OBJECTIVE:To observe the association between the ER expression and the sensitivity of TC chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer patients.METHODS:The expression of ER in 57 locally advanced breast cancer patients was detected by EnVision method,and the sensitivity to TC chemotherapy in ER negative(-)vs.ER positive(+)patients were evaluated.RESULTS:There were significant differences between the ER negative(-)patients and the ER positive(+)patients in the sensitivity to TC chemotherapy(86.36%(19/22)vs.60.00%(21/35))(P

Objective To evaluate the effects of pelvic autonomic nerve preservation(PANP) on urinary and sexual functions in postoperative patients with radical resection for rectal cancer.Methods The radical resection of rectal cancer was carried out in 256 cases of patients with rectal cancer in our hospital from January 2002 to August 2008.Patients were divided into study group (n=156) with PANP and control group (n=100) without PANP.The preserved functions of automatic micturition,male erection,ejaculation,the change of female orgasm,and local recurrence of tumor were observed in the two groups.Results The preserved functions of urination,male erection,ejaculation and female sexual orgasm in study group were significantly stronger than those in control group (P<0.01),and there Was no significant difference of local recurrence of tumors between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusions The radical operation with PANP for rectal cancer can improve postoperative micturition and sexual function,and this method does not increase local tumor recurrence after operation.

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of prediction equations in calculating energy expenditure in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods In 75 elderly T2DM patients hospitalized in our hospital between August 2014 and August 2015,the resting energy expenditure (REE)measured with indirect calorimetry was compared with those calculated with six different prediction equations.Statistical analysis was performed with paired t-test,the percentage of individual coincidence,and BlandAltman method.Results The measured REE of the patients was (1 513.2 ± 240.6) kcal/d.There were statistically significant differences between the measured REE and the values predicted with Harris-Benedict,Owen,Mifflin,and Liu equations (all P ＜ 0.05),while no statistically significant differences were observed between the measured REE and the values predicted with FAO/WHO/UNU and Schofield equations (both P ＞0.05).FAO/WHO/UNU equation showed the smallest average difference from the measured value (-18.9 kcal/d),but the 95％ consistency limit (-363.3 kcal/d,325.5 kcal/d) was still beyond the acceptable clinical range.Conclusion The accuracy of prediction equations in estimating REE in elderly patients with T2DM may be dissatisfactory.

[ ABSTRACT] AIM: To investigate the protective effect of mesenchymal stem cell ( MSC)-conditioned medium (MSCCM) on myocardial cell line H9c2 and its mechanism.METHODS:Verification of MSC was performed by flow cy-tometry analysis, followed by MTT assay to determine the optimal incubation time of MSCCM with myocardial cells.The cells were divided into 4 groups:normal ( N) group, model ( M) group, M+MSCCM group and MSCCM group.The cells in M+MSCCM group and MSCCM group were pre-incubated with MSCCM for 24 h.The cells in M group and M+MSCCM group were treated with 300 μmol/L H2 O2 for 4 h to imitate oxidative injury of myocardial cells.Mitochondrial membrane potential and apoptotic rate of injured myocardial cells were detected by flow cytometry.The ROS production was measured by fluorescence microscopy.The nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and expression of HO-1 was examined by Western blot.RE-SULTS:No difference of mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptotic rate or ROS production between MSCCM group and N group was observed (P>0.05).The mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, apoptotic rate and ROS produc-tion in M+MSCCM group were significantly lower than those in M group ( P<0.01 ) .The nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and expression of HO-1 in the myocardial cells were increased with MSCCM incubation time prolonged.CONCLUSION:MSCCM protects the myocardial cells against oxidative injury induced by H2 O2 .The anti-oxidative mechanism would be as-sociated with the activation of Nrf2/ARE pathway.

