Objective To explore the effects of anatomical and nonanatomical hepatectomy on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC).Methods A total of 62 HCC patients were enrolled,including 33 cases of anatomical hepatectomy(Group AH)and 29 cases of nonanatomical hepa-tectomy(Group IH).The operation situation and hematocrystallin(HB)loss were record.Fasting venous blood of HCC patients were extracted for detection of circulating AFP mRNA expression.The recurrence, mortality and complication rate were recorded at the same time.Results The operative time of Group AH was significantly higher than that of Group IH,while the bleeding volume and HB loss were lower(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in AFP mRNA expression and recurrence rate.The short-term mortality rate of Group AH was lower than Group IH(P<0.05 ),but their long-term mortality rates were similar(P>0.05 ).There was no significant difference in complication rate between groups.Patients of Group AH got more hepatosis due to liver cirrhosis or fibrosis,while patients of Group IH got more bleeding or infection due to the central tumor.Conclusion Anatomical hepatectomy has advantages in protecting artery and improving prognosis for HCC patients,but it has surgical risks for patients with serious patholog-ical damage in hepatic lobes,and nonanatomical hepatectomy may be considered.

MicroRNA ( miRNA) is a family of 19 - 24 nucleotides small non - coding RNA in eukaryotic organisms , which can regulate genes at the post - transcriptional level. miRNA has been shown to be involved in a variety of cellular processes such as development, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis etc, and is closely related to the oncogene-sis. Recent study indicates that several miRNAs play an important role in initiation and progression of hematological malignancies. miRNA expression profiling has identified signatures associated with diagnoses, prognoses and therapy of hematological malignancies. The review discusses miRNA and its biogenesis, functional mechanisms and potential role in the diagnosis , prognoses and therapy of hematological malignancies.

Objective:To evaluate the expression of EGFR and gene nm23H1 and their relation to the tumor oncogenesis and progress of cholangiocarcinoma.Methods:SABC immunohistochemistry was used to detect the expression of EGFR and nm23H1 in cholangiocarcinoma and cholangitis tissue.Results:The positive rate of nm23H1 in cholangiocarcinoma was lower than cholangitis(P

Objective Antiphospholipid antibody and factor Ⅻ deficiency are among the coagulation disorders that have been implicated in many thrombembolic events. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of antiphospholipid antibodies and factor Ⅻ deficiency in patients with retinal vein occlusion (RVO). Methods The investigation was a case control study. The periphery blood was collected from a cohort of 33 consecutive patients with RVO and 30 age- and gender-matched normal subjects. Anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) was detected by ELISA as binding index (BI) =A value/standard A value. The lupus anticoagulant antibody was examined by APTT test and the activity of factor Ⅻ was detected. This study was approved by The Human Research Ethics Committee of this hospital, and written informed consent was obtained from all the subjects before initiation of any study protocol. Results The total positive rate of APA in RVO group was 24. 24% (8/33), showing a insignificant difference in comparison with control group (6. 67%, 2/30) (P = 0. 085). The positive rate of anticardiolipin antibody in RVO group was 18.18% (6/33), presenting an obvious enhance in control group (P = 0. 025) . Three patients in RVO group disclosed positive response for IgG-anticardiolipin antibody, one patient for IgM-anticardiolipin antibody, two patients for both isotypes IgG and IgM anticardiolipin antibodies, and two patients revealed positive reaction for lupus anticoagulant antibody. The presence of lupus anticoagulant antibody among the patients with ≤ 50 years and ＞ 50 years was similar to that in age-matched controls (P =0. 160, P =0. 206). Factor Ⅻ deficiency was found in 14 of 33 patients(42. 42%) and in 4 of 30 controls(13. 33%) (P = 0. 013). The prevalence of factor Ⅻ deficiency among the patients with ≤50 years and ＞ 50 years was similar to that in age-matched controls (P = 0. 206, P = 0. 052) . Conclusion Our results indicate that the prevalence of ACA and factor Ⅻ deficiency in RVO patients appears to be correlated.

Objective To observe the correlation between postmenopausal estrogen levels and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in women.Methods Thirty-nine menopause female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and 17 menopause subjects (control group) were enrolled in this study.Control subjects aged from 53 to 82 years,with the mean age of (69.80± 8.32) years.Diabetes mellitus patients aged from 56 to 84 years,with the mean age of (70.50±8.27) years;diabetes duration ranged from 3 to 23 years,with the average course of diabetes (11.40± 7.97) years.DR diagnosis was according to the results of fundus fluorescein angiography,and thus the 39 patients were divided into DR group (19 patients) and non-DR (NDR) group (20 patients).There was no significant difference in age and menopause duration between the three groups (t=0.347,0.485;P＞0.05).There was significant difference in diabetes course (t=2.748,P＜0.05).Compared with NDR group,fasting blood glucose (FBG),glycosylated hemoglobin (HbAlc),total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were significantly increased (t=6.130,5.322,4.574,2.426,4.033),high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly lower (t=3.917),the difference was statistically significant (P＜0.05).The level of estradiol (E2) was measured by radioimmunoassay.The differences of E2 levels between the three groups were compared.Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the influencing factors of DR.Results The levels of E2 in control group,DR group and NDR group were (42.38 ±8.64),(21.49 ± 9.81) and (32.72 ± 10.51) pg/ml,respectively.The level of E2 in DR group was significantly lower than that in NDR group and control group (t=3.443,10.110;P＜0.05).Logistic regression analysis showed that the duration of diabetes mellitus [coefficients =0.166,odds ratio (OR)=1.181,P=0.016],FBG (coefficients=1.162,OR=4.014,P=0.001),TC (coefficients=3.212,OR=10.820,P=0.002),TG (coefficients=1.649,OR=5.203,P=0.030) and LDL-C(coefficients=1.605,OR=4.976,P=0.003) were the risk factors for DR;E2 (coefficients=-0.100,OR=0.904,P=0.004) and HDL-C (coefficients=-4.460,OR=0.012,P=0.002) were the protective factors for DR.Conclusion The estrogen level of postmenopausal women have a certain correlation with the development of DR,it may be one of the protective factor of DR.

