Objective To observe the effect of iodized oil on radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFA) of hepatic neoplasms by using a cluster array of ten separate electrodes. Methods The patients were divided into 2 groups, group A with transcatheter hepatic artery embolization, group B without transcatheter hepatic artery embolization. All patients were undergone radiofrequency ablation of hepatic neoplasms. Results The time of RFA for group A was (9?2.1) minutes, showing the diameter of necrosis of (5.3?1.4)cm. The time of RFA for group B was (1.6?4.6) minutes demonstrating the diameter of necrosis of (3.5?1.8)cm (P

ObjectiveTo investigate the relation of learning and memory with the expression of postsynaptic density 95 (PSD-95) in traumatic brain injury (TBI) rats in Morris water maze.Methods Forty adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to the TBI group and control group.The TBI group was produced using the impact acceleration injury model.Morris water maze memory paradigm was used to assess the learning and memory function in both groups one week after injury.Protein electro-phoresis was used to observe the expression of PSD-95 1,3,7 d after TBI.ResultsCompared with the control group,the TBI group showed a longer latency in the Morris water maze after one week,significantly longer than the latency in the first three days after TBI.The quantification of PSD-95 in the hippocampus was gradually reduced at one week after TBI ( P ＜ 0.01 ).ConclusionTBI may decrease expression of PSD-95 in the hippocampus of the rats,as may be one of the mechanisms for impairments of learning and memory of rats.

Objective:To investigate the change of biological characteristics after stable knockdown of CKLF-like MARVEL transmembrane domain containing 3 (CMTM3)expression in PC3 by lentivirus shRNA and to reveal new therapeutic targets.Methods:The research includes two groups:sh393 is the experimental group in which CMTM3 is knocked down in PC3 cell line;shN is the control group in which CMTM3 is negatively knocked down.The expression of CMTM3 was detected by Western blot.The mi-gration ability of PC3 after stable knockdown was detected by Transwell and Wound healing assay.The invasion ability of PC3 was detected by Matrigel assay.Results were obtained from at least three indivi-dual experiments.Results:The expression of CMTM3 in sh393 group is significant lower than shN group (0.004 0 ±0.000 4 vs.0.490 0 ±0.055 7,P <0.001)detected by Western blot.It also had statistical significance in Matrigel assays (248.6 ±4.5 vs.113.0 ±3.3),Transwell (203.6 ±1.9 vs.103.0 ± 1.2)and Wound healing assays (95.0 ±2.9 vs.33.0 ±1.5)that knockdown of CMTM3 promoted mi-gration,and invasion of PC3 cells in vitro (P <0.001).Conclusion:Negative correlation exists between the stable knockdown of CMTM3 and change of biological characteristics in PC3 cells,and knocking down CMTM3 affects migration,and invasion ability in PC3 cells.

Objective:To investigate the expression of MEK/ERK signaling pathways in renal cell car-cinoma with bone metastasis,and to analyze the differences of expressions of VEGFR-2,MEK,ERK on the primary and metastasis tissue and its mechanism.Methods:The tissue samples were obtained from 7 renal cell carcinoma patients kindly provided by Department of Urology,Peking University People’s Hos-pital from January 1,2009 to January 1,2010.The expression of MEK/ERK signaling pathways was de-tected in the 7 renal cell carcinoma patients`primary and matched metastatic tissues with ICH,The anti-body concentrations were 1 ∶200,1 ∶25,and 1 ∶250,respectively.The mutation of the twentieth exon of the PDGFRA gene,the second exon of the K-ras gene,the fifteenth exon of the Brafgene and the se-cond exon of the MEK1 gene were detected with PCR.Results:The expression intensities of VEGFR-2, MEK,and ERK were measured by H-score [intensity (1,2,3,or 4)multiplied by the distribution (%)].VEGFR-2,MEK,and ERK expressions were divided into 3 groups according to the positive dis-tribution of the tumor cells:1,0 -5%;2,6% -50%;and 3,>50%,To assess intratumor heteroge-neity,three distinct microscopic fields (×200)from each specimen were used to evaluate the expres-sions,Subsequently,the scores were averaged to obtain a single concatenated score for each tissue. VEGFR-2,MEK,and ERK expressions were assessed by 2 independent pathologists who were blinded to the clinicopathological data.The data were expressed as the mean value of the triplicate experiments.The expressions of MEK,and ERK were higher in the metastatic tissues than in the matched RCC tissues (6.10 ±4.10 vs.1.33 ±0.51,P =0.015;9.10 ±2.24 vs.4.43 ±2.84,P =0.021 )while the ex-pression of VEGFR-2 was not different between the primary and metastatic tissues (P =0.901).No mu-tation was detected on the twentieth exon of the PDGFRA gene,the second exon of the K-ras gene,the fifteenth exon of the Brafgene and the second exon of the MEK1 gene.Conclusion:MEK/ERK signa-ling pathways may play an important role in the metastasis and the resistance of sunitinib in RCC patients with bone metastasis.

