Objective To explore an efficient treatment for bladder outlet obstruction caused by small benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH). Methods From January 1996 to January 2005,69 patients with BPH were surgically treated.Of these patients,27 cases underwent open surgery,22 transurethral resection of prostate(TURP) and 20 TURP plus transurethral incision of bladder neck(TUIBN).There were no significant differences between the 3 groups in age,disease course,preoperative prostate weight and the excised prostate weight.The efficacy of open surgery,TRUP and TURP plus TUIBN were comparatively evaluated by international prostate symptom score(IPSS),peak urinary flow rate(Qmax),post void residual drine volume(PVR) and postoperative complications.Results After operation,the mean score of IPSS of patients which treated with open surgery decreased from(24.6+3.8) to(15.1?3.8),and the Qmax increased from(8.2?3.1)ml/s to(10.5?4.2)ml/s,and the PVR decreased from(96.0?36.0)ml to(54.0?27.0)ml.The IPSS of TURP group decreased from(22.3?5.6) to(11.7?2.7),and the Qmax increased from(8.5?3.6)ml/s to(11.4?4.2)ml/s,and the PVR decreased from(105.0?39.0)ml/s to(32.0?14.0)ml/s.The IPSS of the TURP plus TUIBN group decreased from(23.6?5.7) to(6.4?2.3),and the Qmax increased from(9.1?3.8)ml/s to(19.5?6.2) ml/s,and the PVR decreased from(98.0?37.0)ml to(8.0?5.0)ml.There were significant differences between the TURP plus TUIBN group and the other two groups in the IPSS,Qmax and PVR(P

Ryanodine receptor is a Ca2+ release channel in cadiocyte.It is reported recently to the obvious change of its function and quantity in such pathological process as the myocardial ischemia and cardiac hypertrophy.These changes will affect the ability of cadiocytes processing intracellular calcium or lead to the calcium overload in the myocardial cells and then induces fatal ventricular arrhythmia,even sudden cardiac death.

Objective To study the morphological character of blood-spleen barrier in patients with hypersplenism,and to discuss the relevance and pathogenesis of hypersplenism.Methods The spleens of 33 patients with cirrhosis with portal hypertension were collected as the experimental group,and 20 patients with traumatic spleen as the matched group.Five pieces of tissues in each spleen were sampled.The samples were made into pathological sections,stained with H.E.and examined microscopically for the total number of germinal centers (GC).The data of patients before operation were collected which included:blood routine (count of RBC,WBC,PLT and HB) and splenic weight.The correlation of blood routine values and sum of GC was studied using relative linear analysis.Results In the experimental group:The blood routine values were remarkably lower,splenic weight (average 764.2 g) and the quantity of the germinal center (average 8817/case) were higher.There was a reverse relationship between the total quantity of germinal centers and the PLT.There was a close relationship between the quantity of germinal center and the extent of the hypersplenism,i.e.the lower the preoperative platelet number,the greater the total number of germinal center; the heavier the splenic weight,the greater the number of germinal center.Conclusions The total number of germinal center increased dramatically in patients with cirrhosis with portal hypertension.The change is accompanied by changes in morphology of the germinal centers and dysfunction in blood-spleen barrier.It is likely that hypersplenism develops on the basis of dysfunction of blood-spleen barrier.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of NF-κB activation on the proliferation and apoptosis throughTLR4/MyD88 signaling pathway in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) 5-8F cell lines. METHOD: TLR4 induced by LPS is inhibited by PE anti-human. Real-Time Quantitative PCR and Western blot were employed to evaluate the efficacy of mRNA level and protein expression. The growth inhibition rate of 5-8F by Celecoxib was evaluated with MTT method. The cell cycle and apoptosis were measured with flow cytometric method (FCM). RESULT: By using the specific inhibitor, the protein and gene expression of NF-κB and MyD88 were both significantly lower than the control group (P<. 05). Meanwhile, the down-rugulation of NF-κB could inhibit proliferation of NPC 5-8F cells and promote their apoptosis (P<0. 05). CONCLUSION By inhibiting TLR4 / MyD88 signaling pathway, the expression of NF-κB in NPC 5-8F cells could decrease, then the cell proliferation was inhibited and cell apoptosis was induced. The results showed that TLR4 / MyD88 / NF-κB induced by LPS is an important pathway in the genesis and development of NPC. This study provides evidence for targeting research of NPC.
Apoptosis ; Carcinoma ; Cell Cycle ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic ; Humans ; Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 ; metabolism ; NF-kappa B p50 Subunit ; metabolism ; Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms ; pathology ; Signal Transduction ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; metabolism

