Objective To investigate the expression of thymosin beta4 ( Tβ4 ) in the liver tissues of children with hepatoblastoma ( HB) , and further study the function of Tβ4 in HB metastasis in vitro. Methods Immunohisto-chemistry (IHC) was used to determine expression of Tβ4, E-cadherin andβ-catenin in liver tissues from 19 chil-dren with HB,and further to analyze its function in metastasis of HB cells. Results The positive rate of Tβ4 ( P<0.01 ) in HB liver tissues was significantly higher than it in the adjacent tissues. The positive rates of Tβ4 and nu-clearβ-catenin in HB with lymphnode metastasis were significantly higher than in HB without lymphnode metastasis ( P <0.01 ) . While expression of E-cadherin in HB with lymphnode metastasis was lower than in HB without lymphnode metastasis ( P<0.01 ) . Scratch-wound assay showed that HepG2 cells with Tβ4 knockdown had signifi-cantly lower metastatic ability (P<0.05). Conclusion Tβ4 plays an important role in HB metastasis, suggesting it is a potential target for HB metastasis.

Objective To investigate the influence of SDG on blood glucose and blood lipid concentrates of middle and old aged patients. Methods The impacts of SDG on blood glucose and blood lipid concentrates in body of patients with hyperglycemia were conducted through an 8-week random and double-blind experiments with controlled group only given placebo. The influence degree of SDG on blood glucose and blood lipid concentrates of the selected patients was analyzed. Results The results showed that serum glucose of the groups received 400mg/d of dietary SDG for 8 weeks or 600 mg/d for 4 weeks decreased significantly compared with the controlled group (P<0.05). Conclusion Giving either 400 mg/d of dietary SDG for 8 weeks or 600 mg/d for 4 weeks to patients could significantly decrease the serum glucose concentrates of them.

In this paper an expert system for remote fault diagnosis in the ship lift was developed by analysis of the fault tree and combination with VPN. The fault tree was constructed based on the operation condition of the ship lift. The diagnosis model was constructed by hierarchical classification of the fault tree structure, and the inference mechanism was given. Logical structure of the fault diagnosis in the ship lift was proposed. The implementation of the expert system for remote fault diagnosis in the ship lift was discussed, and the expert system developed was realized on the VPN virtual network. The system was applied to the Gaobaozhou ship lift project, and it ran successfully.

Objective To discuss anatomic landmarks during retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy. Methods A total of 46 patients underwent retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomies from November 2002 to July 2004.The first trocar was introduced at the union of the site 2 cm below the 12 th costal margin with the lateral side of the musculus sacrospinalis.The second trocar was placed at the midpoint of the upper border of the iliac crest,or at the location above and medial to the anterior superior iliac spine.And the third one was inserted at the union of the anterior axillary line with the costal margin.In the first place,the greater psoas muscle was identified as the dorsal marker.Then the diaphragmatic muscle was identified as the posterior marker of the upper pole of the kidney,and the adrenal gland as the medial marker of the upper pole of the kidney,and the peritoneum as the ventral marker.The renal vein lay below and anterior to the renal artery.The right renal vein was routinely sperated right up to the joining site with the inferior vena cava.A linear cutter was used to resect the renal vein and artery respectively. Results The mean operation time was 145 min (range, 60~ 255 min) and the mean intraoperative blood loss was 133 ml (range, 20~1 000 ml). Adrenalectomy was performed in 32 patients (69 6%). A conversion to open surgery was required in 1 patient because anatomic landmarks could not be well seen. The inferior vena cava was wrongly closed off by 1/2 cross-section when using a linear cutter to sever the right renal vein in 1 patient. Peritoneal injuries happened in 4 patients.Follow-up was carried out for 1~20 months (mean,9 months) in all the 46 patients.One patient died of liver metastasis 1 year after the surgery, while the remaining 45 patients survived without recurrence. Conclusions Proper identification of anatomic landmarks is crucial to a successful retroperitoneoscopic nephrectomy.

