Objective To investigate the expression and significance of COX-2 and VECF in NHL Methods The expression of COX-2 and VECF in 28 cases of NHL was detected by immunohistochemistry, and 22 patients with benign lymphadenopathy were chosen as controls. Results Positive rates of COX-2 and VEGF were 82.1 %(23/28) and 78.6 %(22/28) in NHL respectively, significantly higher than that in the control (P <0.01). The expression rate of COX-2 was positively correlated with that of VEGF in tissues of NHL (χ~2 =10.50, P<0.01). Conclusion The expression of COX-2 and VEGF are high in NHL COX-2 and VEGF might have a common induction pathway, and selective COX-2 inhibitor might be a new drug for treatment of NHL in the future.

Objective To evaluate clinical treatment method and efficacy of newly diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL),and analyze the relevant factors about the long-term survival.Methods The clinical data of 48 patients with newly diagnosed APL were analyzed retrospectively.All of them used alltrans retinoic acid (ATRA) combined with anthracycline as induction remission therapy.After induction remission,ATRA combined with chemotherapy was used as consolidation therapy,and ATRA,arsenic trioxide and conventional chemotherapy alternated as maintenance therapy.Short-term efficacy was analyzed.Patients were followed up,and the rates of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed.Long-term efficacy was analyzed by COX proportional hazards regression models univariate analysis.Results The complete remission (CR) rate was 87.5％(42/48) in all 48 patients with APL.The time from treatment beginning to CR was (30.7 ± 4.6) d.Age was the only factor affecting the rate of CR.The rates of 1-year,3-year and 5-year OS were (87.5 ± 4.8)％,(85.4 ± 5.1)％ and (78.3 ± 6.7)％ in 48 patients with APL.The rates of 1-year,3-year and 5-year DFS were (97.6 ±2.4)％,(93.9 ±4.2)％ and (89.5 ± 5.9)％ in 42 patients with CR.COX proportional hazards regression model univariate analysis result showed that the patient' s age,gender,lactate dehydrogenase,diffuse intravascular clotting,risk stratification and bone marrow abnormalities promyelocyte ratio had no correlation with the rate of DFS (P ＞0.05).Conclusions ATRA combined with anthracycline as induction remission therapy,after induction remission ATRA combined with chemotherapy as consolidation therapy,and ATRA,arsenic trioxide and conventional chemotherapy alternated as maintenance therapy can get a higher rate of CR and long-term survival in patients with newly diagnosed APL.It is worthy of clinical application.

ObjectiveTo explore the effects and possible mechanisms of VCR combined with low dose cyclophosphamide(CTX) intermittently to treat severe systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE).It is assumed that this might be a new combination therapy for SLE and expected to improve the overall prognosis and outcome of SLE.MethodsMurine chronic graft-versus-host disease(cGVHD) model were developed for study.They were randomly divided into the control group,vincristine (VCR) pulse therapy group,CTX pulse therapy group,CTX every other day(EOD) group,VCR+CTX combination group.One way ANOVA and repeated measure variance analysis were used for statistical analysis.Results① Six weeks after cGVHD models were set up,the average 24-hour urine protein quantification was(5.02±0.88) mg,anti-dsDNA antibody was positive,and Ⅳ LN pathology could be observed histologically in the model murine.So cGVHD models were successfully developed.② Significantly difference in decreasing of 24-hour urine protein quantification was found in the CTX EOD group,VCR+CTX combination group and other groups (P＜0.01).Significant decrease in Cr,ALT,anti-dsDNA,was found in the CTX EOD group,VCR+CTX combination group,CTX pulse therapy group and other groups(P＜0.05).Decrease in urine MCP-1 and TGF-β1 could be detected,and statistical significant difference in these parameters could be found in the CTX EOD group,CTX pulse therapy group,VCR+CTX combination group and other groups (P＜0.01).MCP-1 and TGF-β1'expression in model kidney were reduced in the CTX EOD group,VCR+CTX combination group and had statistical significant difference in the CTX EOD group,VCR+CTX combination group,VCR pulse therapy group,and CTX pulse therapy group.③ VCRand CTX combination treatment was effectivein 24-hour urine protein quantification,blood Cr,ALT,anti-dsDNA and urine MCP-1,as well as urine TGF-β1 (P＜0.05).Conclusion ① The combination of VCR and CTX is synergistic in decreasing 24-hour urine protein quantification,Cr,and the expression of MCP-1,TGF-β1.② The adverse effect of VCR+CTX combination group is similar to VCR pulse therapy group and CTX pulse therapy group.

