AIM:To compare the therapeutic effect，adverse reactions and the costs between GM-CSF and G-CSF in treating leucopenia in chemotherapy of cancer.METHODS:Using pharmacoeconomic cost-effectiveness analysis，GM-CSF was compared with G-CSF in treatment of leucopenia in chemotherapy of cancer.RESULTS:The effective rate of GM-CSF was 80％ with an average cost of 1 008 yuan in a therapeutic course，the cost-effective ratio being12.6，and that of G-CSF was 85.7％ with an average cost of 2 304 yuan，the cost-effective ratio being 26.88.CONCLUSION:GM-CSF can effectively treat leucopenia in chemotherapy of cancer，and its cost-effective ratio ia superior to that of G-CSF.GM-CSF is worthy to be used clinically.

Objective To evaluate and demonstrate ultrasonographic characteristics of mandibular ameloblastoma with active proliferation. Methods Nineteen subjects with ameloblastomas in the mandibles were examined with ultrasonography. In addition to sizes,internal echoes,the research was focused on blood flow of the tumors and destruction of mandibles. Ultrasonographic appearances of the tumors were compared with histopathological findings. Sensitivity and specificity of Doppler flow signals and destruction of mandibles for prediction of active tumor proliferations were calculated. Results Fifteen cases (79%)showed no or minimal flow signals on color Doppler flow imaging(CDFI), whereas the remaining 4 lesions demonstrated abundant flow signals,in which 3 cases were confirmed histopathologically with active tumor proliferations. The sensitivity and specificity of the Doppler flow signals for prediction of active tumor proliferations were 100% and 94%, respectively. Fourteen cases (74%) showed the mandibular cortices were thin but continuous,among the remaining 5 lesions showed local cortices destruction,3 of them were confirmed histopathologically with active proliferations. The sensitivity and specificity of the destruction of cortical bone for prediction of active tumor proliferations were 100% and 88 %, respectively. Conclusions Ultrasonography can be used as a new effective supplementary diagnostic method for mandibular ameloblastomas. CDFI of tumor vascularity and destruction of cortical bone could be used to predict active tumor proliferations and invasiveness.

Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue

Dexamethasone is a synthetic glucocorticoid that is widely used in clinical due to its multiple pharmacological effects. Recently, dexamethasone is increasingly utilized in anti-cancer therapy. It is frequently used to prevent side effects of chemotherapy such as nausea, vomiting and pain, as well as to increase the anti-tumor activity of the cancer chemotherapeutic agents as a chemosensitizer and to inhibit tumor growth as an anti-cancer agent in some certain cancers. Dexamethasone produces the effects in anti-inflammation, anti-angiogenesis, control of estrogen activity and so on, by binding to glucocorticoid receptor to regulate gene expression of some important bio-signal molecules. Those signal pathways could interfere with the transcription of various factors which can regulate proliferation, invasion and metastasis of tumors.
Antiemetics ; Antineoplastic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Dexamethasone ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Nausea ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Signal Transduction ; Vomiting

Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Bone Density Conservation Agents ; therapeutic use ; Bone Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; secondary ; Breast Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Diphosphonates ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Imidazoles ; therapeutic use ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Osteoporosis ; prevention & control

Objective To determine the effect of Vibrio vulnificus cytolysin (VVC) inducing ap-optosis in human umbilical vein endothelial cell(HUVEC) and its possible mechanism. Methods The en-tire vvhA gene that encoding VVC from V. vulnificus strain GTC333 was amplified by PCR and sequenced af-ter T-A cloning. E. coli BL21DE3pET-42a-vvhA, a prokaryotic expression system of the vvhA gene, was then con-structed. Ni-NTA affinity chromatography was applied to purify the target recombinant protein rVVC, and SDS-PAGE plus Bio-Rad Agarose Image Analyzor were used to measure the output of rVVC and to determine the purity of rVVC extract. The activity of rVVC dissolving rabbit erythrocytes was detected by hemolysis test. DPNH chromotometry and TphBNa chromotometry were performed to examine the contents of LDH and K+ in the supernatants of rVVC-treated HUVEC cultures, respectively. The effect of rVVC inducing apepto-sis of HUVEC was detected by flow cytometry, rVVC was labeled with FITC and the location of FITC-labe-ling rVVC in HUVEC was observed by laser canfocal microscopy. Results The cloned whA gene had 96.09% and 98.26% similarities of nucleotide and amino acid sequences compared to the corresponding se-quences in GenBank. rVVC, with a dosage of 1 μg/ml, could dissolve rabbit erythrocytes (P<0.01). 10 μg/ml rVVC was able to promote the increases of K+ content (P<0.01) but no change of LDH content could be found in the cell supernatants. HUVEC was apoptotic after the cell was treated with 1～100 μg/ml of rVVC for 2 h. In the 5～240 min duration of co-incubation of FITC-labeling rVVC and HUVEC, the rV-VC gradually moved from surface to inner side of the membrane and then entered the cytoplasms. When FITC-labeling rVVC treated HUVEC for 30 min, most of the rVVC was found to be intracellular location. Conclusion rVVC has cytolytic activity. VVC has an ability to enter HUVEC and causes injury of HUVEC via inducing apoptosis, which may be the major pathogenic mechanism of VVC.

