This paper deals with the inhibitory effects of Actinidia chinensis Planch (AC) on the formation of N-nitrosoproline (NPRO). In self-control studies, 15 male rats and 10 healthy men were the subjects. It was found that AC juice inhibited formation of NPRO in vivo in rats (inhibitory rate, 59.6%), and the effect was better than the same amount of a vitamin C (VC) solution (41.8%); and 150g AC fruit containing 75mg VC could completely inhibit the NPRO formation in vivo in men ingesting 300mg NaNO3 and 500mg L-proline, but 75mg VC only partially inhibited.

This paper deals with the inhibitory effect of Actinidia chinensis Planch (AC) juice on the formation of N-nitrosoproline (NPRO) in pregnant rats and women. In 21 Wistar pregnant rats and 27 pregnant women studies, it was found that NPRO formed in vivo might be transferred into the fetus, and AC juice might block it by inhibiting the NPRO formation in vivo. This was the first time to report that N-nitrosamino acid could be transferred into the fetus

Non-small cell lung cancer has a poor prognosis. Many patients who were proved to have none lymph node metastasis still relapse after operation. It may be caused by micrometastases which can′t be detected by conventional pathologic technique. Recently immunocytochemistry and moleculer methods are used to detect micrometastases in the peripheral blood, bone marrow or lymph node near the tumor. But the standard and reliable methods need to be developed and the clinical significance of micrometastases need to be discussed.

OBJECTIVETo analyze the efficacy and medication principles of Professor Xu Fu-songs traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) protocols for male diseases.

METHODSWe reviewed and descriptively analyzed the unpublished complete medical records of 100 male cases treated by Professor Xu Fu-song with his TCM protocols from 1978 to 1992.

RESULTSThe 100 cases involved 32 male diseases, most of which were difficult and complicated cases. The drug compliance was 95%. Each prescription was made up of 14 traditional Chinese drugs on average. The cure rate was 32% , and the effective rate was 85%. Professor Xu Fu-song advanced and proved some new theories and therapeutic methods.

CONCLUSIONProfessor Xu Fu-song's TCM protocols can be applied to a wide range of male diseases, mostly complicated, and are characterized by accurate differentiation of symptoms and signs, high drug compliance, and excellent therapeutic efficacy.

Adult ; Aged ; Anticoagulants ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Phytotherapy ; Salvia miltiorrhiza ; Thalidomide ; adverse effects ; Venous Thromboembolism ; chemically induced ; prevention & control

Objective To sum up experience with surgical excision of isolated local recurrence for renal cell carcinoma. Methods From March 2004 to November 2007, 7 patients (five cases un-derwent radical nephrectomy and two nephron-sparing surgery) with isolated local recurrence of renal cell carcinoma were treated at our department. All patients underwent extensive surgery for local re-currence. Results The mean patient age was 42 years (range 19 to 6). The mean time to local re-currence was 23.3 months (range 12 to 54). The Mean size of the recurrent tumor was 5.2 cm(range 2.5 to 10.5). Peritoneal exploration was performed in 7 patients and 5 had complete en bloc excision of the renal cell carcinoma mass. 2 patients gross disease was excised. The mean blood loss was 1050 (150-3000) ml. Surgical complications occurred in 2 patients, iliohypogastric nerve injure in one and ileus performation in another one. All patients recovered finally. Six patients were followed and one lost follow-up. Mean follow-up time was 13(8-27) months. One patient died of metastatic disease at 22 months after excision of the renal cell carcinoma mass. Conelusion En bloc excision of isolated locally recurrent renal cell carcinoma is possible, and complete surgical resection could lead to pro-longed disease-free survival.

Objective To investigate the surgical approach for adult patients with presacral cystic teratoma.Methods In this study,16 female patients,aged at 26-45 years,with presacral cystic teratoma underwent surgical resection between March 2007 and August 2012.Tumor was primary in 9 cases and recurrent in 7 cases,Rectal examination revealed retrorectal tough semi-circular poorly movable massess with intact rectal mucosa.MR examination showed cystic or solid mass in the anterior sacral,clear boundary,rectum and or vagina compressed.Tumors were completely removed in all cases.Results All patients were cured by surgery,13 cases were cured by one stage resection and 1 was cured by two stage resection.Two cases suffered from recurrence and was cured by reoperation.There were no injury to rectum,anal sphincter,cauda equina,presacral vein.Pathological diagnosis was cystic teratoma.Conclusions By sacrococcygeal surgical resection of presacral cystic teratoma was safe and effective ; complete resection of the tumor capsule is the key to successful operation.

Objective To explore the effects of estrogen on stress-induced senescence of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and the underlying mechanisms. Methods The VSMCs of passage 2-3 cultured from female SD rats were induced into senescence by exposing to 150μmol/L H2O2 in the presence or absence of different concentrations(10-10mol/L-10-8mol/L) of 17β-estradiol (E2). The expressions or activities of senescence associated marker DcR2, senescence-associated beta-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal), oncogene Ras and p21WAF1 were detected by flow cytometry, cytochemical staining, pull-down assay or Western blotting analysis. Results Flow cytometry analysis showed that in the physiological concentrations, E2 significantly inhibited the H2O2-promoted high-level expression of DcR2 of VSMCs in a dose-dependent manner, with a highest inhibitive rate at 14.48%±0.6%(E2=10-8 mol/L;P<0.05, n =3);this inhibitive effect could be blocked by a E2 receptors inhibitor ICI 182,780. Cytochemistry staining showed that the rate of SA-β-Gal positive VSMCs induced by H2O2 decreased in presence of 10-8mol/L E2 (20.5%±1.4% vs 9.6%±0.9%;P<0.05, n =9). Pull-down assay and Western blotting analysis revealed that administration of 10-8mol/L E2 obviously reduced the H2O2-induced activity of Ras (0.60±0.06 vs 0.26±0.04;P<0.05, n =3) and expression of p21WAF1 (0.46±0.04 vs 0.33±0.02;P<0.05, n =3). Conclusion E2 exerts, an inhibitive effects on stress-induced senescence of VSMCs by suppressing the activity of Ras and expression of p21WAF1. This finding suggests a novel mechanism for the hormone's anti-atheroschlerotic effects.

Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Sarcoma, Myeloid ; Tonsillar Neoplasms

Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Lung Diseases ; diagnostic imaging ; Male ; Pulmonary Artery ; diagnostic imaging ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed