OBJECTIVE:To study the effects of salvianolate on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9)in lung tissue of mice with lung cancer. METHODS:C57BL/6 mice were randomly divid-ed into model group (normal saline),positive control group (cyclophosphamide 50 mg/kg) and salvianolate low-dose,medi-um-dose and high-dose groups(20,40,80 g/kg)with 10 mice in each group. They were ig 1 000 mg/kg urethane,twice a day, for consecutive 4 weeks to establish lung cancer model. After modeling,they were given relevant medicine intragastrically once a day for consecutive 14 d. Mice behaviors,symptoms,body weight,tumor inhibition rate,spleen index,thymus index,and the ex-pressions of VEGF and MMP-9 in lung tissue among groups were compared. RESULTS:The activity of mice in model group disap-peared,dull coat color,preferred crowding together;the above-mentioned phenomenon improved in positive control group and sal-vianolate different dose groups. The body weight of mice in positive control group,salvianolate low-dose group,medium-dose group and high-dose group were(21.01±2.95)g,(20.89±3.14)g,(21.03±3.02)g,(21.24±3.17)g;and the tumor inhibition rates were(41.12±15.42)%,(36.92±10.42)%,(39.41±12.39)% and(37.19±10.39)%;compared with model group,spleen index,thymus index,and the expressions of VEGF (except for positive control group) and MMP-9 in other 4 groups decreased (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:Salvianolate shows obvious inhibitory effects on mice with lung cancer,which may be related to in-hibiting expressions of VEGF and MMP-9 in lung tissue.

Objective To evaluate the therapeutic strategy and effects of surgical treatment for patients with closed trauma of heart valves. Method A total of 32 patients, 28 male and 4 female, aged from 21 to 48 years old with closed trauma of heart valves treated with surgical intervention from June 1987 to November 2008 were retrospectively studied. The duration from trauma to surgical treatment ranged from 18 days to 4 years. Results There was no peri-operative mortality within 30 days. Clinical follow-up for one month to 22 years showed cerebral hemorrhage in only one patient 27 months later and sudden death in one patient probably due to choke of the valve.Conclusions The mortality of patients with closed trauma of heart valves may be decreased by timely and correct diagnosis and treatment, and the outcomes may be improved.

Objective To investigate the effect of chronic intermittent hypoxia(CIH)on serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDL-C)and the changes of HDL-C metabolism-related indicators such as the expressions of peroxisome proliferators-activated receptor a (PPARα)and adenosine triphosphate binding cassette transporterA1(ABCA1)in liver in male SD rats.Methods Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome(OSAHS)-induced CIH rats were randomly allocated into 6 groups:10％CIH-3 weeks,5％CIH-3 weeks,5％CIH-3 weeks +RH(Removal of hypoxia-3 weeks),10％CIH-3 weeks + RH(Removal of hypoxia-3 weeks),control group-3 weeks,and control group-6 weeks.Serum lipids were measured and compared.To observe and compare the liver pathology,the expression levels of PPARα and ABCA1 in liver tissue of CIH rats were detected by immunohistochemical method.Results The levels of serum TC,TG and LDL-C was significantly higher in CIH rats than in control group.The levels of TC,TG and LDL-C were significantly lower in reoxygenation groups than in CIH groups.There was no significant difference between experiment groups and correspondent control groups(all P＞0.05).Compared with control group,CIH rats had significantly lower levels of serum HDL-C;Compared with CIH groups,the levels of HDL-C were significantly higher in reoxygenation groups.There was no significant difference between experiment groups and correspondent control groups(all P＞0.05).Compared with control group,the expression of PPARα and ABCA1 of CIH group was significantly lower;Compared with CIH groups,the expression of PPARα and ABCA1 was significantly higher in reoxygenation groups;There was no significant difference in the expression of PPARα and ABCA1 between reoxygenation groups and correspondent control groups,in which the oxygen level was recovered to normal.Conclusions The serum HDL-C level was obviously decreased in OSAHS-induced CIH rats,and the decreased serum HDL-C can be effectively improved by reoxygenation intervention.OSAHS-induced CIH may lead to the dyslipidemia through PPARα-ABCA1 pathway,and reoxygenation intervention for three weeks can effectively recover the expression levels of PPARα and ABCA1 to normal levels,which suggests that if CIH is effectively intervented,the change of PPARα and ABCA1 of liver can be reversed,thereby reversing dvslipidemia.