Objective To evaluate the safety and efficacy of retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy. Methods A total of 46 patients (24 males and 22 females;age range,23-86 years;mean age,58 years) underwent retroperitoneoscopic radical nephrectomy from November 2002 to July 2004.Of the 46 cases,43 were detected by B-ultrasound during physical examination and the rest 3,when visiting doctors due to painless hematuria.The masses by B-ultrasound was on average 4.5 cm (range,1.5-8.0 cm) in diameter, with 17 masses at the upper pole of the kidney,13 at the middle and 16 at the inferior pole.CT scan was performed on all the 46 cases and MRI,on 41.The tumor size detected by CT and MRI was consistent with that by B-ultrasound.Preoperatively,3 cases had the tumors of clinical stage T 1N 0M 0,38 of T 2N 0M 0 and 5 of T 3aN 0M 0. Results The operative time was 60-255 min (mean,145 min),and blood loss was 20-1000 ml (mean,133 ml).Adrenalectomy was performed on 32 patients (70%).Complications occurred in 3 cases,of whom only 1 required conversion to open surgery due to injury of genital gland vein,with blood loss of 1000 ml.Pathology showed that 41 cases were of renal clear cell carcinoma,2 of cystic renal cell carcinoma,1 of chromophobe carcinoma,1 of hamartoma and 1 of oxyphil cell tumor.During the follow-up of 1-20 months (mean,9 months),45 patients survived;only 1 died of liver metastasis. Conclusions Retroperitoneoscopy radical nephrectomy is safe and effective.

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of trans-obturator tension free vaginal tape(TVT-O)for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence(SUI)in women.Methods From January 2006 to September 2007,15 female patients with SUI received TVT-O in our hospital.A 1-cm longitudinal incision was made along the anterior wall of the vagina for the dissection of the urethra from the vaginal submucosal space to the obturator membrane.Then,a butteryfly-shape guide pole was inserted to guide the puncture of a spiral needle from the obturator membrane to the skin covering the root of the thigh.Afterwards,a trans-obturator tape was placed underneath the urethra without tension.Results The operation time was 15-40 min(mean,30 min),and blood loss was 10-40 ml(mean,20 ml).No intraoperative complication occurred in the series.One patient developed urinary retention,and was relieved by indwelling urethral catheter.Ten patients complained pain at the root of the thigh,and was cured simultaneously 3 to 10 days postoperation.Fifteen of the patients were followed up for 2 to 19 months with a mean of 8 months,during which no recurrence was found.Conclusion TVT-O is a simple,effective and reliable method for SUI.

Objective To explore the correlation between the increasing of blood glucose and cytokines in malignant tumor patients after chemotherapy.Methods According to the blood glucose after chemotherapy,155 cases of malignant tumor patient were divided into 3 groups:euglycemia group,IGT(impaired glucose tolerance)group and DM(diabetes mellitus)group.The variance of cytokines in the 3 groups were analyzed.Results Compared with pre-chemotherapy,IL-6,TNF-αincreased greatly in IGT group and DM group,while IL-10 decreased greatly.The statistical difference were obvious compared with euglycemia group.Conclusion There are close correlation between the increasing of blood glucose and cytokines in malignant tumor patients after chemotherapy.

Objective To detect serum protein spectrum in gastric cancer, screen the serum proteins related to gastric carcinoma and build auxiliary diagnosis model with SELDI-TOF-MS, Methods The serum proteomic fingerprints were detected by SELDI-TOF-MS and CM10 proteinchip. The sera came from 50 first visit gastric cancer patients who were diagnosed by pathological method and 16 healthy peo- ple. The data were analyzed by Biomarker Wizard Software and the proteomic fingerprint of gastric carcinoma model was developed by BPS (biomarker pattern software). Results Compared with the healthy people group, there were 34 significant different protein peaks in the gas- tric carcinoma group. And the diagnosis model composed with 6 proteins (M/Z values were 6016, 6744, 2822, 4474, 7892 and 3242) could classify the 2 groups correctly. In the test group, the sensitivity and specificity were 96% and 93.75% respectively, the accuracy was 95.45%. Conclusion SELDI-TOF-MS method show features such as microcontent, fast and high- resolution etc. It could be utilized to screen significant proteins and develop an auxiliary diagnosis model in gastric carcinoma, which may be used to diagnose this disease.