Ontogenesis of gastrin cells (G cells) and somatostatin cells (D cells) in the gastrointestinal tract was studied by PAP and indirect immunofluorescence method in sixty human fetuses aged 8-38 weeks of gestation. The appearance of D cells and G cells was observed as early as 8-9 weeks of gestation. These cells were not seen in the submucosa and the tunica muscularis except the epithelium of gut. After 12 weeks of gestation, D cells can be found in the mucosa of the whole gut, whereas G cells only in the mucosa of the antrum and small intestine. The distribution, number and the ratio of G cells to D cells were also examined. In addition, we have observed that G cells in the antral mucosa often possessed processes which were considered to have paracrine function. The G cells and D cells were open-type endocrine cells in the human fetal gut except the D cells in the fundic mucosa. The possible function of G cells and D cells in the development of gut was discussed. The ratio of the two cell types in adult human antrum and upper duodenum has also been compared with that of fetus.

By means of ATPase histochemistry and OKT-6 immunogold-silver staining, it was demonstrated that Langerhans ceils (LC) were present in the epithelia of human skin, palatine tonsil, ectocervix and esophagus. In the skin LC were located mainly in the stratum spinosum of the epidermis. There were some LC in the hair follicle and duct of sebaceous gland, and a few in the dermis and around sebaceous gland acinus. In the tonsil, ectocervix and esophagus, LC were located mainly in the middle layer of epithelia. No LC were found in the lymphoid follicle and thymus-dependent zone of the tonsil, and no LC in the lamina propria of ectocervix and esophagus. ATPase histochemistry was also used to examine the distribution of epidermal LC in normal human skin of various ages and various anatomic regions. This study showed that the density and morphology of epidermal LC varied with age and different anatomic regions of human body. Statistical analysis indicated that LC density in various age groups was as follows: fetus

The aim of this study is to investigate comparatively the relationship between the endocrine and argyrophil cells in the rat gastrointestinal tract by means of the IGS, PAP immunohistochemical and Grimelius technique in the same sections. The results showed that the SS cells and almost G ceils can not be identified by Grimelius technique. The Grimelius technique had high specifity to reveal EC cells in the antrum of stomach and the intestine. Our technique is relatively simple and reliable, and may be used for consecutive demonstration of argyrophil cells and bioactive peptide-containing cells.

Objective To analyse the imaging characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis(TB) in elder in order to improve its diagnostic accuracy.Methods Radiological and CT fndings of pulmonary tuberculosis in 200 old patients were analysed retrospectively.Results The types of TB in 200 patients were:type Ⅱin 13 cases(6.5%),type Ⅲ in 163 cases (81.5%),accompanied with the pleuritis in 44 cases(22%) and type Ⅳ in 24 cases (12%).The mainly imaging findings included:old lesions in 85 cases(42.5%),exudative and/or multiplicative lesions in 81 cases (40.5%),caseous pneumonia in 47 cases(23.5%),cavitive lesions in 127 cases(63.5%),tuberculoma in 12 cases(6%),miliary nodules in 13 cases(6.5%),TB pleuritis in 68 cases(34%) and enlargement of lymph nodes in 57 cases (28.5%).Conclusion TB in elder is of characteristics of atypical location and unstable morphology.

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of the combined detection of serum Fer,AFP and AFP-L3 in patients with primary hepatic cancer (PHC).Methods The serum levels of Fer,AFP and AFP-L3 were determined in 92 patients with PHC,84 patients with benign liver disease,and 45 control subjects.Results The PHC group serum Fer was (819.4±616.8) μg/L,AFP was (556.9±451.5) μg/L,AFP-L3 was (109.0±62.5) μg/L.The benign liver disease group Fer was (229.3±155.5) μg/L,AFP was (6.0±4.2) μg/L,AFP-L3 was (26.0±49.4) μg/L.The healthy control group Fer was (125.6±110.5) μg/L,AFP was (2.8±0.8) μg/L,AFP-L was (7.0±1.8) μg/L,there was significant difference between the three groups (all P ＜ 0.01).The sensitivity of PHC group alone in detection of serum Fer was 85.9 ％,the sensitivity of AFP was 71.0 ％,the sensitivity of AFP-L3 was 83.7 ％,the combined detection of Fer and AFP or AFP-L3 improved the sensitivity of the test to 90.2 ％ and 95.7 ％,the three combined detection sensitivity was 98.9 ％.Conclusion Combined detection of serum Fer,AFP and AFP-L3 is essential in the diagnosis of PHC.