BACKGROUND:Cytomegalovirus is relatively common condition pathogenic virus after liver transplantation. It has many direct or indirect effects on the body, and seriously affects the long-term survival of patients. It should be paid more attention.
OBJECTIVE:To analyze and summarize the outcomes of the epidemiology, risk factors, effects on the body, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention for cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation.
METHODS:Fitness database, PubMed database and China National Knowledge Infrastructure database were retrieved by computer for articles on cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation published from January 2006 to December 2013, and through manual refer to books. Articles were searched with the key words of“liver transplantation, cytomegalovirus infection, risk factors”in Chinese and English. A total of more than 200 articles were retrieved. Forty articles directly related to cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation and those published in authoritative magazines were included to review with good representativeness.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The positive rate of serum cytomegalovirus-IgG is high in the population. Risk factors of cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation include donor-recipient cytomegalovirus serologic status, low serum creatinine clearance, female patients, graft rejection, the use of immunosuppressant and donor-recipient MBL-2 and FCN-2 gene polymorphism. There are direct and indirect effects of this posttransplant opportunistic infection, such as cytomegalovirus syndrome, organ invasion lesions, graft loss, accelerated recurrence of hepatitis C, an increased risk of acute or chronic rejection, predisposition to other opportunistic infections, compromised immunity, accelerated atherosclerosis and the interaction between beta herpes virus. Therefore, prevention and early treatment are very crucial. A combination of pp65 antigen assay for screening and real-time RT-PCR methods for confirmation provides an optimal, low-cost diagnostic regimen for cytomegalovirus infection. Ganciclovir is the first selection for antiviral treatment after liver transplantation, but oral valganciclovir and intravenous ganciclovir are safe, feasible options for preemptive treatment of cytomegalovirus infection after liver transplantation. The plasma levels of CXCL16, PTX3 and von Wil ebrand factor at the start of treatment are independently associated with virologic and clinical treatment failure during anti-cytomegalovirus therapy in solid organ transplant recipients. We should choose different prevention programs for the patients of different donor-recipient cytomegalovirus serologic status.

Purpose To evaluate the subclassifications of pT2 diseases in tumor-nodes-metastases ( TNM) staging system for prostate cancer. Methods A retrospective analysis of the medical records of patients who underwent radical prostatectomy ( RP) with the diag-nosis of clinically localized PCa was conducted. Any preoperative therapies, in terms of active surveillance, hormone therapy or radia-tion were exclusion criteria. The RP specimens were completely embedded and histopathologically evaluated for extraprostatic exten-sion, seminal vesicle invasion and staged according to the 2002/2010 TNM staging criteria. Results Using current 2002/2010 TNM staging criteria, in all, 15 cases of the tumors were pT2, 10 cases were pT3a, and 5 cases were pT3a. When subclassification of pT2, 2 cases of the tumors were pT2a, 13 cases of the tumors were pT2c, and none was identified as a pathological T2b tumor. Conclusion The results of the present study suggest that the pathological substaging criteria of organ-confined prostate cancer via methods used in the current 2002/2010 TNM staging system may not be appropriate. Efforts should be made to upgrade the current TNM staging system for prostate cancer.

