Objective To study effect of Tongbiling (TBL) on VEGF mRNA expression in RA synovlcytes cultured in vitro and explore its mechanism. Method Synovial cells from the knee joint in patient with RA were digested, divided and separately cultured after arthroscopy. Blank controls:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in saline;Low-dose admission group of TBL:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in 50 mg/L TBL;High-dose admission of TBL:DMEM culture containing 10% FBS in 200 mg/L TBL. RNA were distilled. Expression of VEGF mRNA were detected with RT-PCR. Result Compared with control group, expression of VEGF mRNA in low and high-dose admission groups of TBL both decreased (P

Objective To evaluate the effect of an equivalent uiform dose optimization (EUD) based optimization algorithm in sparing the organ at risk (OAR) of tumor treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).Methods 10 patients of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC),10 patients of esophagus cancer,6 patients of rectum cancer were randomly selected from all patients received IMRT treatment.Then physical optimization constraints (dose/dose-volume constraints) were designed as EUD optimization,while the physical objectives for targets and other OAR were unchanged.Results There was statistically significant difference in protecting OAR in 8 NPC patients of PLANED group compared with those of PLANNO_EuD group (t values were 2.590,2.352,3.656,2.148,2.283,3.683,2.192,2.353,2.146,2.276,2.126,P ＜ 0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in protecting OAR in 10 cases of esophageal cancer between PLANEUD group and PLANNO_EUD group (t value were 0.408,0.427,0.920,P ＞ 0.05).There was statistically significant difference in protecting OAR in 6 cases of rectum cancer of PLANED group compared with those of PLANNO_EUD group (t values were 2.332,2.693,2.279,2.244,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion EUD optimization can reduce the doses to OAR which may be quite helpful to reduce the occurrence rate of OAR complications.

Objective To summarize the experience in surgical treatment of Ebstein anomaly,and evaluate the therapeutic effect.Methods Thirty-five patients of Ebstein anomaly were treated by operation.New York heart association(NYHA)heart function classⅠ?was in 11 cases,classⅡ?was in 14 cases,class III-Ⅳ?was in 10 cases.The cue of echocardiogram about tricuspid valve regurgitation in 24 cases were severe,5 cases were moderate and 6 cases were mild.Two patients accepted tricuspid valve replacement.Thirty-three cases were accepted tricuspid valve repair and right ventricle folded,in which 2 cases accepted Danielson method,and 31 cases accepted Carpentier method,among them,9 cases accepted one and a half ventricular repair.Associated heart anomaly was corrected at the same time.Results One patient died.There were 2 cases with third degree atrioventricular block after tricuspid valve replacement,2 cases with low cardiac output syndrome and 2 cases with atrial fibrillation combined premature ventricular contraction.The heart was lower by chest X-ray and echocardiogram examination,tricuspid valve regurgitation in 22 cases were disappeared,9 cases were mild,3 cases were moderate.All patients were followed up from 1 month to 7years,tricuspid valve regurgitation in 21 cases were disappeared,12 cases were mild,heart function were class Ⅰ-Ⅱ.Because of heart function aggravation,1 patient was operated again 3 years after operation.Condusions Ebstein anomaly is a rare congenital heart disease,Carpentier method tricuspid valve repair can decrease regurgitation obviously and protect right ventricular function.One and a half ventricular repair should be adopted according to the function of tricuspid valve and right ventricle.

Objective An analysis was carried out for the reports of traditional Chinese medical syndrome patterns of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients in related reports issued in the recent 35 years, thus to explore the characteristics of syndrome patterns of PsA patients and to supply evidence for the syndrome classification. Methods Electronic retrieval was performed in the reports of PsA syndrome analysis issued in the Chinese medical journals from the year of 1979 to 2013. Traditional Chinese medical syndrome information of PsA patients was extracted from the reports, and then was standardized and classified. SPSS 17.0 software was applied for the analysis of occurrence frequency of syndromes, syndrome elements, tongue and pulse states. Results A total of 84 reports were obtained, and 26 reports met the inclusion criteria. In the 26 included reports, 10 kinds of tongue texture, 15 kinds of tongue fur and 22 kinds of pulse states were present. After the standardization of the syndromes, a total of 39 syndrome patterns were obtained. After combination of the similar syndromes, 14 syndromes were included into the analysis. In the 14 included syndrome patterns, the leading 5 patterns were wind-damp heat arthralgia, wind-heat with blood dryness, excessive heat toxin, wind-cold damp arthralgia, and liver-kidney deficiency. Fourteen syndrome elements were extracted from the syndromes, and 9 were included into the analysis after combination of the similar syndrome elements. The top syndrome elements were heat, phlegm-dampness, wind, dryness, deficiency, and blood stasis. Conclusion The syndrome patterns of PsA patients are various, and the syndrome elements of cold, heat, phlegm-dampness, wind, dryness, and blood stasis play an important role in the pathogenesis of PsA.

