Objective Vimentin is the major protein consisting of intermediate filaments in normal and neoplastic mesenchymal cells.It has been regarded as a marker of epithelial mesenchymal transition( EMT) .How-ever,little is known about colorectal cancer( CRC) with Vimentin expression as a marker of EMT and prognosis. Methods We investigated the expression of Vimentin in CRC tissues and determined the correlations between Vimentin expression patterns and clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis in CRC.In total,189 patients di-agnosed with CRC based on histopathological evaluation and those subjected to surgical resection at the Liaoning Province Cancer Hospital and Institute between 2000 and 2002 were examined.Immunohistochemical staining for Vimentin was performed for each specimen.Results Positive expression of Vimentin was significantly associated with the lymph node metastasis(pN stage,P=0.038),TNM stage(P=0.024).Survival analysis revealed that positive Vimentin expression was significantly related to poor prognosis ( P =0.016 ) .Multivariate analysis re-vealed that Vimentin expression was an independent prognostic factor for patient survival in colorectal cancer ( P=0.026) .Conclusion In conclusion,our data provide novel evidence for the clinical significance of Vimentin ex -pression as potential predictive biomarkers for identifying patients with lymph node metastasis or poor prognosis in CRC.

Objective To establish a method for content determination of harpagide and harpagoside in Mailuoning injection by HPLC. Methods The experimental condition of HPLC method was as follows: SunfireTM C18 column (4.6 mm ×150 mm, 5 μm), with gradient elution using acetonitrile and 0.03% phosphoric acid; the detected wavelength was 210 nm, and the flow rate was 1.0mL/min.ResuIts Harpagide and harpagoside demonstrated good linear relationship in the range 0.1424~0.8544 μg/mL(r=0.9998) and 0.0732~0.4392μg/mL (r=0.9997) respectively.The average recovery rate were 98.22% and 99.27% with RSD of 1.46% and 1.42%(n=6)respectively.ConcIusion The method is simple, reliable, accurate, reproducible and stable, and it could be used in the determination of harpagide and harpagoside in Mailuoning injection.

Objective To investigate the effects of treadmill training at different intensities on neurological function and expression of kalirin-7 in rats after cerebral ischemia-reperfusion,and the possible mechanism.Methods Sixty Wistar male rats were randomized into a model group,a routine training group,an intensive training group and a sham-operation group (n =15 for each group).A middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) model was established in all the rats of the first three groups.The model group and sham group did no motor training,while the utine training group did treadmill training once daily,and the intensive training group did treadmill training twice a day.On the 3rd,7th and 14th day,Zausinger scores was used to evaluate the neurological deficit;reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and Western blot were adopted to detect the expression of kalirin-7 and kalirin-7 mRNA in the peri-ischemic brain tissues respectively.Results The average Zausinger scores of the model group and 2 training groups were significantly lower than that of the sham-operation group at all time points;on the 7th and 14th days,the average score of the intensive training group was significantly higher than that of the outine training group.Moreover,the expression of kalirin-7 and kalirin-7 mRNA in the MCAO rats were significantly lower than that in the sham-operation group.On days 7 and 14,the expression of kalirin-7 in the intensive training group was significantly higher than that of the routine training group,which was still significantly higher than the model group.On day 14,the expression of kalirin-7 mRNA in the intensive training group was significantly higher than that of the routine training group,which was still significantly higher than the model group.Conclusion The intensive training is superior to routine training in promoting neural functional recovery and expression of kalirin-7 in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion.

Objective To investigate the efficacy of statin on carotid plaque stability in elderly patients assessed by K trans (the combination of E and F) of dynamic contrast material enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (DCE MR) imaging.Methods 37 elderly patients with carotid artery of low echo or mixed echo plaque in carotid artery patches were screened by B type ultrasound.According to the standard of 2011 ESC/EAS guidelines,all patients were divided into two groups:normal level of LDL-C group achieving LDL-C target and high level of LDL C group not achieving target of LDLC.Plaque area and size of lipid-rich necrotic core were measured by 3.0T enhancement magnetic resonance,and K trans was measured by DCE-MR dynamic contrast material enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.and serum hs-C-reactive protein level was detected within 1 week.Results Plaque area,size of lipid-rich necrotic core,ratio of lipoid core over plaque area,K trans and serum level of hs-CRP were less in normal LDL-C level group than in high LDL-C level group [(2.06±0.45) mm2 vs.(3.63±0.62) mm2,(0.52±0.05) mm2 vs.(1.49±0.01) mm2,2 cases (11.8％) vs.14 cases (70.0％),(0.041±0.009) min1 vs.(0.079±0.011) min-1,(1.60±0.27) mmol/L vs.(2.80 ± 0.34),all P＜0.05].Linear regression analysis revealed that there was no significant correlations of K trans with the size of lipid necrotic core (r=0.19,P＞0.05) and hs-CRP (r=0.23,P＞0.05).Conclusions Dynamic contrast material enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is a quantitative method assaying atheromatous plaque components; K trans may be a new indicator to measure the stability of plaques; Statin can stabilize plaques through inhibiting the proliferation of Vasa vasorum in plaque angiogenesis,anti-inflammatory and reducing the size of lipidrich necrotic core.