Objective To evaluate the quality of life status in patients aged 70 years and over following off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) grafting. Methods Seventy-eight patients with coronary heart disease [mean age (74.6 ± 5.3) years, 66 males, 12 females] were investigated retrospectively. Three questionnaires about the quality of life, including Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ), Nottingham Healthy Profile (Part Ⅰ NHP) and Duke Activity Status Index (DASD, were used to investigate patients before and after OPCAB. Results Prior to OPCAB, there was lower quality of life index in males than in females [SAQ: (65.3±5.1) vs. (69.5±8.1); NHP: (89.4±17.3) vs. (125.2±19.9), P＜0.01; DASI: (4. 1±1.1) vs. (4.3± 1.3)]. At the 12th months after OPCABG, there were significant improvements in all patients. The effects were less pronounced in females than in males [SAQ: (83.1 ±5.8) vs. (88.5±4.5), P＜0.05; NHP: (84.7± 11.7) vs.(91.4±13.7), P＜0.05; DASI: (4.7±1.4) vs. (5.4±1.1)]. Conclusions Our study shows that OPCAB improves quality of life in elderly patients with coronary heart disease. The benefits of OPCAB are even more pronounced in male patients.

This study is to explore the effects of quercetin (QUE) on the 3 week-old mice ovarian development and relative hormone levels. The 3 week-old mice were exposed to QUE (45, 25, and 5 mg x kg(-1) x hd(-1)) by gavage for 50 days. The estrous cycle during 50 days and the changes of hormone level such as FSH, LH, etc were monitored. Moreover, the ovaries were removed after sacrifice. The organ index was measured, and the ratios of different stages of follicles were analyzed by HE staining. Furthermore, the proportion of PCNA positive cells during all stages was detected by immunohistochemistry. The results showed that QUE could increase body weight of mice and reduce the anogenital distance (AGD) to some extent, and was able to disrupt mice's estrous cycle, but it could not extend or reduce the cycle regularity. It increased ovarian organ index with a dose-dependent manner. The proportion of the primordial follicle and secondary follicles rose obviously, and that of mature follicles', atretic follicles' and corpus luteums' reduced, while primordial follicle had no change. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that QUE could effectively increase the percentage of proliferating cells in all kinds of follicles. Serum hormone assay showed that there were significant changes of FSH and LH levels. In summary, QUE showed an estrogen-like effect on mice's ovarian development. The weight of ovary, the proportion of all kinds of follicles, the development of ovarian cells and the level of plasma hormone in mice were altered obviously by oral administration of QUE.

To investigate the influence of bear bile on rat hepatocarcinoma induced by diethylnitrosamine (DEN), a total of 40 rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: normal control group, model group, and two bear bile treatment groups. The rat liver cancer model was induced by breeding with water containing 100 mg x L(-1) DEN for 14 weeks. The rats of the bear bile groups received bear bile powder (200 or 400 mg x kg(-1)) orally 5 times per week for 18 weeks. The general condition and the body weight of rats were examined every day. After 18 weeks the activities of serum alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST) and total bilirubin (TBIL) were detected. Meanwhile, the pathological changes of liver tissues were observed after H&E staining. The expression of proliferative cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and a-smooth muscle actin (alpha-SMA) in liver tissue were detected by immunohistochemical method. After 4 weeks the body weights of rats in normal group were significantly more than that in other groups (P < 0.05); and that in the two bile groups was significantly more than that in the model group. Compared with normal group, the level of serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase and total bilirubin increased significantly in other groups; compared with model group, these two indexes decreased significantly in two bile groups. Hepatocellular carcinoma occurred in all rats except for normal group; there were classic cirrhosis and cancer in model group while there were mild cirrhosis and high differentiation in two bile groups. There were almost no expressions of PCNA and alpha-SMA in normal group while there were high expressions in model group; the two bile groups had some expressions but were inferior to the model group, and alpha-SMA reduced markedly. It indicated that bear bile restrained the development of liver cancer during DEN inducing rat hepatocarcinoma, which may be related to its depressing hepatic stellate cell activation and relieving hepatic lesion and cirrhosis.

