Objective To study the expression of Stat5,E-cadherin and Vimentin in thyroid carcinoma and the correlation among them. Method The expression of Stat5,E-cadherin and Vimentin in 149 cases of thyroid specimens(including 23 cases of nodular goiter and 126 cases of thyroid carcinoma)was detected by immunohisto-chemistry SP method and the correlation analysis was conducted with the main clinical pathological parameters. Results The positive rate of Stat5 and Vimentin in thyroid carcinoma was 85.71% and 77.78% respectively, which was significantly higher than that in nodular goiter(26.09%and 8.70%)(P<0.05)and the positive rate of E-cadherin in thyroid carcinoma was 25.40%,lower than that in nodular goiter(86.96%)(P<0.05). Three kinds of protein expression were not significantly correlated with gender and age (P > 0.05),but obviously with lymph node metastasis and pathological type(P<0.05). Stat5 was negatively correlated with the expression of E-cadherin (r=-0.335,P=0.000)but positively with the expression of Vimentin(r=0.218,P<0.05). Conclusion The high expression of Stat5 and EMT in thyroid carcinoma tissues indicate that Stat5 may be involved in the EMT process of thyroid carcinoma ,thus it can promote the invasion and metastasis of thyroid carcinoma.

Objective To prohc into the distinguished feature of postoperation of early inflammatory intesti- nal and the principle of diagnosis and treatment.Methods 23 cases of early intestinal postoperatively treated during the year of 2003 to 2005 were analysed.Results In the 23 cases,20 of them were treated conservatively while 3 of them were treated operatively,both of which were recovered and dischanged from hospital.Conclusion The early inflammatory intestinal postoperatively is a kind of special one in which both mechanical factor and dynamic factor could be found.Most of the patients could be cured by conservative way and they should surely be in closed observa- tion of the condition in order to be handled properly.

This paper was aimed to explore the relationship between different commercial specification and chemical constituents on Radix Rehmanni,which provided experimental evidences for drawing up the commodity commercial specification and grading criteria of Radix Rehmanni.Several classified indexes,including grade,surface color,section color,section texture were carried to explore the change rules of chemical constituents by setting the contents of iridoid glycoside,sugars,water content,total ashes,acid-insoluble ashes and water extract as the markers.The results showed that the grade,surface color and section texture had less impact on chemical constituents.However,the section color had more influence.Along with the section color gradually being deepened,the contents of iridoid glycoside and oligosaccharides of Radix Rehmanni were lower,and the contents of monosaccharide and polysaccharide were higher.It was concluded that there was correlation between commercial specification and chemical constituents of Radix Rehmanni.

Given that there has been a series of problems in the teaching of diagnostics,appropriated approaches should be made and feasible actions carried out.First of all,the notion of clinical teaching should be transformed and the level of qualified teaching staffs should be further elevated.In addition,the humanity connotation should be integrated into the course of diagnostics,and quality supervision and control should be executed to ameliorate the teaching of diagnostics.

Altitude ; Altitude Sickness ; prevention & control ; Health Services Administration ; Humans

We here systematically summarize our practice and its effectiveness in the creation and development of the discipline proteomics in Academy of Military Medical Sciences,and the establishment of a system for identifying and training talented researchers in proteomics.The methods we used to train the researchers and to develop a vigorous team are discussed.These practices contributed much to the development of proteomics in China.

OBJECTIVETo explore the effect of Lignum Sappan (LS) containing serum on the proliferation cycle arrest of human lung cancer cell line PG and its molecular mechanism.

METHODSThe lung cancer PG cells were divided into four groups, i.e., the blank control group, the LS group, the LS plus cisplatin group, and the cisplatin group. They were cultured by RPMI-1640 with 20% blank serum, RPMI-1640 with 20% LS containing serum, RPMI-1640 with 20% LS containing serum plus 1 microg/mL cisplatin, and RPMI-1640 with 20% blank serum plus 1 microg/mL cisplatin, respectively. The morphology of PG cells was observed using light microscope and laser scanning confocal microscope in each group. The cell cycle arrest was observed using flow cytometry. The expression of P16 and Rb1 mRNA was tested by PCR method.