Objective: To investigate the effects of electro-acupuncture on obestatin in rat with simple obesity. Methods: Obesity was induced in male SD rats with high-fat and -glucose diet for 10 weeks. Twenty-four rats with obesity were randomly divided into untreated group and electro-acupuncture group, with 12 rats in each group. Another 12 normal SD rats serving as controls were fed standard rat chow. Rats in the electro-acupuncture group were treated with electro-acupuncture on bilateral Zusanli (ST36), Tianshu (ST25) and Pishu (BL20) acupoints for fifteen days consecutively. Rats in the blank control group and untreated group were not interfered. Body weight was measured every 3 days during treatment. After treatment, obestatin in serum and hypothalamus was detected by radioimmunoassay or immunohistochemiscal method respectively. Visceral fat weight was also detected. Results: Body weight and visceral fat weight of rats in the untreated group were significantly higher than those in the blank control group (P<0.01). Body weight and increase of body weight in the electro-acupuncture group were significantly lower than those in the untreated group (P<0.01). Visceral fat weight in the electro-acupuncture group was significantly lower than that in the untreated group (P<0.01), but there was no significant difference as compared with the blank control group. The obestatin expression in hypothalamus was higher in the untreated group than in the blank control group (P<0.05), while it was lower in the untreated group than in the electro-acupuncture group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Electro-acupuncture has an effect against obesity in rats, which may be related to up-regulating obestatin expression in hypothalamus.

Objective To observe the changes of inflammatory factors and clinical parameters on septic patients with hemoperfusion,and to discuss the application of hemoperfusion on sepsis. Methods 43 patients with sepsis were divided into treatment group and control group randomly. In the treatment group,the patients received conventional treatment and hemoperfusion together,which performed every 24 hours,continuously for 3 times when they arrived in ICU in the first hour. The concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10 and PAF were dynamically detected before hemoperfusion,after 24 hours,48 hours and 72 hours in treatment group. The concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6,IL-10 and PAF were compared between the two groups after 72 hours. So did the clinical parameters as WBC count,CRP,PCT and blood lactate acid. Results The concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6, IL-10 and PAF were increased significantly in the early stage of sepsis,and were decreased obviously after hemoperfusion(P < 0.01). After 72 hours treatment,the concentrations of TNF-α,IL-6 and PAF were decreased rapidly,so did the level of CRP,PCT and blood lactate acid. There were significant differences between the two groups(P < 0.05). ConclusionHemoperfusion could remove the inflammatory factor of septic patients and improve the clinical symptoms of them.

Objective To study the relationship in displaying nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC)lesions with different MR imagingprotocols.Methods 67cases of NPC proved by pathology were reviewed. Each patient was scanned with six MR imaging protocols (Tra T_1WI, TraT_2WI , SagT_1WI , CorFSIR , TraCE-T_1WI , CorCE-T_1WI ).Results All cases were displayed as mucosal thickening and /or soft tissue masses of nasopharynx. The involved parts were as follows: parapharyngeal spaces in 49 cases(73.1%) ,carotid sheaths in 33 cases ( 49.3% ) , prevertebral muscles in 32 cases ( 47.8% ) , medial pterygoids in 15 cases ( 22.4% ) , lateral pterygoids in 7 cases ( 10.4% ) , pterygoid plates in 9 cases ( 13.4% ) ,pterygopalatine fossae in 5 cases (7.5%), sphenoidal sinuses in 16 cases(23.9%), ethmoidal sinuses in 6 cases(9.0%), maxillary sinuses in 3 cases(4.5%),orbital cavity in 1 case (1.5% ), sphenoid bones in 12 cases(17.9%), petrous apices in 19 cases(28.4%), clivuses in 41 cases(61.2%), cavernous sinuses in 7 cases(10.4%), temporal lobes in 3 cases(4.5%) and cervical lymphnode mestases in 45 cases(67.2%). The lesions displayed by combination of TraT_2WI, SagT_1WI , CorFSIR and CorCE-T_1WI were corresponded with those displayed by the all six MR imaging protocols . Conclusion One or more MR imaging protocols can be optimized for displaying each lesion of NPC. The combination of Tra T_2WI , Sag T_1WI , CorFS IR and Cor CE -T_1WI can display NPC lesions completely.

Objective To observe the effects of treadmill training at different intensities on the expression of p-AKT in rats' gastrocnemius muscles after focal cerebral ischemia,and to investigate whether intensive training is beneficial for the recovery of motor function.Methods Left middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) was induced in 120 male Wistar rats using the intraluminal thread method,and they were divided into an MCAO group (no training),a normal training group (treadmill training once a day for 30 min) and an intensive training group (treadmill training twice a day for 60 min),each of 30 rats.There was also a sham control group with 30 members not given MCAO or training.The four groups were further divided into 3 day,7 day and 14 day subgroups.Five rats randomly selected from each subgroup were sacrificed for hematoxylin-eosin staining after 4％ paraformaldehyde treatment.Neurological function was evaluated using Zausinger scores,and the expression of p-Akt was detected by western blotting.Results No significant differences in Zausinger scores were observed between the intensive training group and the normal training group after 1,3 or 7 days of training.However the average Zausinger score in the intensive training group was significantly higher than in the normal training group after 14 d of treadmill training.After 7 d and 14 d of treadmill training the average cross-sectional area of the gastrocnemius muscles in the sham group was significantly higher than in the other three groups.The average area of the intensive training group was significantly larger than that of the normal training group.The expression of p-Akt in the gastrocnemius was significantly increased in the intensive training group compared with the normal training group in the 7 day and 14 day subgroups.Conclusion Treadmill training can improve the expression of p-Akt in atrophied gastrocnemius muscles caused by MCAO.Intensive training is more effective for the recovery of muscle function.

To evaluate the clinical effects of Shengmai Injection in treating coronary heart disease (CHD) based on correct syndrome differentiation and incorrect syndrome differentiation.

To analyze the relationships among syndrome, therapeutic method and Chinese herbal medicine in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).