Objective:To establish a new approach to synthesis of diethyl N-[4-[(2,4-diaminopyrido [3,2-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)methylamino]benzoyl]-L-glutamate.Methods:Target compound (5) was syn-thesized by the use of (2,4-dioxo-tetrahydropyridopyrimidin-6-yl) methyl acetate (1) as starting material via hydrolysis, chlorination, condensation with diethyl (p-aminobenzoyl)glutamate and aminolysis.Re-sults:A new approach to synthesis of diethyl N-[4-[(2,4-diaminopyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-6-yl)methyl-amino]benzoyl]-L-glutamatewas established .This synthetic route has hydrolysis reaction , chlorination, diethyl N-( p-aminobenzoyl )-L-glutamate condensation reaction and ammonolysis reaction .The total yield is 36.7%.The structures of those compounds have identified by 1 H nuclear magnetic resonance , 13 C nu-clear magnetic resonance and mass spectrometry .This synthetic route avoid the unstable brominated re-action product and improves the harsh condition of ammonolysis reaction .Conclusion:The new synthetic route has improved the reaction condition and the stability of the intermediate , and increased the extent of the derivative compounds , which has great significance to anti-folic acid of anti-tumor inhibitor synthesis .

Objective To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for prostate cancer patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy (ADT).Methods We studied 200 patients with prostate cancer who were treated with primary ADT in Peking University People's Hospital from June 2014 to June 2015.The patients'average age was 73.9 years.The mean PSA level was 21.57 ng/ml when they were diagnosed with prostate cancer.Of these 200 patients,79％ (158/200) were localized and seclected ADT therapy due to age,body condition,basic diseases or individual will.21％ (42/200) were locally advanced or metastasic,which accord with the indication of ADT therapy.The scales,including the MOS item short from health survey (SF-36),Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General module (FACT-G),Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Prostate instrument (FACT-P),Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to evaluate their HRQOL.Results According to results of SF36,the physical health component score and mental health component score was 67.41 ± 16.39 and 64.81 ± 17.51,respectively.They indicated that the overall quality of life of these patients was at an acceptable level.And the average score of all domains exceeded 60 except general health domain,which the score was only 40.03 ± 21.89.When it comes to FACT-P,the sum score,emotional well-being score and prostate cancer component score were 8.15 ± 3.72,12.30 ± 4.04 and 77.41 ± 9.95,respectively,which were less than half of their respective top score.However the physical well-being score was 20.41 ±4.29,which was a relatively satisfactory value.In addition,61％ (121/200) patient selected not at all in item I am able to have and keep an erection.The score of SDS and SAS was 46.76 ± 8.29 and 43.25 ±9.69,respectively.And there were 23.0％ (46/200) and 21.5％ (43/200) patiens exhibited depression and anxiety,respectively.Conclusion In the present study,the prostate cancer patients receiving ADT showed acceptable HRQOL,but some patients sufferd from depression,anxiety and erectile dysfunction.

Objective:To investigate the association between metabolic factors,such as obesity,blood pressure,blood glucose,serum lipid profile,and the histopathological characteristics of renal cell carci-noma.Methods:The medical records of 382 consecutive renal cell carcinoma patients who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy at Peking University People’s Hospital from January 2009 to January 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.Metabolic factors were collected from the records,including weight,body mass index,waist circumstance,blood pressure,fasting blood glucose,serum total triglyceride,serum total cholesterol,serum low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol and serum high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol. The patients were divided into different groups according to tumor grade,stage and diameter.Statistics analysis,such as t test,Mann-Whitney U test and Logistic analysis,were performed to investigate the as-sociation between metabolic factors and grade,stage and tumor diameter of renal cell carcinoma.Re-sults:A total of 80 (20.94%)of the tumors were classified as high grade disease,63 (16.49%)were classified as advanced disease and 153 (40.05%)tumor diameter more than 4 cm.The patients in high grade group were found to have lower high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level than in low grade group (P =0.015),body mass index,total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol were found to be lower in advanced disease than in localized disease (P =0.022,P =0.005 and P =0.006,respec-tively),and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was found to be lower in larger tumors (P =0.030). Other factors were comparable between the different groups.The results of Logistic analyses showed that, body mass index (OR =0.906,95%CI:0.852 -0.986,P =0.023)and total cholesterol (OR =0.660,95%CI:0.492 -0.884,P =0.005)were associated with the tumor stage,high-density lipopro-tein-cholesterol level was significantly associated with tumor grade (OR =0.293,95% CI:0.108 -0.797,P =0.016)and stage (OR =0.204,95%CI:0.065 -0.635,P =0.006),and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level was significantly associated with tumor diameter (OR =0.756,95% CI:0.586 -0.975,P =0.031).Conclusion:The results of our study indicate that metabolic factors,espe-cially obesity and serum lipid profile,are closely related with the histopathological characteristics of renal cell carcinoma.