RESULTSUnder the light microscope and laser scanning confocal microscope, the apoptosis degree of PG cells in the LS group was significant, but less than that of the LS plus cisplatin group as well as the cisplatin group. Compared with the blank control group, the proportion of PG cells increased at G0/ G1 and S phases (P < 0.05) and decreased at G2/M phase (P < 0.01) in the LS group; The proportion of PG cells increased at G2/M and S phases (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) and decreased at G0/G1 phase (P < 0.01) in the LS plus cisplatin group as well as the cisplatin group. Compared with the LS group, the proportion of PG cells increased at G2/M and S phases (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) and decreased at G0/G1 phase (P < 0.01) in the LS plus cisplatin group as well as the cisplatin group. There was no statistical difference in PG cells at each phase between the cisplatin group and the LS plus cisplatin group (P > 0.05). The expression of P16 and Rb1 mRNA increased in the LS group, when compared with the blank control group. They also increased in the cisplatin group and the LS plus cisplatin group, higher than that of the LS group (P < 0.05). There was no statistical difference in the expression of P16 and Rb1 mRNA between the cisplatin group and the LS plus cisplatin group (P > 0.05).

CONCLUSIONLS containing serum induced PG cell apoptosis by up-regulating the mRNA transcription levels of P16 and Rb1, thus resulting in PG cell arrest at G0/G1 and S phases, which was different from the manner of cisplatin (achieved by arresting PG cells at G2/M and S phases through regulating cyclinB1 mRNA transcription).

Apoptosis ; drug effects ; Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cisplatin ; pharmacology ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Lung Neoplasms ; pathology

Wistar rats were intragastrically administered with different doses (2, 5 and 10 g / kg body weight) of haematitum. 1H NMR-based metabonomic analysis coupled with multivariate statistical analysis (principal component analysis and partial least squares-discriminant analysis) was used to analyze the metabolic profiles of the urine samples collected from the treated rats. Univariate analysis on the 1H NMR spectra of urine (1 d before administration, 1-5 d post administration) was used to screen out the potential features of haematitum. Significant treatment related changes were observed for the levels of citrate, tuarine, creatinine,α-ketoglutarate, succinate and dimethylglycine, which could be used as potential features of haematitum. A trend of recovery in connection with dose levels was observed overtime. Such biochemical changes indicated that haematitum treatment at the dose of 2, 5 and 10 g / kg body weight affected the Krebs cycle and glucose metabolism, energy metabolism, choline metabolism and dimethylglycine metabolism in rats. These changes may attribute to the disturbances of hepatic function in 10 g / kg body weight group.

