Secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is expressed in esophageal cancer abnormally.On the one hand,recent studies show that high SPARC expression is correlated with progression and metastasis of esophageal cancer.On the other hand,high SPARC expression increases chemosensitivity and improves short-term efficacy in patients.

BACKGROUND:Host immune rejection is the main problem for nerve alograft in the repair of nerve defects. Therefore, how to avoid and minimize the immune rejection is the key to the success of nerve alografting. OBJECTIVE: To develop a new nerve pretreatment method by which Schwann cels and myelin can be removed from the peripheral nerve of dogs while the basilar membrane can be reserved integraly in order to obtain acelular nerve alografts. METHODS:Bilateral sciatic nerves from healthy adult dogs were taken and pretreated with the combined freeze-thaw and chemical methods folowed by microscopic observation of ultrastructural features, histological staining and western blot analysis of its ingredients. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Pretreated acelular nerves with good ductility and excelent epineurium toughness were empty basal lamina tubes with no Schwann cels, myelin and fragments that were al removed thoroughly, but the basilar membrane was fuly retained. These findings indicate that the optimized combination of freeze-thaw and chemical methods can efficiently clear Schwann cels and myelin which are the major antigenic components in the peripheral nerve, while preserve the basilar membrane to promote nerve regeneration. Therefore, this method can be an ideal method for preparation of tissue engineered nerves.

ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic value of mini peak flow meters in cough variant asthma (CVA). Methods131 patients with the main symptom of chronic cough whose chest X-ray showed normal were included in this study. The peak expiratory flow (PEF) rate of each patient was measured by mini peak flow meters during the bronchial dilation test, and the results were analyzed. ResultsThe rate of positive reaction in the test was 33.6% (44/131), of whom 40.9% (18/44) were delayed over 1 year. 16.8% (22/131) of all the patients' PEF increased 10% to 15% in after the test. ConclusionMini peak flow meters can be used in the diagnosis of CVA.

Objective To investigate the clinical values and characteristics of whole body bone ima-ging (SPECT/CT)in detecting bone metastases in the preoperative patients with lung adenocarcinoma or squa-mous cell carcinoma for staging and determining the best treatment plan.Methods Eighty-two preoperative patients with primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma performed 99 Tcm-MDP SPECT/CT whole-body bone imaging.One week before surgery,parts of positive lesions performed MRI scan.The differ-ence of the incidence of bone metastasis was analysed by χ2 test.Results In all 82 patients with lung cancer, there were 38 adenocarcinomas and 44 squamous cell carcinomas.Bone metastases were detected in 38 cases, the incidence rate was 46.3%.Of which,among lung adenocarcinoma,the incidence rate was 57.9% (22 /38),and the incidence rate was 36.4% (1 6 /44)in lung squamous cell carcinoma,and the difference was sta-tistically significant (χ2 =1 2.66,P =0.027).The most common area was bilateral ribs,followed by vertebra, pelvis,bones of the extremities and skull.Conclusion Lung adenocarcinoma compared with squamous cell carcinoma is prone to bone metastases,and bone metastases are more common in bilateral ribs.It has important value that whole body bone imaging in screening for bone metastases of pre-operative patients with lung cancer for staging and making the treatment plan.

Objective To investigate the survival benefit of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomas who recieved postoperative chemotherapy of tegafur combined with FT-207 radiotherapy.Methods Data from 126 patients with esophageal squamous were analyzed who undergone radical resection from January 2008 to December 2010,consisting of 92 patients underwent surgery alone and 34 patients took oxaliplatin combined with tegafur postoperatively (oxaliplatin 130 g/m2,d1,tegafur 500 mg/m2,d1-5,21 d for a cycle,every patient received at least two cycles).Results The 1-year survival rate and 3-year survival rate was 93.5 ％ and 75.0 ％ in the surgery alone group,was 97.1％ and 76.2 ％ in the surgery plus postoperative chemotherapy (P =0.590).There was no significant differences in survival in the two groups,even with Coxregression multivariate analysis and with stratifications of gender,age,tumor location,degree of cell differentiation,invasion depth,lymphatic metastasis and TNM stage.Conclusion Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy with oxaliplatin combined with tegafur has not significantly improve the survival rate of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinomas undergoing radical resection.It is still lack of an effective project for postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for esophageal cancer,and it is necessary for further study.

Objective To observe the effects of different iodine intake on the thyroid tumor growth and thyroid function in the orthotopic nude mice model of human papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) cell line TPC-1.Methods Human PTC cell line TPC-1 (2 × 105) was injected into the left thyroid gland of nude mice.After the operation,the nude mice were randomly divided into three groups:low iodine group (LI),normal iodine group (NI),and high iodine group(HI,50 folds of normal iodine) based on the iodine levels contained in their diet.4 and 12 weeks later,the nude mice were executed,then their thyroid tumors were removed and weighted.The levels of urinary iodine were measured with As3+-Ce4+ catalytic spectrophotometry using ammonium persulfate digestion method.The thyroid hormone level was detected using chemiluminescent immunoassay.The morphology and structure of thyroid tumor tissue was observed by microscope.Results The iodine intervention feeding was successful according to urinary iodine level of LI,NI,and HI groups,paralleled to their iodine intakes.However,the difference of the weight of thyroid tumor in three groups had no statistical significance(P＞0.05).At 4 weeks,compared with control group,the levels of thyroid hormones were normal in NI group,while lower T4 and normal T3 were found in LI group.However,T4 was higher and T3 was lower in HI group (P＜0.05).At 12 weeks,the levels of thyroid hormones all were decreased due to the enlargement of thyroid gland tumor in NI,LI and HI groups.T4 and T3 in LI group were the lowest among three groups,even T4 was below detection limit.T4 was normal and T3 was lower in HI group as compared to control group.Conclusion Iodine intake may not significantly affect tumor growth in the orthotopic nude mice model of human PTC cell line TPC-1,but it has a significant effect on the synthesis of thyroid hormones.

Objective To observe and compare the different orthotopic models of papillary thyroid cancer ( PTC) cell lines of RET/PTC1 rearrangement and BRAFV600E mutation in nude mice. Methods Human PTC cell lines TPC-1, BHP5-16 and BHP2-7 were used. The genotypes of RET/PTC1 rearrangement and BRAFV600E mutation were determined by realtime-PCR and DNA sequencing analysis. The cells(2×105) were injected into the thyroid gland of nude mice. The nude mice were executed at 4th, 12th week, and then their thyroid tumors were removed and weighed. The levels of thyroid hormone were detected using chemiluminescent immunoassay. Results Both TPC-1 and BHP2-7 cells were identified as RET/PTC1 rearrangement by real time-PCR, and the expression of RET/PTC1 rearrangement in BHP2-7 cell was higher than that of TPC-1 cell. BRAFV600E mutation was found in BHP5-16 cell by DNA sequencing analysis, but was not found in TPC-1 and BHP2-7 cells. There were different characteristics in three orthotopic nude model groups. Tumorigenic rates of TPC-1 and BHP5-16 groups were 100%, but the growth of tumor was more rapid in BHP5-16 group than that in TPC-1 group, with more weight tumor. The changes of thyroid hormone levels in BHP5-16 group and TPC-1 group were the same, which were normal at 4th week and sharply decreased at 12 th week(P<0. 05). However, the tumorigenic rate of BHP2-7 group was only 6. 25%. Compared with normal control group, there was no statistical difference in the levels of thyroid hormone in BHP2-7group(P>0. 05). Conclusions It showed difference in the orthotopic models of PTC cell lines of RET/PTC1 rearrangement and BRAFV600E mutation in nude mice. BRAFV600E mutation has obvious impacts on increasing tumorigenic rate and promotion of tumor growth in the orthotopic model. It should not be ignored that advanced thyroid tumor will lead to the destruction of thyroid function.