Objective:Primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PGLBCL) is a highly common subtype of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We analyzed the disease's clinical features and prognosis to guide better treatment. Methods:We retrospectively collect-ed data from PGLBCL cases seen from January 1999 to March 2012 in one cancer center. We then analyzed the demographic character-istics, clinical stage, histological diagnosis, complications, treatment, and prognostic characteristics of such patients. Results:A total of 126 patients with median age of 49 years old (range:16-81 years) were included in the study. The male-to-female ratio was 68:58. A to-tal of 96 patients were pathologically diagnosed with pure diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), 27 with mucosa-assouated lymphoid (MALT) component, and 3 with plasmacytoid differentiation. Meanwhile, 90%of the patients were in the early stage of the disease. For the early-stage patients, treatment strategy included surgery+chemotherapy ± radiotherapy for 38 cases, chemoradiotherapy for 39 cases, chemotherapy alone for 37 cases, and surgery alone for 1 case. Under a median follow up of 48 months, the 4-year progres-sion free survival (PFS) and overall ourvival (OS) rate of the whole group were 75.6%and 82.7%, respectively. PFS rates for early and advanced stage patients were 77%and 41.7%(P=0.005), respectively. For the early-stage patients treated with chemotherapy alone, chemoradiotherapy, and surgery with therapy, the PFS rates were 67.3%, 77.8%, and 77.8%(P=0.588), respectively. The patients with international prognostic index (IPI) score of 0, 1, and>1 achieved PFS of 85.4%, 74.4%, and 55.6%(P=0.011), respectively. The PFS rates were 81.2%and 66.1%(P=0.018) for stagesⅠandⅡ, respectively, and 86.6%and 63.3%(P=0.006) for the normal and elevated LDH levels, respectively. The pathological type of pure DLBCL or a MALT component, GCB or non-GCB origin, and age more than 60 years old were not associated with prognosis. Conclusion:The majority of the PGLBCL patients were in the early stage of disease, but the outcome of early-stage disease was favorable. Surgery did not improve outcomes. Univariate analysis demonstrated that IPI score>1, stageⅡdisease, and elevated LDH levels were associated with poor prognosis in the early-stage patient.

Objective:To compare the efficacy of a single injection of pegylated filgrastim with daily doses of filgrastim as pro-phylaxis for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in Chinese cancer patients. Methods:Single-institution data from a phase 2 study and a phase 3 trial on pegylated filgrastim were combined to analyze the efficacy and safety parameters. In the two randomized crossover tri-als, patients with previously untreated cancers received two cycles of chemotherapy with identical regimen. In the study cycle, the pa-tients received a single subcutaneous injection of pegylated filgrastim (100 μg/kg), whereas those in the control cycle received daily subcutaneous injections of filgrastim (5μg/kg). Results:Among the 56 patients enrolled, 53 were evaluable for efficacy. These patients received one cycle with pegylated filgrastim prophylaxis and one cycle with filgrastim support each. Results indicated that 94.3%(50/53) of the cycles with pegylated filgrastim or filgrastim support did not develop grade 4 neutropenia. Moreover, febrile neutropenia did not occur in the cycles. The incidence rates of antibiotic administration were 7.5%(4/53) and 3.8%(2/53) in the pegylated filgrastim and filgrastim cycles, respectively (P=0.678). The median duration of filgrastim administration was 10 days (3-14 days). Generally, the safety profile of pegylated filgrastim is similar to that of filgrastim, including skeletal pain, pain at the injection site, palpitation, fever, and fatigue. Conclusion:A single dose of pegylated filgrastim demonstrated comparable efficacy with 10 consecutive doses of filgras-tim as prophylaxis for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

OBJECTIVE: To improve the outcome of treatment in patients with craniocerebral firearm wound. METHODS: Prospectively and retrospectively reviewed a series of 93 patients presented to the Xi-Jing Hospital of Fourth Military Medical University with a diagnosis of craniocerebral firearm wound during a period of 27 years from July 1970 to July 1997. All the patients had acute craniocerebral firearm wound. Of these, it consisted of 81 males (87.1%) and 12 females (12.9%) ranging from 3 months to 58 years in age (median 24.6 years). The lesion included 16 tangential wounds, 58 tubular wounds and 19 through-and-through wounds. The cases were urgent and in serious and unstable condition. All the patients underwent surgical intervention and aggressive perioperative management in the neurosurgical intensive care, including resuscitative protocols. RESULTS: After emergency treatment and operation, 9 cases died (9.7%). Follow-up studies at three months postoperative showed that 56 cases (66.7%) had made good recovery. Rates of moderate disability, severe disability or vegetative state in this series were 19.0%, 10.7% and 3.6%, respectively. Long term follow-up studies (median 5.5 years) found that 42 (50.0%) were capable of resuming their occupation. CONCLUSIONS: Craniocerebral firearm wounds are often severe, needing urgent treatment for the patients. Timely, proper and thorough initial debridement are crucial for avoiding rapid neurological deterioration.