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR) in elderly patients.Methods The retrospective cohort study was adopted.The clinical data of 3 203 patients with inguinal hernias (3 847 sides) who were adnitted to the Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine between January 2001 and December 2013 were collected.Of 3 203 patients,979 (1 107 sides) with age ＜ 60 years and 2 224 (2 740 sides) with age ≥ 60 years were respectively allocated into the under 60 years group and 60 years or older group.The surgical procedures including transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach,total extraperitoneal (TEP) approach and intraperitoneal onlay mesh (IPOM) approach were selected and performed by doctors in the same team.There were light-weight and heavy-weight patches.Observation indicators included (1) overall operation situations,(2) surgical comparison between the 2 groups,(3)comparison of postoperative indicators between the 2 groups,(4) follow-up.Follow-up using telephone interview and outpatient examination was performed to detect the recovery time of non-restricted activity,recurrence of hernia and complications.Measurement data with normal distribution were represented as ~ ± s and comparison between groups was done by the t test.Comparisons of count data were analyzed using the chi-square test or Fisher exact probability.Ranked data were compared by the nonparametric rank sum test.Results (1) Overall operation situations:3 203 patients with inguinal hernias (3 847 sides) underwent LIHR,including 1 475 (1 677 sides) using TAPP approach,1 718 (2 154 sides) using TEP approach and 10 (16 sides) using IPOM approach (6 using TAPP and IOPM approaches in each side).The light-weight patch was used in 2 206 sides and heavy-weight patch was used in 1 641 sides.Operation time was (31 ± 12) minutes in all 3 203 patients,(27 ±9)minutes in 2 559 patients with unilateral hernia and (44 ± 12)minutes in 644 patients with bilateral hernia,respectively.Duration of postoperative hospital stay was (1.5 ± 1.2) days.(2) Surgical comparison between the 2 groups:TAPP approach,TEP approach,IPOM approach,light-weight patch and heavy-weight patch were performed to 567,538,2,751,356 sides in the under 60 years group and 1 110,1 616,14,1 455,1 285 sides in the 60 years or older group,respectively,with statistically significant differences in above indicators between the 2 groups (X2 =37.976,70.022,P ＜ 0.05).Operation time in unilateral hernia and bilateral hernia and total operation time were (27 ± 9)minutes,(42 ± 10)minutes,(29 ± 10)minutes in the under 60 years group and (27 ± 10)minutes,(44 ± 12)minutes,(3 1 ± 13)minutes in the 60 years or older group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (t =-0.106,-1.768,-4.445,P ＞ 0.05).(3) Comparison of postoperative indicators between the 2 groups:the pain score at postoperative day 1 and duration of postoperative hospital stay were 2.4 ± 1.1,(1.5 ± 1.1) days in the under 60 years group and 2.3 ± 1.0,(1.5 ± 1.3) days in the 60 years or older group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (t =1.419,-0.126,P ＞0.05).(4) Follow-up:all the patients were followed up for 23-60 months,with a median time of 43 months.Cases with non-restricted activity recovery at postoperative week 2 and 4 were 973,978 in the under 60 years group and 2 208,2 222 in the 60 years or older group,respectively,showing no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (X2=0.113,P ＞0.05).The recurrence of hernia,severe complications,serum tumescence,paresthesia and enteroparalysis were detected in 1,0,49,5,1 sides in the under 60 years group and 11,3,132,16,2 sides in the 60 years or older group,respectively,with no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups (x2=1.556,0.269,0.254,P ＞ 0.05).The urinary retention in the under 60 years group and 60 years or older group was respectively detected in 6 and 44 sides,showing a statistically significant difference between 2 groups (x2=6.956,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion LIHR is safe and effective in elderly patients,and it can achieve good clinical efficacy under selecting reasonable operation procedures and patches.

Aim To investigate the anti-arrhythmic effect and mechanism of ?-opioid receptor during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion in rats,and to initially determine the regulation of U50488H(U50,a selective ?-opioid receptor agonist) to angiotensinⅡ(AngⅡ),endothelin(ET) and nitric oxide(NO) in rats.Methods Rats were randomly divided into 7 groups,i.e.,control group,ischemia/reperfusion group(I/R),U50488H+I/R group,PTX group(PTX,a Gi/o proteininhibitor),Glib group(glibenclamide,a K_(ATP) channel blocker),Che group(chelerythrine,a selective PKC inhibitor),and Gen group(Genistein,a Tyrosine kinase inhibitor) respectively.The arrhythmia occurrence and score in different groups were observed and counted.The contents of AngⅡ,ET and NO in plasma of rats were also examined.Results ① Compared with I/R group,the arrhythmia score of U50+I/R group was significantly decreased.The effect of pared with I/R group,the arrhythmia score of U50+I/R group was significantly decreased.The effect of glibenclamide and chelerythrine respectively,the anti-arrhythmic effects induced by U50488H in the rats during myocardial ischemia and reperfusion were significantly attenuated or even completely blocked.③ The anti-arrhythmic effects of U50488H were not significantly affected by pretreatment with genistein.④ In comparison with normal rats,the contents of AngⅡand ET in plasma of I/R group were significantly increased,but the content of NO was decreased.With the administration of U50488H,the contents of AngⅡand ET in plasma of rats in U50488H+I/R group were significantly decreased.Meantime the content of NO was increased.Conclusions ① U50488H-induced anti-arrhythmic effects in the rats with myocardial ischemia and reperfusion are mediated by ?-opioid receptor.The signaling pathway may be related with(Gi/o,) PKC,and K_(ATP) channel.② The activation of ?-opioid receptor may elicit anti-arrhythmic effect through the down-regulations of AngⅡ or ET and up-regulation of NO in plasma of rats.