploration,and surgical skill played a key roles.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in preventing hepatitis B (HBV) recurrence after liver transplantation for hepatitis B virus-related (HBV-related) recipients.Methods 30 healthy recipients who survived for more than 2 years after liver transplantation received vaccination using hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-containing vaccine.There were a total of 5 injections at 0 month, 1 month, 2 months, 3 months and 6 months respectively, and each dose was 40 μg.Thirty healthy adults who received hepatitis B vaccination during the same period were selected into the control group.The antibody of hepatitis B surface (Anti-HBs) titer was tested at 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months after the first vaccination.Results 6.7％ (2/30) of the liver transplantation recipients had good response (defined as a rise of Anti-HBs titer of more than 100 IU/L at 12 months after the primary vaccination), and 16.7％ of recipients (5/30) had partial response (Anti-HBs titer in 3 patients at less than 100 IU/L, Anti-HBs titer in 2 patients at more than 100 IU/L at first, then less than 100 IU/L after 12 months).For the 9 patients who received liver transplantation for acute liver failure, 2 had good response (22.2％) and another 2 patients (22.2％) had partial response.For the liver transplant recipients who survived for more than 5 years, 2 had good response (22.2％) and another patient (11.1％) had partial response.In the healthy control group, the good response rate was 73.3％ (22/30), and the partial response rate was 10％ (3/30).Conclusions Some HBV-related liver transplant recipients could acquire Anti-HBs by vaccination.Good response rate was lower in the HBV-related group of liver transplant recipients than in the healthy control group of people.Recipients for liver transplantation carried out for acute liver failure and recipients who survived for more than 5 years had higher response rates to HBV vaccination.HBV vaccination can be a way to prevent HBV recurrence in some liver transplant recipients.