Background Age-related cataract is the leading cause of visual impairment worldwide.To seek the effective prevention and drugs for management of cataract is important.Naphthalene-induced cataract of rat is an ideal animal model for the research of human age-related cataract,and aspirin has been proven to inhibit the development of human age-related cataract.ObjectiveThe present study is to investigate the role of aspirin on naphthalene-induced cataract.Methods Forty-five 150-160 g female SD rats were divided into three groups randomly.Naphthalene was orally taken with 0.5mg/kg per day for 3 days and then 1mg/kg per day for 70 days,and then 100mg/kg of aspirin was given per day for 70 days following four-day washout period in group A.In group B,the animals was given orally only naphthalene at the same way.No any intervention was used in group C.Naphthalene-induced cataract was examined under the slim lamp every week.The experimental animals were sacrificed and lenses were obtained in 70 days.α-Crystalline was extracted from lens homogenate and purified and identified using High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC),2-dimentional electrophoresis gel and Western blot.Different abilities of α-crystalline to protect β low crystalline from aggregation were observed using ultraviolet spectrophotometer.Results Naphthalene-induced cataract formed at the third week in only naphthalene group but at the sixth week in naphthalene+aspirin group under the slim lamp.No significant difference was found in the degree of lenses opacity in the second week among these three groups(F=0.032,P=0.969).However,a statistically significant difference was seen in the degree of lenses opacity in the fourth,sixth,eighth and tenth week among these three groups(F= 5031.130,P=0.000;F=115964.000,P=0.000;F=169846.500,P=0.000;F= 195431.200,P=0.000).Themolecular chaperone-like activity was significantly higher than that of the naphthalene-induced group.Conclusion Aspirin delays the progression of lens opacification through protecting α-crystalline molecular chaperone-like activity.

Objective To explore the expressions of autophagy-related gene Beclin-1 and LC3 in adriamycin induced eardiomyopathy rats,to prnve that autophagy might take part in the development of adriamycin induced eardiomyopathy in rats,so as to provide experimental and theoretical evidence for preventing and treating adriamycin induced cardiomyopathy.Methods Forty-five male SD rats were randomly divided into 3 groups,control groups,ADR group and ADR+3-MA group.The model of adriamycin induced cardiomyopathy rats was established.The tissue sample taken from the left ventricle wall was checked for the morphons of autophagosome by electron microscope. The expressions of Beelin-1 and LC3 of myocardium were detected.Results The morphons of autophagosome in ADR group was significantly increased compared with that in control and ADR +3-MA groups. The expression of Beclin-1 in myocardium of ADR group was significantly inereased compared with that in control and ADR +3-MA groups (P < 0.05).The level of LC3 in myocardium of ADR group was significantly increased compared with that in control and ADR+3-MA groups (P < 0.05).Conclusions Autophagy plays an important role in adriamycin induced cardiomyopathy.

Objective To explore the role of TGF-β1 on epithelial mesenchymal transformation and invasion by promoting cancer stem cell marker CD133 expression in choriocarcinoma cells. Method Choriocarcinoma cells JEG-3 were cultured in vitro and incubated with TGF-β1 at different time and concentration, and the expression of CD133 protein and mRNA of EMT markers were detected by Western blotting and PCR respectively. The effect of TGF-β1 on invasive ability of JEG-3 cells were assessed with transwell method. Results TGF-β1 promoted the expression of cancer stem cell marker CD133, downregulated the epithelial marker E-cadherin, upregulated mesenchymal marker N-cadherin, and promoted invasion ability in choriocarcinoma cells. Conclusion TGF-β1 could promote stem cell property of cancer, EMT property, and invasive property of choriocarcinoma cells.

Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at extensors plus acupoints based on syndrome differentiation on the wrist-ankle activity in post-stroke hemiplegia. Method A total of 168 patients with post-stroke hemiplegia were randomly divided into a control group and a treatment group, 84 cases each. Both groups were prescribed with Western medication, based on which, the control group received electroacupuncture at acupoints based on syndrome differentiation, and the treatment group received electroacupuncture at extensors plus acupoints based on syndrome differentiation. The changes of electromyography (EMG) in the two groups after the intervention were observed, and the clinical efficacies were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate was 95.1% in the treatment group versus 91.0% in the control group, and the between-group difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). After the intervention, the EMG of extensor carpi radialis in the treatment group was significantly different from that in the control group (P<0.05); the between-group difference was statistically insignificant in comparing the EMG of tibialis anterior muscle (P>0.05), but the intra-group differences were statistically significant in both groups(P<0.05). The value of M-amp/H-amp was changed significantly in both groups after the treatment (P<0.01), but the between-group difference was statistically insignificant after the treatment (P>0.05).Conclusion Electroacupuncture at extensors plus acupoints based on syndrome differentiation can increase the motor unit of carpi radialis and decrease the spasm of gastrocnemius in post-stroke hemiplegia, and consequently produce a remarkable clinical efficacy.