Purpose To explore the pathological feature of urinary exfoliated cell examination and influence factors by retrospectively comparing the coincidence of diagnosis between urinary exfoliated cell examination and histopathologic results of cystoscopic biopsy. Methods 735 patients underwent both urinary exfoliated cell examination and histopathologic biopsy of cystoscope evaluation from No-vember 2010 to July 2014 in Peking University Shougang Hospital were enrolled in this study. The urinary exfoliated cells were treated with Pap staining, while the histopathologic biopsy were dealt with HE staining. All cases were divided into three groups according to the diagnosis of urinary exfoliated cell examination:negative group ( no cancer or atypical cell detected) , suspicious group ( atypical cell detected) and positive group ( cancer cell detected) . These above diagnoses were confirmed with the histopathologic biopsy. ROC curve analysis, Cochran-Armitage trend test and logistic regression analysis were performed to evaluate the sensitivity and the specificity of urinary exfoliated cell examination as well as the relationship between diagnoses with age and sex. Results The age range of 735 patients (551 male and 184 female) was 28 ~91 years and the median age was 69 years. There were 187 patients in the positive group, including 184 malignant and 3 false-positive cases. The suspicious group, including 186 cases, consisted of 67 malignant, 119 benign reactive changes. Of all 362 cases in the negative group, malignant tumor was detected in 90 cases. For histologic diagnosis, the AUC of ROC(95%CI)was 0. 800 (0. 767~0. 834), displaying significant difference as compared to the histological pathological diagnostic results(P<0. 001). As the cyto-histologic diagnostic level elevated from negative, suspicious to positive, the results of Co-chran-Armitage trend test showed significant differences(Z=15. 83, P<0. 001). If standardized with the histopathologic biopsy re-sults, the AUC (area under curve) of urinary exfoliated cell examination was 0. 800 (0. 767~0. 834) in ROC curve analysis was sig-nificantly larger (P<0. 001). Furthermore, we also found in Logistic regression that the incidence of cancer was 1. 04 (1. 03~1. 05) times higher if aged one year older ( P<0. 001 ) , while there was no significant relationship between the incidence and the sex ( P=0. 655). Conclusions The coincidence rate of urinary exfoliated cell examination increases with the malignant degree. A positive cor-relation is detected between age and the incidence of malignant tumor. Detailed clinical material can markedly improve the sensitivity and accuracy of cyto-histologic diagnosis.

Clinical data of 120 patients undergoing transurethral resection of the bladder sidewall tumors (TURBt) were retrospectively analyzed.Before TURBt the obturator nerve was blocked under the guide of the nerve stimulator in 46 cases (block group) and not blocked in 74 cases (unblock group).The incidence of obturator nerve reflex and bladder perforation in block group was significantly lower than that in unblock group(7％ vs.35％,P =0.000 and 0 vs.19％,P =0.002,respectively).The operation time and the duration of bladder continuous saline irrigation after operation in block group were shorter than those in unblocked group [(32.2 ± 12.5) vs.(43.2 ± 24.5) min,P =0.001 and (8.9 ± 6.4) vs.(13.3 ±10.8) h,P =0.013,respectively].The efficiency value of TURBt in block group was better than that in unblock group [(5.8 ±3.9) vs.(9.3 ± 7.0) min/cm2,P =0.001].The obturator nerve block guided by the nerve stimulator can improve the safety and the efficiency of TURBt.

Objective:To investigate the vasodilatative roles and mechanisms of 17 ? estradiol(E 2) on rat thoracic aortas (TA). Methods:Rings cut from thoracic aortas of female rats were used by in vitro perfusion. The endothelium dependent and endothelium independent vasorelaxing effects of E 2 were measured. Furthermore, it was also observed whether the relaxing effects of E 2 were modulated by tamoxifen, N ? nitro L arginine methyl ester(L NAME),TEA, methylene blue(MB) or Methylene Blue(MB).Results:E 2 caused acute concentration dependent relaxation in TA with endothelium, but not significant without endothelium( P

BACKGROUND:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have low immunogenicity and immunomodulatory effect,but there are seldom reports concerning the immunomodulatory effect of Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells of human umbilical cord and its mechanims.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the immunomodulatory effects and mechanisms of Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells of human umbilical cord on varient peripheral blood T lymphocytes.METHODS:Mesenchymal stem cells were isolateded from Wharton's jelly of human umbilical cord by tissue culture.T lymphocytes from human peripheral blood were stimulated by phytohemagglutinin and co-cultured with umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells and umbilical cord Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells supernatant respectively to measure A value following 72 hours of coculture using multifunctional microplate reader.Expression of cytokines including transforming growth factor-beta 1(TGF-β1)and interferon-y(IFN-γ)was evaluated by enzyme-labeled immunosorbent assay.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells could inhibite the proliferation of T lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin.The proliferation inhibition rate was 56%(P＜0.01).Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells supernatant also had inhibitory effects on proliferation of T lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin,in a dose-dependent fashion.The proliferation inhibition rates were 8.3% and 27% respectively in the 50% Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells supernatant and 100% Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells supematant groups(P＜0.05).Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells significantly decreased γ-interferon secrted from T-lymphocytes(P＜0.05).The secretion of TGF-β1 was lower in the coculture of Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells and T lymphocytes group than Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells alone group(P＜0.05).These indicated that Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells and Wharton's jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells supernatant have inhibitory effects on proliferation of T lymphocytes induced by phytohemagglutinin.The mechanims may be associated with cell contant and inhibition of v-interferon secrted from T-lymphocytes.

