BACKGROUND:At present, liver transplantation is the only way to cure end-stage liver disease, but the complications after transplantation is stil an important factor of affecting the long-term survival of patients who received orthotopic liver transplantation, therefore it is necessary to establish a stable animal transplantation model. OBJECTIVE:To establish rat models of orthotopic liver transplantation. METHODS:After inhalation anesthesia with ether, 204 SD rats were perfused with 2-4℃ Ringer’s solution through the abdominal aorta. In order to reduce warm ischemia of the liver, the liver was not turned over before perfusion. The suprahepatic inferior vena cava was cut off along the phrenic ring after perfusion. No further trimming was needed when dressing, so as not to damage the vena cava. The donor liver was removed and preserved in 4℃Ringer’s liquid. The receptor liver was cut off and alogeneic orthotopic liver transplantation was performed using modified two-cuff method. After transplantation, rats could automaticaly turn over and drink water. Surviving more than 3 days is regarded as a successful transplantation. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:102 liver transplantations were performed in 204 rats, with 86 rats surviving more than 3 days. The success rate of transplantation was 84%. The results demonstrate that rat models of orthotropic liver transplantation can be constructed successfuly through improving techniques.

Objective To analyze the expression and role of the disulfidptosis-related gene PDZ and LIM domain protein 1(PDLIM1)in various tumors.Methods The expression of PDLIM1 mRNA was analyzed by Xiantao website.The diagnostic and prognostic capabilities of PDLIM1 in 33 types of tumors were explored using the Xiantao website and Sangerbox 3.0 data analysis platform.The correlation between PDLIM1 and clinical classification and its staging was analyzed by the TISIDB database.The correlation between PDLIM1 and tumor immunity was analyzed by Sangerbox 3.0 data analysis platform and Kaplan-Meier Plotter database.Protein-protein interaction networks(PPI)were constructed by STRING database and Cytoscape,and were enriched by Sangerbox 3.0 data analysis platform.Finally,the GSCA website was applied to acquire the expression of PDLIM1 mRNA and its sensitivity to drugs.Results There was heterogeneity in the expression of PDLIM1 mRNA among 33 tumors.PDLIM1 had good diagnostic ability in cholangiocarcinoma(CHOL),glioblastoma multiforme(GBM),kidney renal clear cell carcinoma(KIRC),lung adenocarcinoma(LUAD),ovarian cancer(OV),pancreatic cancer(PAAD),skin cutaneous melanoma(SKCM)and testicular germ cell tumor(TGCT).High expression of PDLIM1 mRNA in glioma,low-grade glioma(LGG),KIPAN,GBM,uveal melanoma(UVM),and adrenocortical carcinoma(ACC)suggested poor prognosis,while low expression in sarcoma suggested poor prognosis.PALIM1 mRNA expression was correlated with the classification of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSC),kidney renal papillary cell carcinoma(KIRP),uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma(UCEC),uterine carcinosarcomas(UCS),and UVM as well as the staging of cervical squamous cell carcinoma and endocervical adenocarcinoma(CESC),HNSC,UCEC,and LGG.PDLIM1 was significantly associated with immune infiltration of 36 tumors led by prostateadenocarcinoma(PRAD),and was found to have a relatively good prognosis after immunotherapy in patients with high PDLIM1 mRNA expression.PDLIM1 exerted effects on organisms mainly through its involvement in the regulation of actin cytoskeleton,cell adhesion,and cancer-related pathways,and was sensitive to various drugs led by Isoliquiritigenin.Conclusion PDLIM1 was closely related to the clinical prognosis and immune infiltration of a variety of tumors,and it is expected to be a cancer diagnostic and prognostic biomarker or therapeutic target.

