1.The influence of the stent position in transjugular intrahepatic left branch of portal vein portosystemic shunt on the long-term effect
Tongguo MIAO ; Jianguo CHU ; He HUANG ; Yuqiang LIU
Journal of Interventional Radiology 2017;26(4):299-302
Objective To investigate the influence of the stent position in transjugular intrahepatic left branch of portal vein portosystemic shunt (TILPS) on the long-term effect.Methods The clinical data of 527 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding duo to portal hypertension,who were treated with TILPS during the the period from January 2012 to December 2014,were retrospectively analyzed.According to whether the stent was placed into the left branch of portal vein,the patients were divided into the study group (stent in the left branch of portal vein,n=318) and the control group (stent in the main portal vein,n=209).The success rate of surgery,the shunt channel flow dynamics,the stent patency rate,the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy,the rate of re-bleeding,etc.were compared between the two groups.Results The success rate of shunting operation was 100% in both groups.One year after the treatment,the blood velocity and flow parameters in the shunt channel of the study group were significantly higher than those of the control group (P<0.05).During the the follow-up period lasting for one year,the incidences of shunt channel dysfunction in the study group and in the control group were 1.26% (4/318) and 5.74% (12/209) respectively (P=0.003),the incidences of hepatic encephalopathy in the study group and in the control group were 0.31% (1/318) and 4.31% (9/209) respectively (P=0.001),and the incidences of re-bleeding in the study group and in the control group were 0.94% (3/318) and 2.87% (6/209) respectively (P=0.095).Conclusion During the performance of TIPS,the puncture of the left branch of portal vein and placement of the stent in the left branch of portal vein can reduce both the incidence of shunt channel dysfunction and the incidence of hepatic encephalopathy.
2.Relationship Between Myeloid-derived Immunosuppressive Cells (MDSC) and Dialectical Relationship of TCM with Primary Liver Cancer
Wei ZHANG ; Mingliang SHAO ; Tongguo MIAO ; Zongyao WU ; Rui WANG
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;20(12):2276-2281
Objective: To explore the dialectical relationship between immunosuppressed cell expression and TCM inpatients with liver cancer. Methods: The clinical data of 237 HBV-related primary liver cancer patients were collectedand the differences of MDSC expression and clinical BCLC stage and intrahepatic metastasis were analyzed. Peripheralvenous blood was taken for the detection of MDSC (CD33/CDl4/HLA-DR-/low/CDllb) expression in mononuclear cells, helper T cells (Th1, Th2) and interleukin (IL-12, IL-4) ) detection. Results: There was a significant difference betweenliver stagnation and spleen deficiency syndrome (24.21%) and qi stagnation and blood stasis syndrome (5.54%) (Χ2=11.544, P < 0.05) . The expression of MDSC (21.03%) was higher than that of liver-kidney yin deficiency (5.10%) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (> 5 cm) (Χ2= 8.223, P < 0.005); the expression of Th2 in liver stagnation and spleendeficiency was higher than that of qi stagnation. There was a significant difference between groups in blood stasis group (t = 10.341, P < 0.05) . The expression of Th2 in wet sputum was higher than that in liver and kidney yin deficiency group.There was significant difference between groups (t = 16.307, P < 0.01) . The IL-4 in liver stagnation and spleendeficiency group (76.57 ± 5.01) was higher than that in qi stagnation and blood stasis group (121.70 ± 6.22); There was asignificant difference between groups (t = 21.414, P < 0.05) . There was a significant difference in IL-4 (375.12 ± 5.31) inthe liver-kidney yin deficiency group compared with the group with wet phlegm (115.46 ± 4.15) (t = 12.455, P < 0.05) .Conclusion: MDSC participates in tumor proliferation, invasion and metastasis by regulating Th2 and IL-4, which isclosely related to the dialectical classification of TCM.
3.Expression of miR-122-related factors of liver fibrosis regulated by Fuzheng Huayu Tablet
Wei ZHANG ; Mingliang SHAO ; Haicong ZHANG ; Zongyao WU ; Tongguo MIAO ; Huanwei ZHENG ; Xingtong XIE ; Rui WANG
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2018;41(1):76-82
Objective To investigate softening-hardness dissipating-binds effects of Fuzheng Huayu (reinforcing-healthy qi resolving-stasis)Tablet combined with anti-virus therapy on liver fibrosis, and relationship between these effects and regulation of pathway of miR-122-interleukin-10-reactive oxygen species(miR-122/IL-10/ROS).Methods The patients with chronic hepatitis and liver fibrosis(n=85)were chosen from Aug.2015 to Aug.2016,and then divided randomly into test group(n=45)and control group(n=40).The control group was treated with entecavir(0.5 mg/d)and monoammonium glycyrrhizinate(0.1 g/d),and test group, additionally with Fuzheng Huayu Tablet(4.5 g/d)for 48 weeks.After treatment,ISHAK fibrosis score was reviewed through routine pathology, and activities of serum superoxide dismutase(SOD)and ROS were detected by using ELISA.The expressions of miR-122 mRNA and IL-10 mRNA were detected by using RT-PCR, and content of serum inflammatory factors of liver fibrosis, including procollagen III N-terminal peptide(PCIIINP), type IV collagen(IV-C), hyaluronidase(HA)and laminin(LN),were detected by using immunoturbidimetry.Results ISHAK fibrosis score had no significant difference between 2 groups before treatment,and decreased in 2 groups after treatment,which was superior in test group to that in control group(P<0.05).The content of serum inflammatory factors of liver fibrosis all decreased in 2 groups after treatment,and the decreases of PCIIINP and HA were more significant in test group compared with control group(P <0.05).The activities of ROS and SOD had no difference in 2 groups before treatment,and ROS decreased in 2 groups after treatment.The inhibitory effect on ROS was better in test group than that in control group after treatment(P<0.05), and SOD increase was effectively relieved in test group after treatment(P <0.05).The expressions of miR-122 mRNA and IL-10 mRNA all decreased in 2 groups after treatment, which was more significant in test group compared with control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Fuzheng Huayu Tablet reduces directly the levels of collagen and HA, degrades abnormal deposition of extracellular matrix,and regulates dynamic balance of collagen,and it antagonizes effectively the genetic expressions of IL-10 and miR-122,relieves inflammatory disorders and controls progress of histology.