Aim To investigate the protective effect of isorhamnetin on H9 C2 myocardial cell line and its mechanisms. Methods The toxicity and optimal pro-tective concentration of isorhamnetin were determined by MTT assay. The experimental subjects were divided into four groups:group N ( normal ) , group M ( mod-el) , group M + ISO ( model + isorhamnetin ) , and group ISO ( isorhamnetin only ) . Group M +ISO and ISO were pre-incubated with isorhamnetin for 12 hours while other groups with plain DMEM. Group M and M+ ISO were treated with 300μmol · L-1 H2 O2 for 4 hours after pre-incubation. Mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization of H9 C2 was measured by fluo-rescence microscope. Apoptotic rate and ROS produc-tion of injured myocardial cell line were detected using
flow cytometry. The oxidative indictors were measured by spectrophotometry. The expressions of cytoplasmic cytochrome C, caspase-9, caspase-3, Bcl-2, Bax, Nrf2 and HO-1 were examined by Western blot. Result There was no difference in mitochondrial membrane potential depolarization, apoptotic rate, ROS produc-tion, oxidative indictors production and expressions of cytoplasmic cytochrome C, caspase-9,caspase-3, Bcl-2 , Bax between groups ISO and N ( P>0. 05 ) . Apop-totic rate, ROS production, expressions of cytoplasmic cytochrome C, caspase-9, caspase-3, Bax, MDA pro-duction of group M+ISO were significantly lower than those of group M ( P < 0. 01 ) . And mitochondrial membrane potential, Bcl-2, CAT, SOD and GSH-Px of group M + ISO were increased compared to group M .
Nuclear translocation of Nrf2 and expression of HO-1 in myocardial cell line were increased with the prolonged isorhamnetin incubation time. Conclusion Isorham-netin could protect myocardial cell line against H2 O2-induced oxidative injury and apoptosis through the in-
terruption of mitochondrial dependent apoptotic path-way and activation of Nrf2/ARE pathway.

Objective To study the expression of HPV、p16 and Her-2 in the squamous cell cervical carcinoma and its chnical significance. Methods Expression of HPV16/18、p16, and C-erbB-2 and the amplification of Her-2 gene were examined using situ hybridization technique,SP immunohistochemistry,and FISH imaging analysis system in 60 cases of cervical cancer, 61 cases of CIN, and 21 cases of normal cervical tissue,respectively.Results The positive rates of HPV16/18 and p16 in the normal tissue,CIN Ⅰ -Ⅱ,CINⅢ and the squamous cell cervical carcinoma were gradually increased, they wereo (0/21),9.68 ％ (3/31),46.67 ％ (14/30),71.67 ％ (43/60);0 (0/21),19.35 ％ (6/31),93.33 ％ (28/30),96.67 ％ (58/60),respectively,and there were significant differences among the groups (P＜0.05),but no significant difference was found between the normal tissue and the CIN Ⅰ - Ⅱ. The positive rates of Her-2 and Her-2 in the CIN Ⅲ and the carcinoma were 13.33 ％ (4/30),31.67 ％ (19/60),3.33 ％ (1/30),21.67 ％ (13/60),respectively,but in the normal group and the CIN Ⅰ - Ⅱ wereo,and the differences between the carcinoma group and the CIN group,the carcinoma group and the normal group were significant(P＜0.05).The expression of Her-2 and the amplification of Her-2 were closely related to the stage, degree of differentiation and metastasis of lymph node in the squamous cell cervical carcinoma (P＜0.05). Conclusion The infection of HPV is one of thetriggers for the squamous cell cervical carcinoma.The expression of p16 and the amplification of Her-2 may be closely correlated with tumor development and high expression of p16 and Her-2 indicates poor prognosis.

Objective To investigate the relationship and clinicopathologic significance between the expression of CD95,CD44V6 and metastasis of axillary lymph node in breast cancer.Methods Immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of CD95 and CD44V6 in 101 cases of breast cancer, in which, 40 cases without metastasis in axillary lymph node were detected MCK expression by IHC. The results were analyzed statistically. Results 9 cases of breast cancer with lymph node micrometastasis were observed by IHC in 40 cases without metastasis in axillary lymph node by microscope. The expression of CD95, CD44V6 in lymph node metastasis group was similar as in lymph node micrometastasis group. There was significant difference of CD95 expression between those with lymph node metastasis and those without. The positive rate of CD95 and the high expression of CD44V6 in the cases that the tumor size was over 2 cm were significandy higher than in the cases that the tumor size was less than 2 cm (P<0.05). Conclusion Detection of the expression of CD95, CD44V6 in breast cancer may be helpful to predict the lymph node micrometastasis and provide more dependable evidence for judging prognosis and selecting treatment prescription clinically.

ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) in elderly patients. MethodsOne hundred and fifty-two elderly male CKD patients for experimental group and 158 elderly male for control group were recruited. Demographic data and vascular risk factors were recorded. White matter lesion (WML) was semi-quantitatively assessed by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and lacunar infarction (LI) was also calculated. Results(1) The prevalenees of hypertentsion and diabetes mellitus were higher in elderly CKD patients than those in control group (30. 9% vs. 19.0%, 23.7%vs. 14.6%;both P～0. 05). (2) The percentages of grade 2 and grade 3 WMLs were higher in elderly CKD patients than those in control group (34.9% vs. 24.1%, 25.7% vs. 16.5%;both P<0.05). Prevalence of LI was higher in elderly CKD patients than that in control group (45.4% vs.25.3% ,X2= 13. 70, P<0. 05). The similar Resultswere also obtained except for control subjects with hypertension and diabetes mellitus. (3) The logistic regression analysis showed that age, hypertension and low glomerular filtration rate (GFR) were closely associated with SVD in elderly CKD patients. ConclusionsHypertention and diabetes mellitus are risk factors for CKD in elderly patients. SVD is associated with CKD, and age, hypertension and low GFR may be risk factors for SVD in elderly CKD patients.

Objective To evaluate and compare spiral CT and positron emission tomography-CT (PET-CT) in characterization of of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer patients.Methods Forty patients with pathologically proven breast Cancer underwent contrast-enhanced spiral CT of tbe breast and axilla,13 of them also underwent PET-CT examination.One hundred and fifty-eight axillary lymph nodes were found in the 40 patients through contrast enhanced spiral CT,while 57 lymph nodes were found in the 13 patients through PET-CT.Three radiologists rated the lymph nodes found in CT images on a five-point scale.If the score was equal to or greater than 3,it was defined as positive (metastatic),otherwise negative.Visual observation and semiquantitative analysis were used to classify lymph nodes in PET-CT images.The results of spiral CT observation and PET-CT observation of lymph nodes were compared with pathological results.The relative value of CT and PET-CT was analyzed.Exact probability statistics were employed.Results One hundred and fifty eight lymph nodes of 40 patients were detected by spiral CT,91 of them were diagnosed as positive and 67 as negative Among the lymph nodes found in spiral CT,99 were positive and 59 were negative pathologicall.A total of 57 lymph nodes were found by PET-CT.Thirty-nine of them were defined as positive and 18 as negative.Among the lymph nodes found in PET-CT,39 were positive and 18 were negative pathologically.The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive and negative predictive values in CT prediction in axillary lymph nodes metastases were 88.89%,94.91%,91.14%,96.70%,and 83.58%,respectively.The sensitivity,specificity,accuracy,positive and negative predictive values in PET-CT prediction in axillary lymph nodes metastases were 97.44%,94.44%,96.49%,97.44%,and 94.44%,respectively.PET-CT had no significant difference with spiral CT in sensitivity,accuracy,positive and negative predictive values for detection of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer.But there was significant difierence between PET-CT and CT in negative predictive value(P＜0.05).Conclusions Both helical CT and PET-CT were the efficient methods in predicting the axillary lymph node status in breast cancer patiens.The negative predictive value of PET-CT was higher than that of helical CT.PET-CT has a better predictive ability than CT for the presurgical evaluation for breast cancer patients.

Objective To investigate the expressions of p16, cyclinD1 protein in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its clinic significance. Methods The expressions of p16 and cyclinD1 protein in 55 esophageal carcinoma cases were detected by immunohistochemical technique. Results The positive expression of p16 protein in 55 patients was 49.1%(27/55). The loss of p16 protein was significantly related to lymph node metastasis (P ＜0.05), and the positive expression of p16 had the higher five-year survival rate.Conversely, the positive expression of cyclinD1 in 55 patients was 74.5 % (41/55), and had the lower five-year survival rate compared to the negative expression cases. Conclusion Loss of p16 protein in human ESCC is a frequent event and correlates significantly with the lymph node metastasis. The loss of p16 and the over expression of cyclinD 1 in esophageal carcinoma may serve as a risk prognosis factors.