Objective To study the novel methods of VMAT planning based dose volume histogram ( DVH) optimization, evaluated the dosimetry and planning efficiency in VMAT planning for Esophageal Carcinoma. Methods Twelve Esophageal carcinoma patients were enrolled in this study. The conventional VMAT planning as the reference, using multi?criterion optimization DVH ( MCO?DVH ) and overlapping volume histogram prediction DVH ( OVH?DVH ) two different methods to get ideal objectives function for informing VMAT plans, Then evaluate the dosimetric, planning efficiency for all new VMAT plans. The difference between the paired t?test groups. Results The two VMAT plans based DVH objective function can meet the clinical needs. Compared with the conventional VMAT plan, Conformity index ( CI ) and Homogeneity index ( 0. 77 vs. 0. 72, P=0. 017 and 0. 10 vs. 0. 12, P=0. 047 ) is better in DVH informed plans;lung V5 and spinal cord V50 are better in MCO?DVH informed plan (54. 66 vs.60. 23,P=0. 013 and 0. 98 vs.0. 49,P=0. 037).Furthermore,the DVH informed plans had higher planning efficiency (8. 2 vs. 19. 5,P=0. 023) . Conclusions DVH Objective informed VMAT Planning can achieve clinical needs with much uniform dose to target,lower OAR dose and higher planning efficiency.

AIM:To examine the effects of thromboxane A 2 receptor ( TXA2 R) , the downstream product of cy-clooxygenase-2 (COX-2), on the proliferative ability and COX-2 expression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial cells. METHODS:The effects of TXA2 R antagonist SQ29548 and agonist U46619 on the proliferation of RA synovial cell line MH7A were detected by MTS cell proliferation assay , and their effects on COX-2 mRNA expression in MH7A cells were al-so examined by real-time PCR.In addition, the possible effect of U46619 on the proliferation of MH7A cells, when COX-2 was knocked down by siRNA , was determined by BrdU cell proliferation assay .RESULTS:SQ29548 inhibited the cell proliferation and the mRNA level of COX-2 while U46619 enhanced them.Moreover, U46619 reconstitute the proliferative ability of MH7A cells to some extent that inhibited by COX-2 siRNA.CONCLUSION: In RA synovial cells, TXA2R is able to control COX-2 expression, while it also mediates the effects of COX-2, suggesting that TXA2R might be an ideal candidate for RA treatment .

Objective To explore the appropriately operative chance , method, and perioperative management of coronary arterybypass grafting (CABG) in the patients with severe left main artery (LMA) stenosis with three-vessel-disease.Methods A total of296 patients with severe LMA stenosis with three-vessel-disease who underwent CABG surgery was analyzed retrospectively from 2003through 2013.Of them, 276 patients underwent conventional coronary artery bypass surgery on pump ( CCABG)and 20 patients underwentoff-pump CABG( OPCAB); 172 Patients was over 60 years old (58.1%)and 246 patients (83.10%) had concomitant diseasesincluding valve lesion, hypertension, diabetes, myocardial infarction, left ventricular aneurysm with septal defect , stroke, renal failure,and cancer.Left internal mammary artery use was in 281 patients (95.1%); and 32 patients were implanted intra-aortic ballonpump(IABP) perioperatively.Results There were 7 cases(2.36 %) death of postoperative low cardiac output , ventricular fibrillation,cerebral infarction, renal failure, and multiple organ failure, respectively.Postoperative complications were low cardiac output ,respiratory failure , ventricular fibrillation, cereboembolism, cardiac tampomade, renal failure, stroke, and multiple organ failure.Afterfollow-up 2 to 84 months, there was 3 death in which 2 death of cardiac factors.Conclusions CCABG was a safe and effectivemethod in patients with severe LMA stenosis with severe three -vessel-disease.Preoperative insertion of IABP can certainly avoid the po -tential operative risk factor and significantly decrease the mortality and morbidity .