Objective To reveal the geographical distribution regularity of the normal reference value of old female’s hemoglobin in China,and provide scientific basis for making its unified standards.Methods The normal reference values of 15 690 examples of old female’s hematocrit by the method of hemoglobin cyanide(HiCN)and five geographical factors in 157 areas in China,its distribution regularity and the complex relationship characteristic between geography environment elements were analyzed with the methods of factor analysis,spatial analysis of GIS and correlation analysis.Results By the method of factor analysis,the five factors of geography environment were combined into two common factors F1and F2;the original data was replaced with its scores to infer the regression equation :y^=127.9-0.01009F1-0.01543F2?8.8.And this equation was used to figure out the reference value of 1 288 observation points in China.With support of the model of spatial analysis of GIS,the distribution regulation of old female’s hemoglobin reference value in China and its distribution regularity was west-higher,east-lower,north-higher and south-lower.Conclusion If some area’s altitude(X1),sunshine hours yearly(X2),mean relative humidity yearly(X3),mean temperature yearly(X4),precipitation yearly(X5) are known,this place’s reference value of hemoglobin can be calculated out by using this equation.The reference value of hemoglobin in any areas in China can be gotten from the trend distribution regularity map.

Objective To detect altered levels and clinical significance of serum miR-216a and prognosis monitoring in acute pancreatitis (AP) patients.Methods Serum miR-216a levels were determined by quantitative reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) assay among 80 mild acute pancreatitis (MAP) patients,80 severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) patients and 74 healthy controls.And amylase (AMY),lipase (LPS),Ca2+,glucose (Glu),hematocrit (HCT),triglyceride (TG),total cholesterol (TC) and C reactive protein (CRP) were measured by biochemical analyzer.The clinical usefulness of miR-216a for AP patients was assessed by ROC curve analysis and correlation analysis.Results Compared with healthy controls (11.12 × 10-5 [5.83 × 10-5,19.12 × 10-5],the serum miR216a levels were significantly increased in AP patients(38.49 × 10-5 [24.05 × 10-5,62.02 × 10-5],(U =-9.10,P ＜ 0.01) . The serum miR-216a levels in MAP and SAP patients were (36.46 × 10-5 [22.29 × 10-5,55.80 × 10-5] vs 40.44 × 10-5 [25.84 × 10-5,65.48 × 10-5]),there was no significant difference between MAP and SAP patients (U =-0.96,P ＞ 0.05).The areas under ROC curve (AUCROC) of miR-216a for differential healthy controls and AP patients was 0.870 (95％ CI:0.825-0.915),cut-off value is 0.61.AUCROC of miR-216a for differential healthy controls and MAP patients was 0.865 (95％ CI:0.808-0.921),cut-off value is 0.59.And AUCROC of miR-216a for differential healthy controls and SAP patients was 0.876 (95％ CI:0.822-0.930),cut-off value is 0.66.Moreover,after the clinical improvement of the patients,the levels of serum miR-216a were significantly lowered from (41.88 × 10-5 [24.24 × 10-s,64.44 × 10-5]) to (20.58 × 10-5 [11.01 × 10-5,41.91 × 10-5]),the differences was significant(U =5.24,P ＜ 0.0l).Correlation analysis showed that miR-216a was positively correlated with CRP (r =0.215,P =0.006) in AP patients.Conclusion The levels of miR-216a in serum of AP patients were increased,which is a potential biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis monitoring of AP.

Objective To evaluate the value of paraffin-embedded sediments section combined with routine smear in diagnosis of malignant tumor from hydrothorax and hydroperitoneum.Methods 150 cases of hydrothorax and hydroperitoneum were analyzed by using the methods of paraffin-embedded section and routine smear respectively.Results Among 150 cases with hydrothorax and hydroperitoneum,120 cases were certified malignancy by clinical source and other methods.The positive rate was 62.5% (75/120) by routine smear and 84.2% (101/120) by paraffin-embedded sediments section respectively,while the positive rate was 94.2% (113/120) by the combined examination of the two and the difference was significant compared with routine smear and paraffin-embedded sediments section respectively. At the same time, It is easier for us to distinguish adenocarcinoma cell from mesothelial cell by means of detecting the expression of CEA,CK,CAL and VIM immunohistochemically.Conclusion The combined examination of the two methods along with immunohistochemistry can increase diagnosis rate significantly and worth of being generalized.