Objective:To explore the expressions of miRNAs related to accelerating senescence in serum of the patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and to clarify their effects in the pathogenesis of aMIC.Methods:The levels of miRNAs related to accelerating senescence (miR-132, miR-193b, miR-130b, miR-20a, miR-296, miR-329 and miR-206) were measured in the serum of the patients with aMCI (aMCI group,n=66) and healthy controls(control group,n=76) using quantitative real-time PCR(qRT-PCR).The genes targeted by the altered miRNAs were predicted by TargetScan 6.0.DAVID was used to analyze the function of miRNA target genes.The serum levels of brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and silent in formation regulator 1(SIRT1) were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.Results:The expression levels of miR-206 and miR-132 in serum of the patients in aMCI group were significantly higher than those in control group (P<0.05).BDNF and SIRT1 were both target genes of miR-206 and miR-132.The levels of BDNF (29.50 μg·L-1± 3.13 μg·L-1) and SIRT1 (1.86 μg·L-1± 0.25 μg·L-1) in serum of the patients in aMCI group were both obviously lower than those in control group (BDNF: 32.29 μg·L-1±3.66 μg·L-1;SIRT1: 2.10 μg·L-1± 0.29 μg·L-1, P<0.05).Conclusion:The expression levels of miR-206 and miR-132 in serum of the aMCI patients are significantly up-regulated.Both of them might be involved in the pathogenesis of aMCI through inhibiting the BDNF and SIRT1 expressions.

Objective To understand the coverage of iodized salt and the iodine nutritional status of schoolchildren in Hongkou District of Shanghai City and to provide a basis for adjusting corresponding intervention measures.Methods From 2012 to 2016,according to the "Shanghai Iodine Deficiency Disease Surveillance Program",a street was chosen from five directions as east,west,south,north and centre in Hongkou District.According to the annual monitoring plan,a certain amount of residents or schoolchildren aged 8-10 were chosen for monitoring,collecting salt samples from residents or children's home to detect salt iodine,and collecting urine samples of children to detect urinary iodine level (which was not tested in 2013).Determination of iodine salt was based on "Determination of Iodine by the General Test Method for the Salt Industry" (GB/T 13025.7-2012),urinary iodine determination was based on "Arsenic and Cerium Catalytic Spectrophotometric Determination of Iodine in Urine" (WS/T 107-2006).Results From 2012 to 2016,a total of 1 550 edible salt samples were tested,including 847 qualified iodized salts,299 unqualified iodized salts and 404 non-iodized salts,the coverage of iodized salt was 73.9％,and the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 54.6％.A total of 591 urine samples were tested in 2012,2014-2016.The median of urinary iodine was 177.2 μg/L;of which ＜ 100 μg/L was 103,accounting for 17.4％;100-199 μg/L was 248,accounting for 42.0％;and ≥300 μg/L was 91,accounting for 15.4％.Conclusions The residents in Hongkou District of Shanghai City do not meet the target of iodized salt coverage and consumption rates of qualified iodized salt.The average urinary iodine level of schoolchildren aged 8-10 years has reached the national standard for eliminating iodine deficiency disorders;we should further improve the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt.

OBJECTIVE: To study the inhibitory effect of resveratrol on growth of human laryngeal cancer cell line, Hep-2. METHOD: Count cell number under microscope, MTT assay was used to determine the cell growth inhibitory rate. Soft agar colony forming experiment was performed to observe the proliferation ability, before or after resveratrol treatment. RESULT: Resveratrol was able to depress cell growth and inhibit cell proliferation. CONCLUSION Resveratrol strongly inhibit Hep-2 cell proliferation in a time- and dose-dependent manner.
Cell Cycle ; drug effects ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Humans ; Resveratrol ; Stilbenes ; pharmacology

To study the antitumor effect of phlomiol extracted from Phlomis younghusbandii in vivo and in vitro. The inhibitory effect of phlomiol on two kinds of human tumor cells proliferation was assayed by MTT method. Transplant tumor models of S180 and H22 were used. After transplantation, different doses of phlomiol were given to the mice for 14 days. The inhibitory rates were calculated. MTT method was used to assess the proliferation of T spleen lymphocyte cells and the activity of NK cells in tumor-bearing mice with S180. Phlomiol (50-100 mg x L(-1)) inhibited the proliferation of three kinds of tumor cells in vitro, antitumor effect of phlomiol was in a dose-dependent manner (r = 0.989, P < 0.05). The inhibitory rates of phlomiol (2.5, 5, 10 mg x kg(-1)) were 28.5%-65.0% and 35.0%-74.5% in tumor-bearing mice with S180 and H22 respectively, It could stimulate the spleen T-cells in tumor-bearing mice with S180 and increase the activity of the NK cells. Phlomiol could inhibit the proliferation of three kinds of tumor cells in vitro, present antitumor effect on the tumor-bearing mice, and improve the immunological function.
Animals ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; administration & dosage ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Disease Models, Animal ; Humans ; Iridoid Glucosides ; Iridoids ; administration & dosage ; Lymphocytes ; immunology ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred ICR ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; immunology ; physiopathology ; Phlomis ; chemistry

