Objective To study the expressions of epithelial symbol factors including E-cadherin,?-catenin,and ?-catenin related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT) in C57 mice Lewis lung cancer and its mRNA expression affected by Feiyanning Decoction(Decoction for lung cancer).Methods The Real-Time PCR method was adopted to observe the E-cadherin,?-catenin,?-catenin mRNA expression of C57 mice with transplanted tumor in the right armpit and distal metastases and the affection of Feiyanning Decoction on the expression.Results The lung transplanted rate in the Feiyanning group was clearly lower than that in the model group(P

Objective To study the X-ray signs of lung injury in acute ammonia poisoning.Methods The X-ray features of lung in ammonia poisoning in 37 cases were analysed and all patients were followed up for one year.Results The X-ray signs of lung in early of ammonia poisoning in 35 cases included increase of lung markings,lobular pneumonia,pulmonary interstitial emphysema and pneumonedema.In advanced stage in 15 cases,chronic bronchitis,pulmonary interstitial fibrosis and pulmonary bullae.Conclusion It's irreversible of injury that caused by acute ammonia poisoning in lung.

It is found that gambogic acid can play anti-tumor effects through different mechanisms in a variety of tumor cells,including induce apoptosis,inhibit telomerase and topoisomerase activity,inhibit the expression of heat shock protein and channel protein,inhibit tumor angiogenesis and metastasis and reverse multidrug resistance.Gambogic acid is expected to become a new anti-tumor drug,still need to be further explored its value in the field of anti-tumor.

Coronary artery disease remains a major cause of mortality. Presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the coronary artery is responsible for lu-men stenosis which is often used as an indicator for determining the severity of coronary artery disease. However, the degree of coronary lumen stenosis is not often related to compromising myocardial blood flow, as most of the cardiac events that are caused by atherosclerotic plaques are the result of vulnerable plaques which are prone to rupture. Thus, identification of vulnerable plaques in coronary arteries has become increas-ingly important to assist identify patients with high cardiovascular risks. Molecular imaging with use of positron emission tomography (PET) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has fulfilled this goal by providing functional information about plaque activity which enables accurate assessment of plaque stability. This review article provides an overview of diagnostic applications of molecular imaging tech-niques in the detection of plaques in coronary arteries with PET and SPECT. New radiopharmaceuticals used in the molecular imaging of coro-nary plaques and diagnostic applications of integrated PET/CT and PET/MRI in coronary plaques are also discussed.

Sperm associated antigen 9(SPAG9),a new member of the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK)interacting protein(JIP)family. plays a role in sperm-egg fusion and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)signaling pathway.Researches have shown that SPAG9 is closely related to the biological behavior of human malignant tumors, and plays an important role in the development of tumor.

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Objective: To study the treatment of complicated and giant carotid body tumor. Methods: A giant carotid body tumor was dissected 2 years ago. The external carotid artery was embolized by means of catheterization before surgical intervention, and techniques of internal shunting and autogenous blood transfusion was used during the operation. Results: The tumor was resected completely without cerebral vessel disorders and major cephalic nerve injuries. Conclusion: The application of radial intervention of external carotid artery, shunting of internal carotid artery and autogenous blood transfusion are helpful to the treatment of giant and re operative carotid body tumor.

Objective To compare pharmacodynamics of vecuronium administered according to body surface area and body weight during general anesthesia.Methods Forty ASA Ⅰ or Ⅱ patients,aged 18-64 yr,weighing 40-85 kg,undergoing general anesthesia,were randomly divided into 2 group ( n =20 each ).The patients received vecuronium 2× ED95 based on body weight (group W) or based on body surface area (group S).Anesthesia was induced with propofol 2 mg/kg,fentanyl 3 μg/kg and vecuronium 0.1 mg/kg ( group W) or 2.824 mg/m2 (group S).The patients was tracheal intubated and mechanically ventilated when the maximal depression of T1 was achieved.PET CO2 was maintained at 35-45 mm Hg and BIS value was maintained at 40-50.The intubation condition was evaluated using Cooper's score.The onset time,maximal depression of T1,duration of clinical action,recovery index,duration of pharmacological action and amount of vecuronium consumed were recorded.The coefficient of variation for all the indexes mentioned above was calculated.Results There was no significant difference in the coefficient of variation for intubation condition,onset time,duration of clinical action,recovery index,and duration of pharmacological action between the two groups ( P ＞ 0.05).Compared with group W,the coefficient of variation for the maximal depression of T1 and amount of vecuronium consumed were significantly decreased in group S ( P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Vecuronium 2 × ED95 administered according to body surface area can reduce the individual variation in pharmacodynamics during general anesthesia.

In vivo imaging system (IVIS) is a new and rapidly expanding technology, which has a wide range of applications in life science such as cell tracing. By counting the number of photons emitted from a specimen, IVIS can quantify biological events such as tumor growth. We used B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells and 20 Babl/C mice injected subcutaneously with B16F10-luc-G5 tumor cells (1x10(6) in 100 muL) to develop a method to quantitatively analyze cells traced by IVIS in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The results showed a strong correlation between the number of tumor cells and the intensity of bioluminescence signal (R (2)=0.99) under different exposure conditions in in vitro assay. The results derived from the in vivo experiments showed that tumor luminescence was observed in all mice by IVIS at all days, and there was significant difference (P<0.01) between every two days from day 3 to day 14. Moreover, tumor dynamic morphology could be monitored by IVIS when it was invisible. There was a strong correlation between tumor volume and bioluminescence signal (R (2)=0.97) by IVIS. In summary, we demonstrated a way to accurately carry out the quantitative analysis of cells using IVIS both in vitro and in vivo. The data indicate that IVIS can be used as an effective and quantitative method for cell tracing both in vitro and in vivo.

Objective To investigate the X-ray characteristics and differential points of intra-thoracic malignant lymphoma-Hodgkin’s disease(HD) and Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma(NHL).Methods The X-ray manifestations of intra-thoracic malignant lymphoma in 66 cases(including HD in 20 and NHL in 46) with complete clinical informations and pathologic results were retrospectively analysed.The lymphadenopathy of the hilar and mediastinum,the changes of the intra-lung and pleura were mainly observed and compared with the pathological results.Try to find the characteristic X-ray appearance of the HD and NHL.Results (1)48 cases had enlargement of lymph nodes of the hilar with/or mediastinum,and common seen in NHL,and the lymphopathy appeared as unilateral or asymmetry in NHL,bilateral or symmetry in HD.(2)The involvement of lymph nodes was mostly the anterior mediastinum and retrosternal in HD,the posterior mediastinum in NHL and to cause the paraspinal line widening.(3)Intra-pulmonary lesions always were interstitial changes and common seen in NHL,and seldom seen in HD.(4)NHL was often accompanied with pleural lesions,and HD not.Conclusion Both HD and NHL have its own X-ray characteristics .Carefully observing and analyzing these characteristics are helpful in diagnosing and differentiating HD and NHL.