Non-O1/O139 group of Vibrio cholerae can cause human acute diarrhea disease,while compared with the O1 and O139 groups;it often ignore the risk of the disease for human being.Therefore,we analyzed the molecular characteristics of 31 V.cholerae isolated from Yunnan Province.We used the agar disc diffusion method (K-B) to carry out the antibiotic sensitivity test;polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification for the detection of virulence gene;at the same time,all of strains were performed for pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and multilocus sequence typing (MLST).The drug sensitivity test showed that 67.74％ strains were resistant to rifampin,29.03％ resistant to nalidixic acid and cotrimoxazole,all of the isolates were sensitive to gentamicin and ciprofloxacin;PCR results showed that all strains had the ompW gene,87.10％ strains had hly gene,25.81％ strains had rstREl tor,16.13％ strains had rstRClassical and tcpAEl tor,while CT rfbO1 and rfbO139 gene were negative;PFGE results showed that 31 strains had a trend of discrete height,the same PFGE identity pattern was not nearly found;for the analysis of MLST,we found the one new alleles of gyrB,four new alleles of mdh gene,six new alleles of metE gene,two new alleles of pntA,three new alleles of purM and four new alleles of pyrC gene.After permutation and combination,we found 17 new ST types for V.cholerae(ST273-ST289).Non-O1/O139 group V.cholerae showed a high degree of diversity,while the non-O1/O139 group of V.cholerae in Yunnan Province has a certain geographical features,which enriched the existing molecular typing system of V.cholerae.

Objective To investigate the lipid profiles of patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS) and to analyze the correlation between abnormal serum lipids and the inflammationsof SS. Methods One hundred and fourteen pSS patients and 20 gendermatehed healthy controls were studied. Serum lipids were measured in both groups. Results There was statistically significant difference between SS and healthy controls, and the serum HDL-c and apoA<,1 concentrations were significantly lower in patients (P<0.05). The incidence of abnormal serum lipids was 39.5% in these patients. Patients with abnormal lipids had longer course of disease, higher ESR level, lower salivary flow rate and more frequent parotid gland enlargement than those without abnormal lipids(P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis revealed statistically significant association between serum lipids levels and occurrence of parotid gland enlargement. Conclusion Findings from this study suggest that patients with SS have altered lipid profiles and the decrease of apoA, and HDL-c levels may be the correlated factors of SS. The inflammation of SS may cause changes in lipids metabolisms.

Objective To investigate the effect of combination therapy by observing the salivary glands function and related organ pathology after given methotrexate (MTX) and cyclophosphamide (CTX) intermittently in induced mice model of Sjogren's syndrome (SS). To further explore the synergistic effect of combination therapy by detecting the immunological regulatory factor B cell activation factor belonging to the TNF family (BAFF) expression. Methods The ingredients of Lewis rat's exocrine glands homogenate were injected into female C57BL/6 mice to set up the mice model of SS. After established the SS mice model successfully, they were randomly divided into six SS model group, including low-dose MTX treatment group (0.02 mg/w), high-dose MTX treatment group (0.06 mg/w), CTX pause treatment group (1.2 mg/3 w), CTX alternate day treatment group (0.6 mg/2 d), MTX+CTX combination treatment group (MTX 0.02 mg/3 w+ CTX 1.2 mg/3 w). Treatment effects were assessed both clinically and histologically. Results Eighteen weeks after the first treatment, the improvement of the salivary secretion of the CTX alternate day treatment group and MTX+CTX combination treatment group were higher than other groups, which showed statistically significant difference (P<0.01). Compared with the SS model control group, HE staining showed that the lymphocytic infiltration of exoerine glands was decreased in the treatment group. In the CTX alternate day treatment group and MTX+CTX combination treatment group, few amount of inflammatory cell infiltration were found, and the expression intensity of BAFF mRNA and protein were decreased markedly in salivary gland than others by RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry assay (P<0.01). Conclusion MTX and CTX can inhibit lymphocytic infiltration of the salivary glands, inhibit BAFF transcriptional level and production of BAFF protein, leading to an increase of fluid production. It suggests that modulation of signaling via BAFF pathways may be a mechanism of action. MTX and CTX combination therapy is more effective than single-agent therapy. The inhibitory effects of MTX and CTX on BAFF-mediated inflammatory pathways are primarily synergistic.