Objective:To evaluate the accuracy of serum surfactant protein concentration in predicting postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in the patients at moderate risk for PPCs undergoing abdominal surgery.Methods:Fifty-eight patients of both sexes, with the predicted ARISCAT score of 26-44 points, scheduled for elective abdominal gastrointestinal surgery, were studied.Central venous blood samples were collected before operation (T 0), at 30 min after extubation (T 1) and at 1 day after surgery (T 2) for determination of serum surfactant protein A (SP-A) and surfactant protein B (SP-B) in serum by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.The occurrence of PPCs during the postoperative hospitalization was recorded.The patients were divided into PPCs group and non-PPCs group according to whether PPCs occurred. The receiver operating characteristic curve was used to analyze the accuracy of serum SP-A and SP-B concentrations in predicting PPCs. Results:Compared with the baseline value at T 0, the serum SP-B concentrations were significantly increased at T 1 in group PPCs, and the concentrations of serum SP-A and SP-B were significantly decreased at T 2 in both groups ( P<0.05). The concentrations of serum SP-A and SP-B were significantly decreased at T 2 than at T 1 in both groups ( P<0.05). Compared with non-PPCs group, the serum concentrations of SP-A at T 0 and SP-B at T 1 were significantly increased in group PPCs ( P<0.05). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of serum SP-B concentrations in predicting PPCs at T 1 was 0.908 (95% confidence interval 0.821-0.996), and the cut-off value was 26.3 ng/ml, sensitivity 0.90, and specificity 0.81. Conclusion:The accuracy of serum SP-B concentrations measured at 30 min after extubation in predicting PPCs is higher in the patients at moderate risk for PPCs undergoing abdominal surgery.

Objective:To assess the value of amide proton transfer weighted (APTw) imaging in the evaluation of pH changes in infarct core (IC) and ischemic penumbra (IP) in subacute cerebral infarction.Methods:The data of twenty-three subacute cerebral infarction patients with unilateral steno-occlusive disease of the middle cerebral artery (subacute infarction group) from April to November 2019 in the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University were prospectively analyzed. Fifteen healthy volunteers were enrolled in this study as the control group. All subjects underwent conventional MRI, DWI, 3D-pseudo continuous arterial spin labeling (3D-pCASL) and APTw sequences. Based on DWI images, relative cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and APTw images to determine the region of IC, blood flow penumbra [cerebral blood flow(CBF)-DWI mismatch area, IP CBF] and metabolic penumbra (APTw-DWI mismatched area, IP APT). 3D ROIs were used to semi-automatically measure the APTw signals and the volume of IC and IP CBF of the patients in subacute infarction group. The comparison of APTw signals between the infarct side and the contralateral side in the subacute infarction group, the comparison of bilateral APTw signals in the control group, and the comparison of APTw signals in the IC and IP CBF regions were performed by paired-sample t test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The paired-sample t test or Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the APTw signals between the two groups. The Friedman test was applied to compare the difference of volumes among IP CBF1.5, IP CBF2.5 and IP APT . Results:There was no significant difference of the APTw signals among the IC, the contralateral side in the subacute infarction group and the control group ( P>0.05). The APTw signals of IP CBF and IC of the infarction group were statistically different ( P<0.05). Compared with the contralateral side of IP CBF1.5 (3.7±1.7, -1.84±1.48, 5.57±2.75), the APTwmax (3.07±1.41, t=-3.012, P=0.006), APTw min [-1.30 (-1.74, -0.57), Z=-2.099, P=0.036], and APTwmax-min(4.51±2.58, t=-3.273, P=0.003) signals in the IP CBF1.5 were decreased ( P<0.05). Compared with the contralateral side of IP CBF2.5 [-1.53 (-2.80, -0.91), 5.31±2.61], the APTw min [-1.08 (-1.60, -0.49), Z=-2.616, P=0.009] and APTwmax-min (4.41±2.72, t=-3.228, P=0.004) signals in the IP CBF2.5 were decreased. The volumes of IP CBF1.5 [107.51(50.08, 138.61)mm 3], IP APT [99.00 (53.27, 121.335) mm 3] and IP CBF2.5 [89.91 (51.53, 139.87) mm 3] were successively reduced (χ2=7.913, P=0.019), and the volume of IP CBF2.5 was significantly smaller than that of IP CBF1.5 ( P=0.037). Conclusion:The acid-base metabolism in the IC of subacute cerebral infarction is not obvious, but the blood flow penumbra has local acid-base metabolism imbalance, and the range of metabolic penumbra coincides with the blood flow penumbra.