Purpose:To study the change of serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) level before and after radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma(NPC) ,esophageal /lung carcinoma and postoperative brain tumor ,and to evaluate its clinical significance. Methods:serum VEGF level was measured by sandwich ELISA in 86 cancer patients and 24 healthy individuals. Results:The serum VEGF levels (?s,pg/ml) in cancer patients were 207.5?168.5 which were significantly higher than those of healthy subjects(134.1 ?s 66.6,P

OBJECTIVETo investigate the clinical characteristics of Segond fracture combined with injuries, and to explore the operative method and opportunity.

METHODSFrom June 2010 to December 2014, 10 patients with Segond fracture were treated. There were 10 males, ranging in age from 26 to 69 years old, with a mean of 42 years old. Under arthroscopy examination within 7 to 10 days after injury, 6 patients had compete rupture of anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injury; 2 patients had tibial avulsion fractures of the ACL combined with meniscus injury. At 4 to 8 weeks after injury, 2 patients were performed with arthroscopy examination; 1 patient had complete rupture of anterior and posterior cruciate ligament combined with meniscus injury; and the other patient had complete rupture of anterior cruciate ligament alone. All the patients with cruciate ligament rupture were treated with reconstruction of cruciate ligament; 9 patients had meniscus injuries were treated with menisus plasty or suture; and 2 patients had tibial avulsion fractures of the ACL were treated with non-absorbable Ethicon suture fixation under arthroscopy. After operation, the Lysholm scoring system was used to evaluate clinical effects.

RESULTSEight patients were operated within 10 days after injury, the knee joints swelling was obvious at the 3rd day after operation, and blood oozing was found by joint puncture. These 8 patients did out-of-bed activity with assistance at 1 week postoperatively. Other 2 patients performed operation in 4 to 8 weeks after injury without knee joint obvious swelling at the 3rd day after operation, and no blood oozing was found by joint puncture. These 2 patients did out-of-bed activity with assistance after 3 days postoperatively. All the patients were followed up, and the duration ranged from 12 to 24 months, with an average of 18 months. Postoperative Lysholm score of all patients was higher than preoperative scor, and the results were satisfactory.

CONCLUSIONFor Segond fractures, firstly, it is important to gain early diagnosis for treatment. Secondly, it is often associated with the rupture of anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries, and the best time of cruciate ligament rebuilding and meniscus repairing maybe between 4 to 8 weeks after injury. Thirdly, personalized treatment should be chosen according to different complications.

Adult ; Aged ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries ; Arthroscopy ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Tibial Fractures ; complications ; diagnosis ; surgery ; Tibial Meniscus Injuries

Information Systems ; Medical Informatics ; Medical Records Systems, Computerized ; Pathology

This article reviews the resultsof the basic research about epidermal growth factor and its receptor,and the development of the novel drug, EGF eyedrop, that containing chemically synthesised EGF gene,the construction of EGF expression vector, the transformation of the host cells , the purification of the recombinant protein EGF, the preparation of three batches of the EGF product and identification, the preclinical and clinical trials. Relevant studies show that recombinant EGF consisting of 51 amino acids can be secreted into the medium under the control of the α factor leading sequence in the yeast cells.The EGF can accelerate the growth of corneal-limbal epithelial cells and the healing of an alkali burned corneal. The EGF can be used in curing oral cavity ulcer and skin burned wound. And it has the preventive effects on experimental duodenal ulcer of rat. The antiserum was made for test of the con- centration of blood EGF and urine EGF by RIA. Data from studies demonstrate the inhibition effect of EGF on the growth of tumor cells, such as A431 and BT325 cells in the presence of high EGF concentration (＞10 ng/ml). The expression of EGFR and DNA ploidy in renal carcinoma has clinical significance. Crystallization and preliminary x-ray diffraction studies of the EGF has been made. The MW of the EGF product is 6000, and the pI is about 4. 6 and it has correct N-terminal amino acids sequences , immunogenicity and biological activity. There is no vestige of the DNA of the yeast cells. Animal experiments reveal that there is no cumulation of the EGF in the body, and EGF can promote corneal epithelial healing. There is no toxicological effect during cornea wound healing of rabbit. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center clinical trial was conducted in four hospitals to assess safety,ocular tolerance and efficacy of an ophthalmic solution of EGF for 200 cases of cornea transplantation and 247 cases of nebulae. Unequivocal results were obtained as the eyedrop really accelerate the wounded cornea healing. So, the EGF eyedrop as a novel drug of class I is approved by the National Drug Administration, and this is the first gene engineering drug that come from yeast expression system in China.

OBJECTIVETo establish and evaluate a BA-ELISA method for the quantitative detection of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) protein.

METHODSWe deliberately selected three tables of CFTR and made the synthetic peptide be expressed in E. coli, then used the antigen to immunize rabbits to obtain the anti-CFTR polyclonal serum. After that, 96 well plates were coated with the purified antibody against CFTR. The antigen CFTR which was extracted from human sperm was detected by anti-CFTR antibody labeled with biotin, horseradish peroxidase conjugated avidin, and the substrate. The concentrations of two kinds of antibodies and the experiment parameters were optimized. Thereby, the double antibody sandwich BA-ELISA method for the quantitative detection of CFTR protein was established. Furthermore, the reproducibility, specificity and so on were evaluated by clinical specimens of sperm.

RESULTSThe optimal concentration of coated anti-CFTR IgG was 4 µg/ml, while the biotin labeled anti-CFTR IgG was 10 µg/ml; the optimal blocking buffer was 1% BSA-PBST, the optimal time of the reaction between antigen and antibody was 60 min, the optimal chromogenic time was 15 min, the intra-assay and inter-assay coefficient were 2.16%-9.23% and 2.29%-11.71% respectively; The lowest detectable limit was 0.15 ng/ml; the standard curve had a good linear correlation of R2 = 0.962.

CONCLUSIONThe BA-ELISA method for the quantitative detection of CTFR protein is successfully established, and it is demonstrated that the method has strong specificity, high sensitivity and good reproducibility. It provides the basis and evidence of the further application of the method.

Animals ; Antibodies ; Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator ; analysis ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay ; methods ; Escherichia coli ; Humans ; Peptides ; Rabbits ; Reproducibility of Results ; Sensitivity and Specificity

0.05). After dividing the patients into early-onset and late-onset subgroups, there were significant differences of DRD4 genotype and allele frequency between early-onset patients and controls (P0.05). Conclusion The results suggested that the polymorphism of DRD4 receptor gene may be associated with early-onset OCD. The 3/4 genetype may be the risk factor of early-onset OCD. Early-onset and late-onset OCD may have different etiology.

Background and purpose:Risk of invasive cervical carcinoma (ICC) and its precancerous lesions following high risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) infection may vary according to HPV types and geographic regions. Analyzing HPV-type distribution in cervical samples from local women aged 30 years and older, this study aimed to identify HPV types with higher risk of developing CIN2+, and to compare diagnostic performance for CIN2+using these types and type combinations. Methods:Cervical samples with histology follow-up from patients of a tertiary cancer center in Shanghai were collected for HPV genotyping by PCR-RDB. The risk associations of HPV types with CIN2+were estimated by logistic regression analysis, and ROC curves were plotted for diagnostic performance evaluation. Results:A total number of 413 specimens were obtained, including 38 CIN1, 184 CIN2/3, 126 ICC patients and 65 negative control people. The 4 most common HPV types in CIN2+were HPV16, 58, 33 and 18, in descending order. And only HPV16 (P<0.000 1), 58 (P=0.002), 33 (P=0.015) were signiifcantly associated with CIN2+lesions. Besides, the area under the ROC curve of the HPV16/18/33/58 test scored statistically higher than the HPV16/18 test did (P=0.006 6). Conclusion:A combined test of HPV16/18/33/58 may offer better performance for detecting CIN2+lesions in our geographic region.

Objective To analyze retrospectively the clinico-pathological features that influencing the occurrence of anastomotie leakage after low anterior resection of rectal cancer, as well as its management and outcome of patients. Methods The data of 513 patients underwent anterior resection for low rectal cancer from june 1999 to June 2007 were reviewed. Results The incidence of anastomotic leakage was 4.5 %(23/ 513). 20 patients underwent conservative therapy,while 3 patients underwent reoperation, all patients were cured without ileostomy or colostomy.Conclusion The occurrence rate of anastomotie leakage is closely re- lated to the type of operation,the Dukes staging,Diabetes Mellitus and Diarrhea. Local irrigation via the drainage tube is the main strategic point to manage the leakage.

OBJECTIVETo study the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) on the adhesiveness and invasiveness of prostate cancer cells.

METHODSWe determined the effect of IFN-gamma on the adhesiveness of prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 by treating the plate with fibronectin and laminin, on the invasiveness of prostate cancer cells into the artificial basal membrane consisting of Matrigel and fibronectin using the Transwell chamber, and on the expression of annexin-2 in these cells by Western blot.

RESULTSThe adhesion rates of prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 were 21% and 23% in the IFN-gamma treatment group, significantly lower than 46% and 40% in the untreated group (P < 0.05). The invasiveness of the cells was markedly decreased in the former as compared with the latter (P < 0.05). IFN-gamma significantly inhibited the expression of annexin-2 in prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONIFN-gamma can decrease the adhesiveness and invasiveness of the prostate cancer cell line by down-regulating the expression of annexin-2.

Annexin A2 ; biosynthesis ; Blotting, Western ; Cell Adhesion ; drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Movement ; drug effects ; Humans ; Interferon-gamma ; pharmacology ; Male ; Neoplasm Invasiveness ; Prostatic Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology