Objective To investigate the change ofpermeability surfaces (PS) of CTperfusion(CT-p) before chemotherapy and early period treatment with chemotherapy (the first cycle of chemotherapy) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer and explore the correlation with the efficacy of chemotherapy.Methods Eighty patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer which confirmed by pathology were taken standardized treatment by first-line drug.All patients performed with the CT-p technique before chemotherapy and one cycle after chemotherapy.The efficacy was evaluated by RECIST after 4 cycles of chemotherapy,the patients were divided into complete remission (CR) + partial response (PR),stable (SD),development (PD) according to the results and the change of PS was compared among these groups before chemotherapy and after 1 cycle of chemotherapy.Results Seventy-four patients' values of PS were useful.The remission rate and the stability rate was 32.4％ (24/74) and 78.4％ (58/74) respectively after 4 cycles of chemotherapy.PS after 1 cycle of chemotherapy in CR +PR (24 cases) and SD (34 cases) was lower than that before chemotherapy (12.38 ± 1.86 vs.18.13 ± 2.45,13.24 ± 1.97 vs.17.93 ± 2.38),and there was significant difference (P ＜0.05).There was no obvious change in PS before chemotherapy and after 1 cycle of chemotherapy in PD (16 cases),and there was no significant difference(P＞ 0.05).Conclusions The value of PS which reflects the change of perfusion in tumor vessel at early chemotherapy and the prognosis of the non-small cell lung cancer.Use the change of PS to predict the prognosis of patients with chemotherapy.It could be the norm of calculating the curative effect of chemotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) complicated by arterioportal shunt (APS) is commonly seen in clinical practice,with an incidence rate of 28.8％-63.2％.It is manifested as abdominal pain,diarrhea,and ascites and can also lead to serious complications of portal hypertension including gastrointestinal bleeding.Although there are various therapeutic methods,they tend to have poor clinical effects.APS is one of the most important causes of death in patients with HCC.This article introduces the etiology,typing,clinical manifestation,and therapies of HCC complicated by APS and points out that although there are various therapeutic methods for HCC complicated by APS,interventional treatment remains the most important method.The exploration of interventional treatment helps to improve patients' prognosis.

Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Multiple System Atrophy ; therapy

Mutual promotion, mutual assistance and mutual inhibition are commonly for the compatibility of Chinese herbs, but they are also existed among the acupoints. In the paper, the relevant literature on acupoint, compatibility was collected and the mutual promotion, mutual assistance and mutual inhibition relationships of acupoints were described. The laws of the above mentioned combinations, the theoretic evidences and modern researches were summarized briefly. The mutual promotion and mutual assistance refer to the coordination of acupoints, presenting the relationship of the primary and the secondary about the mutual assistance. Hereby, the acupoints could be divided into the simple assistant acupoints and the acupoints from the affected meridians. The mutual inhibition is used to describe the antagonism effect in acupoint combination. There are more researches on the mutual promotion of acupoint combination but less ones on the mutual inhibition and its mechanism is just hypothetic. It is very important to have the deep study on those compatibility relationships for the improvement of acupuncture efficacy and to elaborate the effect mechanism.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature ; Meridians

Objective To study the effects of different factors influencing the quality of life of elderly esophageal cancer patients who returned to the community after surgery.Methods A total of 216 elderly esophageal cancer patients with complete clinical data who had returned to the community after surgery were followed up by questionnaires,including the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life rating (EORTC QLQ-C30) and esophageal cancer supplementary (QLQ-OES18) scales.Results The overall quality of life score of the patients was (35.2±22.1),which was lower than that in the Norwegian norm data.Scores for cognitive function,constipation,diarrhea,shortness of breath and loss of appetite were similar to those in the norm data.Scores for physical function,emotional function,role function and were lower than those in the norm data,while scores for pain,fatigue,nausea and vomiting,sleeplessness and were higher than those in the norm data.The overall quality of life score was higher in male patients than in female patients (F =5.12,P=0.029),in patients with spouses than in those without spouses (F=5.61,P=0.016),and in patients without complications than in those with complications (F=5.48,P=0.002).The overall quality of life was higher with longer survival times after surgery (F=3.68,P=0.003).No significant difference in the overall quality of life score was found between different age-groups (F=4.23,P=0.212).Conclusions The overall postoperative life quality is poor in community elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma.Gender,marital status,postoperative survival time,and complications are among the factors influencing postoperative quality of life of community elderly patients with esophageal carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the influence of insulin pump on type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods 51 patients were randomized into two groups: 31 cases controlled with insulin pump,20 treated with oral antidiabetic drugs.Serum level of C-peptide concentration was observed.Results There was a markedly increase in C-peptide level in both insulin treating group(P<0.001) and oral drug group(P<0.01).Half an year later,the insulin group was improved in β-cell function better than oral drug group.Conclusions Several days controlling of severe hyperglycemia with insulin pump could not eliminate the β-cell inhibition of glucose toxicity.Newly diagnosed severe type 2 diabetes(FPG≥14 mmol/L) could be treated with insulin for several months.

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of application at Shenque (CV8) in treating primary dysmenorrhea due to blood stagnation.Method Sixty patients with primary dysmenorrhea due to blood stagnation were enrolled and randomized into a treatment group and a control group to receive the corresponding intervention, started 3 d prior to menstruation. The treatment group was intervened by application at Shenque with Chinese herbal medicinewhile the control group was by orally taking Ibuprofen sustained release capsules, successively for 3 menstrual cycles. The pre-treatment, short-term and follow-up dysmenorrhea scores and traditional Chinese medicine symptom and sign scores for blood stagnation were recorded, and the clinical efficacies of the two groups were observed.Result The short-term total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group, slightly lower than 96.7% in the control group, while the long-term therapeutic efficacy in the treatment group (93.3%) was obviously higher than that in the control group (50.0%). The changes in the symptom and sign scores for blood stagnation in the treatment group were more significantthan those in the control group, especially in the scores of menstruation amount, blocked menstrual flow, color of menstrual blood and blood clots (P<0.01). No adverse events occurred during the whole study. Conclusion Application at Shenque can effectively release menstrual pain and improve the symptoms of dysmenorrhea due to blood stagnation.

Objective To explore the influences on biological function induced by hyperthermia in human lung cancer cell line H1299, and to investigate the possible molecular mechanism. Methods H1299 cells were cultured in vitro and divided into 2 groups. The cells in culture flasks of hyperthermia group were immersed into a water bath at 43 ℃for 1 h, and the cells of control group were cultured at 37 ℃. The cell growth was detected by CCK8 assay, and the cell cycle and apoptosis rates were detected by flow cytometry [propidium iodide (PI) staining and PI/Annexin V staining]. The effects of hyperthermia on migration and invasion abilities of H1299 cells were determined by Transwell migration and invasion assays, respectively. The expression of LLGL1 was measured by Western blot. Results The cell cycle had no significant difference between the two groups, but the apoptosis rate was significantly higher in hyperthermia group [(24.81 ±2.80) %] than that in control group [(11.73 ±1.55) %] (t= 7.709, P= 0.0021). The migrating cell number was decreased in hyperthermia group (25.67±4.81) than that in control group (85.00±10.31) (t=5.182, P=0.0066). The invasive cell number was also decreased in hyperthermia group (22.00±2.08) than that in control group (108.3.0±10.14) (t=8.342, P=0.0011). The expression level of LLGL1 protein in hyperthermia group was 4.2 times that in control group(t=3.028, P=0.0389). Conclusion Hyperthermia induces the cell apoptosis and inhibits migration and invasion abilities of H1299 cells, which maybe associate with increasing LLG1 expression.

OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for dealing with public emergency in China. METHODS:Through consulting the FDA guidelines for emergency management,the study was done by reviewing literature and comparison study. RESULTS:USA has established complete legal system for emergency management. FDA has established complete organization chart of emergency response with the emergency operation center as its focal point and various centers and offices providing support to resolve all kinds of emergencies. CONCLUSIONS:A complete legal system for emergency management is required in China,the most importance of which is to set up an emergency operation center in SFDA with a set of supporting departments. It is urgent to establish practical emergency response plans.

OBJECTIVE:To provide suggestions for the revision of regulations on drug import and export stated in Pharmaceutical Management Law.METHODS:The Federal Food,Drug and Cosmetic Act(FD&CA) and regulations and procedures on drug import & export were reviewed.Then literature analysis and comparison research were adopted in study.RESULTS:Complete legal system for drug import and exports were established in USA.With multiple revision and supplement,items in FD&CA were comprehensive and explicit,which standardized the behavior of import and export and increased sales.CONCLUSIONS:The management for drug import and export should further be strengthened in China with a focus on improving Pharmaceutical Management Law.The most important thing is to implement full supervision on drug imports with flexible import procedure and regulations,and enhance the management for exporting drugs and specific medicines.