Objective To study the effects of simple portal hypertension on the endotoxin levels in serum and intestinal mucosa of rats. Methods A total of 16 rats were divided into the blank control group (4 rats) and the model groups (3-day group, 7-day group and 10-day group, 4 rats in each group). The rat model of partial portal vein ligation was established in the model groups, and samples of blood and jejunum, ileum and colon of the rats were taken on the 3rd, 7th and 10th days, respectively. Changes in the serum endotoxin levels were detected by ELISA. Histopathological changes of the intestinal tissues were examined by HE staining. Results The rat model of partial portal vein ligation was successfully established in all the model groups. The serum levels of endotoxin on the 3rd, 7th and 10th days in the model groups were not significantly different from that in the normal control group. Damages of different intestinal segments were not serious on the 3rd day after modeling. However, on the 7th day after modeling, there were some sowllen and damaged intestinal villi in the intestinal mucosa of each intestinal segment, and the connection between the epithelial cells and the lamina propria was broken, compared with that at 3 days after modeling. In addition, there were obvious damages in the intestinal mucosa and lamina propria on the 10th day, compared with that at 3 d and 7 d after modeling. Conclusions In the case of normal liver function, portal hypertension can cause intestinal mucosal damages within a short period of time, but the amount of endotoxin produced by intestine does not exceed the processing capacity of the liver and thus does not cause an increase in the serum endotoxin level.

Objective BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal BALB/c mice were genetically detected by microsatellite DNA marker analysis to detect the differential microsatellite loci between BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal mice.Methods 38 microsatellite DNA loci were selected and their variation in the BALB/c mutant curly mice, BALB/c mutant hairless mice and normal BALB/c mice were detected by multiplex fluorescence PCR and STR scanning genotyping.Results There were 27 the same microsatellite loci between the 38 microsatellite loci in BALB/c mutant curly mice and normal mice,and there were 11 differential loci, with a mutation rate of 28.9%(11/38). There were 30 the same sites between BABL/c mutant hairless mice and normal mice,and there were 8 different loci,with a mutation rate of 21.1%(8/38). There were also 12 differential loci between BABL/c mutant curly mice and hairless mice. Conclusions BALB/c mutant curly mice have a higher mutation rate and are significantly higher than those of hairless mice,demonstrating that the mutations in curly mice and hairless mice are two completely different mutations. These results provide reliable theoretical data for the future study and development of BALB/c mutant curly mice.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the value of controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) in the diagnosis of fatty liver using FibroScan in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD).

METHODSA prospective cohort study was performed for the patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), chronic hepatitis C (CHC), and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) who underwent liver pathological examination followed by CAP measurement within 1 week in The Second People's Hospital of Tianjin from February 2013 to May 2014. According to related guidelines, hepatocyte steatosis was classified as S0: <5%, S1: 5%-33%, S2: 34%-66%, or S3: ≥67%. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were plotted with positive results as the diagnostic criteria, and the optimal cut-off values were determined at the maximum Youden index. Single linear regression and multiple stepwise regression were applied to analyze the influencing factors for CAP.

RESULTSA total of 427 patients were enrolled, consisting of 19 patients (4.4%) with NAFLD, 383 (89.7%) with CHB, and 25 (5.9%) with CHC. The optimal cut-off values for CAP in the diagnosis of steatosis ≥5%, ≥34%, and ≥67% were 230 dB/m, 252 dB/m, and 283 dB/m, respectively, and the areas under the ROC curve were 0.803, 0.942, and 0.938, respectively (Z = 14.194, 28.385, and 16.486, respectively, all P < 0.01). CAP differentiated S0 from S1, S1 from S2, S0 from S2, S0 from S3, and S1 from S3 (Z = 10.109, 10.224, 47.81, 29.917, and 10.999, all P < 0.01), but was not able to differentiate S2 from S3 (Z = 0.656, P = 0.5116). The single linear regression and multiple stepwise regression analyses showed that only body mass index (BMI; B = 4.001, P < 0.01) and hepatic steatosis (B = 33.015, P = 0.000) were correlated with CAP. The coincidence rates between CAP and liver pathological diagnosis were 77.4%, 81.0%, and 96.2% for S0, S3, and ≥S2, respectively.

CONCLUSIONCAP has a good value in the diagnosis of fatty liver in CLD patients, and can well differentiate between all stages of fatty liver except S2 and S3. CAP is influenced by BMI, but is not found to be associated with liver fibrosis, inflammation, liver stiffness measurement, and etiology.

