BACKGROUND:Tumor cels are resistant to chemotherapeutic drugs, and drug resistance is closely correlated with tumor stem cels. Therefore, how to kil tumor stem cels wil become the key to the treatment of oral squamous cel carcinoma. OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of 5-fluorouracil on biological characteristics of tongue squamous cel carcinoma Tca8113 cels. METHODS:Viability of Tca8113 cels treated with different concentrations of 5-fluorouracil was determined by cel counting kit-8, and the best drug concentration and time were screened for subsequent experiments. Tca8113 cels without 5-fluorouracil acted as control group. Then the cel cycle and percentage of the side population cels in Tca8113 cels were determined by flow cytometry. Scratch test was used to determine the migration ability of Tca8113 cels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Results from cel counting kit-8 showed that 5-fluorouracil inhibited the viability of Tca8113 cels positively in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Tca8113 cels under intervention with 50 mg/L 5-fluorouracil for 48 hours showed lowest cel viability. Flow cytometry results showed that in the experimental group, G0/G1 phase cels increased significantly compared with the control group (P=0.01), S phase cels decreased significantly compared with the control group (P=0.244), and G2/M phase cels disappeared completely. After treatment with 5-fluorouracil, the percentage of side population cels was increased significantly (P=0.00). The scratch test showed that in the experimental group, the cels had better ability of wound healing than those in the control group. In conclusion, 5-fluorouracil can enrich the cancer stem cel population in Tca8113 cels.

With the development of computer techniques and medical imaging examining methods , precise radiotherapy is becoming the major direction of radiotherapy for tuomors. Both of tumor control probability and normal tissue complication probability are improved with precise radiotherapy. This paper critically review the value of PET-CT and breathing control in precise radiotherapy for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Phytotherapy ; Precancerous Conditions ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology

After the Statute on Disposing Medical Accident was put in practice,doctors in China are faced with tremendous stress that never faced before.Doctors begin to evade risks with defensive medicine under the stress.There are two types of defensive medicine,one is positive defensive medicine,which will induce to excessive medical treatment for evading risks,another is negative defensive medicine which will lead to nonfeasance in the presence of intensive patients or dangerous diagnosis and treat procedure.Defensive medicine results in inefficiency of medical service and influences patients' safety.How to lessen doctors' defensive medicine will be an important social problem.

Objective To establish a new model of orthotopic-transplatation tumor of human malignant choroidal melanoma. Methods pEGFP-N1, the eukaryotic expressive plasmid of green fluorescent protein (GFP), was transfered into human malignant choroidal melanoma cell line (OCM-1) by liposome lipofectanine, then the cell clones with stable GFP expression were screened out by means of neomycin, fluorescence microscope, and flow cytometer. Two ?l cell suspension of OCM-1 cells with GFP expression with the density of 4.5?107-5.5?107 cells/ml was injected into the subretinal space of right eyes of 40 nude mice (40 eyes) under binocular operating microscope with left eyes as the control ones. The growth of the transplanted malignant choroidal melanoma was observed in vivo using the fluorescence stereomicroscope. The mice were killed at different time after the operation to observe the metastasis of the tumor to optic nerve, brain and other organs including lung, liver, kidney and spleen. Moreover, pathological detection and immunohistochemical staining of GFP was carried out. Results At the postoperative 10 th-12 th days, the growths of the transplanted malignant choroidal melanoma with dilated and distorted blood vessels and neovascularization were observed; at the postoperative 20 th-22 nd days, the melanoma occupied the whole cavity of vitreous body; and at the postoperative 24 th-26 th days, the transplanted tumor grew out of the eye. Metastases of the carcinoma to olfactory bulb, kidney, lung and liver were seen at the failure phase soon after the extra-ocular phase. The histopathological characteristics of the transplanted tumor were similar to those of human, and the results of immunohistochemical staining showed positive expression of GFP in the tumor cells. Conclusion The orthotopic model of malignant choroidal melanoma set up via injection of human malignant choroidal melanoma cells labeled by GFP into the subretinal space of nude mice may provide a new approach to investigate the natural courses of growth and metastasis of malignant choroidal melanoma.

China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Hepatitis B ; prevention & control ; transmission ; Humans ; Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ; prevention & control ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

Acupuncture Therapy ; instrumentation ; methods ; standards ; China ; Humans ; Moxibustion ; instrumentation ; methods ; standards ; Needles ; standards ; Reference Standards

The cell-impedance substrate sensor,which is mainly used to detect the shapes and function ofcells and other micro.organism.is a novel tool based on the technique of BIOMEMS to study the cellular physiologyand clinical Dharmasology.It has drawn attention from both domestic and international scholars as well as compa nies in recent years for its advantages such as innovative design and long-term non-invasive monitoring.This paperintroduces the interfacial model of cell-sensor in detail and gives a sketch of the recent international researchprogress.Then the novel interdigitated array,which was designed in our group recently,is introduced.The fore ground of development is discussed in the end.

[Objective]To summarize clinical experience of Pemberton's ilium osteotomy in developing hip dislocation and emphasize the combined and individual principles in the clinical practice. [Methods]From February 1996 to April 2007,26 patients(aged 3 to 10 years) with 28 hips were operated on together with soft tissue solution,a pericapsular osteotomy of the ilium (Pemberton) and an optional femoral rotational,shortening or varus osteotomy of the proximal femur. Pre-and post-operative indexes including those of AI angle,CE angle and deep of acetabulum were compared. According to Severin's classification and McKay clinical curative effect evaluation critera,these indexes were evaluated.[Results]According to the Severin's classification,the results were rated as 64.3% excellent,28.6% good and 7.1% fair.On the McKay's critera ,the functional results were graded as 50.0% excellent,35.8% good,7.1% fair and 7.1% poor. On the whole,the radiographic evaluation was superior to that of the functional results.[Conclusion]The Pemberton's osteotomy is safe and effective.The combined surgical treatment can improve the success rate and decrease complications.

To observe the protective effect of somatostatin (SS) on gastric mucosa of rats.Methods: Before gastric mucosal lesion were made in rats by pure alcohol, SS was intravenously droppedand anti-SS serum was injected into the vein, and the change of ulcer index and the degree of gastric mu-cosal lesion were observed. Results: Ulcer index of the SS group was much lower than that of the controlgroup (P