Background and purpose:Differentiation of tumor tissue is an important factor on determining the prognosis of gastric cancer. This study aimed to investigate the expression levels and clinical signiifcance of gender determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) gene and octamer binding factor 4 (OCT4) gene in gastric cancer tissues varying different differentiation degrees. Methods: Sixty cases with gastric cancer were recruited in this study. The gastric cancer tissues and corresponding normal mucosa of the 60 cases were obtained. The mRNA and protein level of SOX2, OCT4 gene are evaluated by the quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR), Western blot and immunohistochemistry, respectively. The relationship between the expression levels of SOX2, OCT4 gene and clinical pathological parameters were also analyzed in this study. Results:The expression of SOX2 in both mRNA and protein levels had no signiifcant difference between the well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues and normal gastric mucosa (mRNA levels:t=0.1033, P>0.05;protein levels:t=0.116, P>0.05). However, both the mRNA and protein expression of SOX2 in patients with well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues were signiifcant higher than not only in patients with moderately differentiated gastric carcinoma (mRNA levels: t=12.48, P<0.05; protein levels: t=22.78, P<0.05) but also in patients with than poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma (mRNA levels:t=17.56, P<0.05;protein levels:t=30.00, P<0.05). In contrast to SOX2, both the mRNA and protein expression of OCT4 in patients with well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues were signiifcant lower than not only in patients with moderately differentiated gastric carcinoma (mRNA levels:t=13.23, P<0.05; protein levels: t=25.56, P<0.05) but also in patients with poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma (mRNA levels: t=12.10, P<0.05; protein levels: t=69.48, P<0.05). There was no significance of OCT4 mRNA and protein expression between the well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues and normal gastric mucosa (mRNA levels:t=2.436, P>0.05;protein levels:t=1.064, P>0.05). Immunohistochemical study demonstrated that the positive rate of SOX2 in patients with well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues (10/21) were higher than in patients with not only moderately differentiated gastric carcinoma (7/20) but also poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma (2/19, P<0.05), while the positive rate of OCT4 in cases with well-differentiated gastric cancer tissues (2/21) were lower than in cases with not only moderately differentiated gastric carcinoma (6/20) but also the poorly differentiated gastric carcinoma (12/19, P<0.05). There was no correlation between the expression of SOX2, OCT4 in gastric cancer and gender or age (P>0.05). Nevertheless, the expression of SOX2, OCT4 were positive or negative correlated with the pathological staging, the degree of inifltration and lymph node metastasis (P<0.05). Conclusion:Decreased SOX2 expression and increased expression level of OCT4 can promote the formation, development and invasion of gastric cancer and they may become biomarkers or the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis evaluation in gastric carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the predictive value of Alberta stroke program early CT score on diffusion-w eighted imaging (DWI-ASPECTS) for predicting new cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) in patients w ith acute middle cerebral artery infarction. Methods The patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction w ere enroled prospectively. MRI examinations w ere completed w ithin 48 h on admission and they w ere examined again at 10 to 14 d after onset. Susceptibility-w eighted imaging (SWI) w as use to detect
CMBs. DWI-ASPECTS w as used to assess the infarction extent. Results A total of 82 patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction w ere enroled, including 27 females and 55 females. Their ages w ere 71.7 ± 8.9 years. Eighteen patients (22.0%) had old CMBs, 25 (30.5%) had new CMBs, 57 (69.5%) did not have new CMBs. Compared w ith the non-new CMB group, DWI-SPECTS (3.20 ±1.73 vs.7.11 ±1.69;t = 9.573, P <0.001) w as low er, NIHSS scores (16.20 ±4.06 vs.12.63 ±5.06; t = 3.111, P = 0.003) w ere higher, there w ere more patients w ith atrial fibrilation ( 40.0% vs.15.8%; χ2 = 5.722, P = 0.017), proportion of intensive antiplatelet therapy ( 0% vs.28.1%; P = 0.002) w as low er, there w ere more large artery atherosclerosis type ( 60.0% vs.29.8%; χ2 = 6.650, P = 0.010 ), more cardiogenic cerebral embolism type (36.0% vs.5.3%; P = 0.001), and less smal artery occlusion type ( 0% vs.57.9%; P <0.001) in the new CMB group, and there w ere no statistical differences in the other indexes. Multivariate logistic regression analysis show ed that after adjusting age, sex, alcohol, histories of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, atrial fibrilation and previous stroke or transient ischemic attack history, the higher the DWI-ASPECT scores ( > 5), the risk of new CMBs w ould decrease 86 % (odds ratio 0.14, 95%confidence interval 0.17 -0.48; P < 0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis show ed that the sensitivity of prediction of DWI-ASPECTS ≤5 for the new CMBs w as 87.7%, specificity w as 88.3%, and the area under the curve w as 0.940. Conclusions DWI-ASPECTS can effectively predict the new CMBs in patients w ith acute middle cerebra artery infarction.

Objective To evaluate the value of IgA and IgG antibodies against α-fodrin in both serum antibodies in SS is also assessed.Methods Samples from 39 patients with SS(25 primary and 14 secondary),8 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE),and 15 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)as well as 10 healthy blood donors were collected.Anti-α-fodrin antibodies were measured using ELISA.Results The titer of serum anti-α-fodrin was higher in SS than in other connective tissue diseases group and healthy group(P<0.01).IgA type anti-α-fodrin antibodies was detected in 60%.44% of serum and saliva in patients with pSS respectively.IgG antibodies were detected in 43% of sera,and 29% of saliva of patients with pSS.The sensitivity and specificity of serum anti-α-fodrin IgA in SS was 54%and 85%.The level of anti-α-fodrin was positively associated with xerostomia and parotid swelling (P<0.05),and was negatively associated with xeroma,renal tubule acidosis,lung interstitial disease and hepatic damages(P>0.05).Conclusion Saliva and serLlm anti-α-fodrin level may be diagnostic for SS.It may be a useful screening marker.

Objective To establish a "patient-centered" integrated information platform for emergency interconnection. Methods Based on the existing software, hardware and network systems of the hospital, design ideas of the modularization, process and standardized were used to reshape the process of emergency diagnosis and treatment in department of emergency-critical care medicine of Huashan North Hospital,Fudan University, and develop integrated information platform for emergency interconnection, including triage, emergency physician workstation, electronic medical records, clinical pathways of key diseases, medical integration, electronic handover classes, imaging, testing, ultrasound, drug counseling and medication safety, performance appraisal and management systems of scientific research, etc. Results The information platform for emergency interconnection was successfully developed. The functional logic of each system was clear and concise. It had strong compatibility, stable performance and powerful processing capability. It could quickly query the target content and support free and fast switching of each window. At present, daily diagnosis and treatment of emergency patients were realized by informationization, which completely liberated the manual labor of medical staff, shortened the processing time of unit patient, and significantly improved efficiency of the work. At the peak of the patients' visit, the overall operation of the emergency department was stable, and all the work was carried out in an orderly manner. There was no delay of the diagnosis and treatment for critically ill patients in the emergency department. Emergency access to patients with key diseases was smooth, and waiting time was significantly shortened. Clinical decision-making of medical staff had been effectively regulated. The success rates of the patients with acute trauma or acute respiratory failure were significantly improved, the time of the critical treatment were significantly shortened in patients with emergency respiratory cardiac arrest or acute ST-segment elevation myocardial, and compliance rate of the door-to-balloon time met the requirements of the Emergency Room to Balloon Expansion Time (DTB) Alliance. Conclusion The integrated information platform for emergency interconnection ran through the whole process of emergency diagnosis and treatment, based on emergency clinical practice, which could meet the needs of daily work in emergency department and help improve the quality of emergency medical and department management.