Area Under Curve ; Biopsy ; Body Mass Index ; Cell Differentiation ; Elasticity Imaging Techniques ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; complications ; Hepatitis C, Chronic ; complications ; Humans ; Inflammation ; complications ; Linear Models ; Liver Cirrhosis ; complications ; Multivariate Analysis ; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ; complications ; diagnosis ; Prospective Studies ; ROC Curve

Objective To explore the problems of health poverty faced by a special group of people with disabilities and the difficulties in the practice of health poverty alleviation, so as to provide a scientific basis for the health poverty alleviation of the disabled. Methods A self-made questionnaire was used for one-to-one survey, and a database was established by Excel. SPSS was used for descriptive analysis and horizontal comparison. Results The participation rate of basic medical insurance for the disabled was relatively high (93.40%), and the medical insurance payment was mainly paid by individuals (70.13%). The satisfaction of medical insurance was low (43.12%), and 84.64% of the disabled thought that their medical expenses were high. 45.22% of the families of disabled patients met the universal standard of catastrophic health expenditure. Compared with Shandong Province, the basic medical insurance coverage rate of the disabled in Hubei Province was slightly lower, the satisfaction rate of medical insurance was higher, and the proportion of catastrophic health expenditure of families was larger. The analysis of the results showed that the disabled people with a lower disability level, children and middle-aged with disabilities, the disabled people with less or more family members, and the disabled people without the minimum living subsistence allowances were not satisfied with the medical insurance. Conclusion The basic medical insurance in the two places has alleviated the difficulty of medical treatment for the disabled to a certain extent, but the family burden of diseases of the disabled was still heavy. The level of medical security for people with disabilities should be improved, and their economic burden of disease should be reduced, so as to improve the satisfaction of medical insurance.

JS001 (toripalimab) is a humanized IgG monoclonal antibody which strongly inhibits programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1). In this study, we used a different iodine isotype (I) to label JS001 probes to target the human PD1 (hPD1) antigen. , the half maximal effective concentration (EC) value of I-JS001 did not significantly differ from that of JS001. The uptake of I-JS001 by activated T cells was 5.63 times higher than that by nonactivated T cells after 2 h of incubation. The binding affinity of I-JS001 to T cells of different lineages after phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation reached 4.26 nmol/L. Humanized C57BL/6 mice bearing mouse sarcoma S180 cell tumors were validated for immuno-positron emission tomography (immuno-PET) imaging. Pathological staining was used to assess the expression of PD1 in tumor tissues. The homologous Ihuman IgG (IhIgG) group or blocking group was used as a control group. Immuno-PET imaging showed that the uptake in the tumor area of the I-JS001 group at different time points was significantly higher than that of the blocking group or the I-hIgG group in the humanized mouse model. Taken together, these results suggest that this radiotracer has potential for noninvasive monitoring and directing tumor-specific personalized immunotherapy in PD1-positive tumors.

Advances in novel drugs, therapies, and genetic techniques have revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of cancers, substantially improving cancer patients' prognosis. Although rare tumors account for a non-negligible number, the practice of precision medicine and development of novel therapies are largely hampered by many obstacles. Their low incidence and drastic regional disparities result in the difficulty of informative evidence-based diagnosis and subtyping. Sample exhaustion due to difficulty in diagnosis also leads to a lack of recommended therapeutic strategies in clinical guidelines, insufficient biomarkers for prognosis/efficacy, and inability to identify potential novel therapies in clinical trials. Herein, by reviewing the epidemiological data of Chinese solid tumors and publications defining rare tumors in other areas, we proposed a definition of rare tumor in China, including 515 tumor types with incidences of less than 2.5/100 000 per year. We also summarized the current diagnosis process, treatment recommendations, and global developmental progress of targeted drugs and immunotherapy agents on the status quo. Lastly, we pinpointed the current recommendation chance for patients with rare tumors to be involved in a clinical trial by NCCN. With this informative report, we aimed to raise awareness on the importance of rare tumor investigations and guarantee a bright future for rare tumor patients.
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