Objective To study the reliability and validity of using sacral markers in evaluating the balance function in standing and walking of stroke patients with hemiplegia.Methods Twenty-one hemiplegic stroke patients were recruited and their baseline mean sway amplitude (MSA) and mean sway velocity (MSV) were measured using sacral markers and center of gravity analysis assuming a segmented body,thegold standard for such analysis.The data were analyzed using Bland-Altman plots to obtain the 95％ limits of agreement (LOA).Results ①Test-retest reliability:The 95％ LOA of the MSA in standing was (-4.42,5.14) on the X axis,(-6.04,4.52)on the Y axis,and (-1.75,1.31) on the Z axis.The MSV in standing was (-0.08,0.09) on the X axis,(-0.10,0.08) on the Y axis and (-0.03,0.02) on the Z axis.The 95％ LOA of the MSA in walking was (-185.74,105.53) on the X axis,(-22.57,2.76) on the Y axis and (4.43,2.76) on the Z axis.The MSV in walking was (-3.10,1.76) on the X axis,(-0.38,0.54) on the Y axis and (-0.07,0.02) on the Z axis.②Validity:The 95％ LOA of the MSA in standing was (-3.62,2.55) on the X axis,(-3.95,3.94) on the Y axis and (-7.35,19.43) on the Z axis.For the MSV in standing it was (-0.06,0.04) on the X axis,(-0.07,0.07) on the Y axis and (-0.12,0.32) on the Z axis.The 95％ LOA of the MSA in walking was (-4.40,4.74) on the X axis,(-17.35,4.14) on the Y axis and (-17.35,4.14) on theZ axis.For the MSV in walking itwas (-0.07,0.08) on the X axis,(-0.29,0.07) on the Y axis and (-0.12,0.18) on the Z axis.The 95％ LOAs of the variables representing their reliability and validity are small enough to be acceptable in clinical application.Conclusions The sacral marker method can be used in assessing the balance of stroke patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of a three-dimensional motion analysis system by using the body segmental method for testing the balance of hemiplegic stroke patients.Methods Twenty stroke patients with hemiplegia were measured using the lower extremity Fugl-Meyer motor assessment (FMA-L),the Brunel balance assessment (BBA),the Berg balance sale (BBS) and a 5 m timed up-and-go test (5m-TUGT).The three-dimensional motion analysis system using the body segmental method was applied in three positions-sitting,standing and walking.Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to determine the extent of correlation between the values measured by the three-dimensional motion analysis system and the FMA-L,BBA,BBS and 5m-TUGT results.Results Some motion analysis variables (MSAx,MSVx,MSAy,MSVy and SPxy,SP3-D) are recorded in sitting and standing,while the center of gravity (COG) swing in the horizontal plane and some other variables (MSAx,MSVx and SPxy and SP3-D) are measured while walking.Anterior-posterior COG swing had a high negative correlation with the FMA-L,BBA and BBS scores and a high positive correlations with 5m-TUGT times.But except in sitting,MSAz and MSVz were both uncorrelated with FMA-L,BBA or BBS scores or with 5m-TUGT times.COG swing in the horizontal plane in sitting and standing apparently correlates with lower extremity motor function,balance,and walking ability.However,only the X axis swing parameters of the COG while walking correlated with lower extremity motor function,balance or walking ability.Conclusions A three-dimensional motion analysis system using the body segmental method can be used clinically to monitor patients' balance in real time and dynamically in different positions and activities,and it can be used to predict motor function and balance control in hemiplegic stroke patients.