Objective: To observe the integration frequency of aadA2 resistance cassette at attI site of the integron under different concentration of streptomycin. Methods: Class 1 integron with known gene sequence was cloned into plasmid pACYC184 to produce recombinant plasmid pACIDA, meanwhile the integrase gene was cloned into plasmid pET28a to construct recombinant plasmid pETINT. These two recombinant plasmids were consecutively transformed into E. coli BL(DE3). These transformed bacteria was cultured in the LB medium at 37 ℃ overnight with addition of different concentration of streptomycin. The copy number of total integrons and the copy number of integrated aadA2 at attI site of integrons were determined by using real-time PCR. and the integration frequency is the result of the former divided by the latter. Results: The resulting frequencies were (1.97±0.24)×10^-3, (3.23±1.77)×10^-3, (3.27±0.67)×10^-3, 0.45±0.13 and 1.32±0.11, with respective streptomycin concentrations of 0, 20, 30, 40 and 50 μg/ml. The background frequency of integration without integrase overexpression was less than (1.75±0.33)×10^-7. Conclusion These findings indicate that antibiotic concentration significantly increase recombination frequency of aadA2 resistance cassette at attI site of the integron, catalyzed by integron integrase.(Chin J Lab Med, 2018, 41: 531-535)

Objective To investigate the efficacy of continuous saline bladder irrigation(CSBI)after a single immediate instillation of chemotherapy(SIIC)in patients with low-and immediate-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer(NMIBC)undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumor(TURBT).Methods Clinical data of 211 patients with with low-and immediate-risk NMIBC,who underwent TURBT in our hospital during Jan.2004 and Dec.2019 were collected.The patients were divided into two groups according to whether CSBI was conducted after SIIC.The recurrence rate,progression rate,recurrence-free survival and progression-free survival of the two groups were compared.Cox univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to investigate whether CSBI was a risk factor for recurrence and progression.Results There were no significant differences in baseline data,recurrence rate and progression rate between the two groups(P＞0.05).There was no significant difference in recurrence-free survival between the two groups,but the progression-free survival was shorter in CSBI group(x2=8.270,P=0.004).Multivariate Cox regression analysis indicated that diabetes(HR:2.240,95％CI:1.066-4.704,P=0.033)and multiple tumors(HR:3.060,95％CI:1.639-5.711,P＜0.001)were independent risk factors for recurrence and CSBI(HR:7.914,95％CI:1.710-36.632,P=0.008)was an independent risk factor for progression.Conclusion CSBI after SIIC may increase the risk of progression in patients with low-and immediate-risk NMIBC,but a larger sample size is needed for validation.

The complexity of coding surgical procedures related to renal replacement therapy in nephrology stems from a deficiency in clinical knowledge regarding renal replacement therapies and an incomplete understanding of the classification rules within the ICD-9-CM-3 coding system.This paper delves into the clinical aspects of renal replacement therapy and organizes the corresponding coding classification rules,clarifying the codes for various treatment modalities.For instance,the establishment of dialysis access is coded as 38.95 for hemodialysis venous intubation,39.27 for vascular fistula,and 54.93 for peritoneal dialysis intubation via a cutaneous peritoneal stoma.Maintenance hemodialysis is coded as 39.95,while peritoneal dialysis is coded as 54.98.The removal of dialysis catheter is differentiated into surgical and non-surgical;surgical removal is coded as 86.05,and non-surgical removal as 97.86 or 97.89.For instances of internal fistula stenosis or thrombosis,balloon dilation is coded as 39.50.Stent implantation for stenosis or isolation of a false aneurysm is coded as 39.90 for bare stent,and 00.55 for covered stents.The resection and reconstruction involving stenosis,thrombus segments,or false aneurysms,are coded as 39.42.This classification aims to improve the accuracy of coding for such procedures.