Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) have been considered as an excellent example in solid tumors transferring rapidly from experimental study to clinical therapy. This paper highly sums up and reviews its new diagnosis and treatment as well as future development, especially the advancement of the related understands.

Objective To analyze the drug therapeutic regimen and duration of the chemotherapy in the spinal tuberculosis in order to determine the best therapeutic regimen and duration of the spinal anti-tuberculo-sis. Methods The medication plan and duration of 890 hospitalized patients with spinal tuberculosis in our hospital from January 2001 to December 2008 were retrospectively investigated. We collected the plan of the initial treatment,retreatment,recrudescence and drug resistance. We also studied the individuation therapeutic regimen of the patients with tuberculosis at other parts or complications. On the basis of these data,we analyzed the interferential appearance that the antituberculosis drug acted on different onsets,manifestations and operations. Results In 890 patients of spinal tuberculosis,596 cases ( 67% ) were initial treatment,294 ( 33% ) were retreatment,recur cases were 110 ( 12. 3% ) ,drug resistance cases were 74( 8. 3% ) ,and those compli-cated with tuberculosis in other parts were 273 ( 30. 7% ) . The main chemotherapeutic regimen was the usual tetragenous protocol ( H12 /R12 /E9 /Z5 /S3) . The retreatment cases were given second-line drugs such as levo-floxacin. The drug resistance cases were also given second-line drugs and intravenous infusion. According to the anti-tubercle bacillus spectrum,individuation treatments were adopted,and the plan was changed in time. The medication duration continued for 9-36 months. All the 890 patients were cured. Conclusion For the treatment of spinal tuberculosis,it is significance to make a efficient and standardized anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy.

Objective To investigate optimal extraction process of Piper puberulum ( Benth.) Maxim.and qualitative analyze the chemical component of the extracts.Methods Method of solvent heating reflux was used for extraction.On the basis of single factor experiment, L9 (34 ) orthogonal experiment was designed with the variants of extraction frequency, time, material-liquid ratio, and immersion time.Extraction rate as index, extraction processes were optimized to achieve best extraction.The extracts, including total extract, water elution, and ethanol elution, were physiochemically analysed to achieve an initial qualitative result.Results The optimal extraction process was: extractions 3 times for 2 hours, with an 1︰30 material -liquid ratio and 2 hours of immersion, Initial qualitative analyzed the total extracts containing amino acids, polypeptides, proteins, alkaloids, steroids or triterpenes, flavones, saponins, polysaccharides, reducing sugars or glucosides, cumarins, terpene lactones, phenols, and tannins.The water elution containing: amino acids, polypeptides, proteins, saponins, polysaccharides, reducing sugars or glucosides, cumarins, and terpene lactones.The ethanol elution containing: amino acids, polypeptides, proteins, alkaloids, steroids or triterpenes, flavones, polysaccharides, reducing sugars or glucosides, phenols, and tanins.Conclusion The experiments show that optimal extraction process can achieve high extraction yield, stable and practical.

Objective To investigate the causes and treatment strategies of spinal multidrug-resistance tuberculosis.Methods Data of 16 patients with spinal multidrug-resistance tuberculosis from Jane 2007 to September 2012 were retrospectively analyzed.There were 12 males and 4 females,with an average age of 26.6 years (range,10-49 years).The 16 patients involved 44 vertebrae,with an average of 2.75 vertebrae.The involved segments included:9 thoracic segments,1 thoracic-lumbar segment,2 lumbar segments and 3 lumbar-sacral segments.1 patient involved jumping segments including T8.9,T12L1.Among them,5 suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis,4 tuberculous pleurisy,3 tuberculous empyema,1 tuberculosis of cervical lymph nodes,1 tuberculosis of sternum,1 tuberculosis of chest wall and 1 nephrotic syndrome.We analyzed the reasons of multidrug-resistance.All patients received individualized chemotherapy based on drug sensitivity test.The operation process and time were also collected.The treatment effects were determined by long-term follow-up.Results Among all the 16 patients,6 received 1 operation; 7 received 2 operations; 2 received 3 operations and the last operation was one-stage posterior instrumentation and anterior debridement,bone grafting which conducted in our hospital; 1 received 4 operations and the last of which was excision of sinus in our hospital.All patients were followed up for 10 to 60 months (average,28.4 months).The time of chemotherapy which accorded to the drug sensitivity test was 24 months.2 cases recurred after 22 months and 46 months of the 1st surgery and received operation again.At the last follow-up,all patients were in a stable state of tuberculosis.In 16 patients,2 were initial drug resistance and 14 were acquired drug resistance.The causes of acquired drug resistance were multiple organs tuberculosis caused by failure chemotherapy,times of failed surgeries without adjusted schedules,suspension of the anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy due to serious adverse drug reactions and so on.Conclusion It is very important to carry through the culture of tubercle bacillus and acquire the results of drug sensitive test earlier.The key to prevent and cure multidrug-resistant tuberculosis of spine are formulating individualized anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy program,monitoring closely the adverse drug reactions and selecting the appropriate time for surgery.

To investigate the classification and modeling of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) syndromes in post-hepatitic cirrhosis by partial least-squares (PLS) method, and to study the clinical application of PLS method in TCM research.

Increased intestinal barrier permeability, leaky gut, has been reported in patients with autism. However, its contribution to the development of autism has not been determined. We selected dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) to disrupt and metformin to repair the intestinal barrier in BTBR T⁺tf/J autistic mice to test this hypothesis. DSS treatment resulted in a decreased affinity for social proximity; however, autistic behaviors in mice were improved after the administration of metformin. We found an increased affinity for social proximity/social memory and decreased repetitive and anxiety-related behaviors. The concentration of lipopolysaccharides in blood decreased after the administration of metformin. The expression levels of the key molecules in the toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88)-nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) pathway and their downstream inflammatory cytokines in the cerebral cortex were both repressed. Thus, "leaky gut" could be a trigger for the development of autism via activation of the lipopolysaccharide-mediated TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB pathway.
Mice ; Animals ; NF-kappa B ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88/metabolism* ; Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology* ; Toll-Like Receptor 4/metabolism* ; Autistic Disorder/metabolism* ; Signal Transduction/physiology*