Objective To compare the errors of double-center and single-center setup, and to study the role of both on reducing the rotational setup errors for the patients with esophageal carcinoma depend on rigid registration errors between online kV-cone-beam computed tomography (kV-CBCT) images and plans for CT images. Methods 20 patients with middle esophageal carcinoma received image scanning before treatment every week by using double-center setup and CBCT, and single-center setup images of 20 patients were taken from the X volume image (XVI) system. Then the images of both setup types, registration errors of CT image and rotational setup errors were compared respectively. Every patient received kV-CBCT scanning analysis before treatment every week, and 6 times in total. 240 group of kV-CBCT images from all of the patients were off-line matched with plans for CT images to calculate the errors of X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis. Then the data of linear errors and rotational setup errors from patients were collected, aiming at putting the error data into the patients treatment program and analyzing the significances. Results The standard registration of double-center setup was as follows: T (X) (0.28 ±0.19) cm, T (Y) (0.27 ±0.19) cm, T (Z) (0.33 ±0.12) cm, R (X) (0.40 ±0.19)° , R (Y) (0.30 ±0.18)° , R (Z) (0.30 ±0.19)° . The standard registration of single-center setup was as follows:T(X) (0.32±0.20) cm, T(Y) (0.29±0.25)cm, T(Z) (0.31±0.16) cm, R(X) (2.2±0.68)°, R(Y) (0.5±0.32)°, R(Z) (2.10±0.60)°. There were statistical differences between linear errors in T(X) and rotational setup errors in R(X), R(Y) or R(Z) (P< 0.05). Conclusion Double-center position can reduce the rotational setup errors, especially in X-axis, Y-axis errors, and may provide more help for the radiation oncology departments without on-board CBCT.

Objective To compare the size of target volume,amplitudes of movements in different directions,movement vector,dose to the diseased lung,whole lung volume,and setup error between free breathing fixation (method A) and four-dimensional computed tomography (4DCT)-guided abdominal balloon compression fixation (method B),and to demonstrate that the 4DCT-guided abdominal balloon compression fixation is effective in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods A retrospective analysis was performed among 80 patients with NSCLC in our hospital.In those patients,40 received method A and 40 method B.The GTVfree and GTVpress were delineated on the maximum intensity projection (MIP) images of 10 respiratory phases using method A and method B,respectively.The PTVfree and PTVPress were obtained by expansion of the GTVfree and GTVpress,respectively.The paired t test was used to analyze the differences in the PTV,maximum amplitudes of movements in three dimensions,absolute value of the movement vector (|V|),and volume between method A and method B.The treatment planning system was used to compare the V5,V10,V20,and V30 of the diseased lung and the whole lung volume between method A and method B.All patients underwent cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans after positioning.Setup error was obtained by matching the CBCT images with the MIP images in the XVI system based on bone and grayscale values.Results The PTVfree and PTVpress were (283.2± 12.74) and (201.8± 12.99)cm3,respectively (P=0.002).The maximum amplitudes of movements in the right-left,superior-inferior,and anterior-posterior directions as well as thel V | value were (0.22±0.02),(1.85±0.08),(0.43±0.26),and (1.91±0.27) em,respectively,for method A,and (0.05±0.01),(0.41±0.03),(0.16±0.16),and (0.44±0.16) cm,respectively,for method B (P=0.120,0.001,0.070).The V5,V10,V20,and V30 for the diseased lung and total lung volume were (61.26± 4.27) ％,(44.52± 1.70) ％,(28.22± 3.13) ％,(18.26±5.17)％,and (3556±223.12) cm3,respectively,for method A,and (52.74±4.78)％,(38.76±4.92) ％,(23.71 ±4.03) ％,(15.54±3.43) ％,and (3376±311.65) cm3,respectively,for method B (P =0.001,0.003,0.004,0.021,0.004).There was no significant difference in setup error obtained by the XVI system between the two fixation methods (P＞0.05).Conclusions Without increasing setup error,abdominal balloon compression can effectively control the lung movement amplitude,reduce the planning target volume,and reduce the radiation dose to the lung in patients with NSCLC.