Objective To explore the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and dyslipidemia in adult people undergoing the healthy physical examination in Kunming city.Methods The intact population data of adult people undergoing the healthy physical examination and conducting the HP detection by adopting the 13C breath test (13 C-UBT)in the Cadres Physical Examination Center,Yunnan Provincial Second People's Hospital from January 2013 to February 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.The data included the basic information and serum fipids indexes[total cholesterol (TC),triglyceride (TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C),low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)].All subjects were divided into the HP positive group and HP negative group according to whether having HP infection.The levels of TC,TG,HDL-C,LDL-C and the incidences of single index of dyslipidemia and total dyslipidemias were compared between 2 groups and Logistic regression analysis was performed for investigating the relationship between HP infection and dyslipidemia.Results A total of 1 354 subjects were included in the study.The HP infection rate was 33.2％.The levels of TC,TG,HDL-C and LDL-C were no statistical significance between positive HP group and negative HP group (P＞0.05).The incidence rate of TC≥6.22 mmol/L of HP positive group was lower than that of HP negative group (P＜0.05).The occurrence rate of TC increase abnormality in the HP positive group was lower than that in the HP negative group (P＜0.05);the occurrence rate of dyslipidemia had no statistical difference between the HP positive group and HP negative group in the stratification according to sex,age and BMI (P＞0.05).The regression analysis showed that the HP infection was an independent influencing factors of TC increase abnormality (OR=0.644,P＜0.05).Conclusion The HP infection affects the incidence of TC increase abnormality,but might not affect the occurrence rate of dyslipidemia.

Objective To survey the infection status and related factors of Helicobacter pylori(H.pylori) among adult population receiving physical examination in Yunnan plateau area so as to provide a basis for control and treatment of H.pylori infection at the present stage.Methods The epidemiological survey method was applied to collect the intact data on adult health physical examination from Jan.2013 to Feb.2015,including the results of survey by adopting the unified national questionnaire and 13 C-urea breathe test for detecting H.pylori.The guestionniare contents had the basic conditions,socid economy stalus,personal and family health status cinecluding whether sufferring from digestive diseases or symptoms,dietary habit,etc.Results A tatae of 1 680 eligi ble subjects were included in this study.The total infection rate of H.pylori was 33.5％,which of male and female were 33.2％ and 34.5 ％ respectively,the difference was not statistically significant (P＞0.05).The peak of H.pylori infection rate was in the age group 40-49 years(36.7 ％),but the difference among different age groups had no statistical significance(P＞0.05).The univariate analysis indicated that H.pylori infection was not correlated with nationality,permanent residence,occupation,education level,marital status and number of living together members(P＞0.05);H.pylori infection had no correlation with whether the individual or family members having digestive system disease or symptoms(P＞0.05);washing hands before meals and after defecation,stress of work,living and study,mainly used latrine type,daily means of transportation,work and rest time,sharing cutlery,diets habits,brushing teeth frequency per day and source of drinking water had no influence on H.pylori infection(P＞0.05),and smoking,alcohol drinking and frequently contacting with animals also had no influence on H.pylori infection(P＞0.05).H.pylori infection was significanly correlated with the social economical status,daily means of transportation and alcohol drinking(P＜0.05).The multiple unconditional Logistic regression analysis results indicated that there was negative correlation between H.pylori infection and monthly income,the OR (95％CI)value was 0.848(0.759-0.949).Conclusion The H.pylori total infection rate in adult population receiving physical examination in Yunnan plateau area is lower than the national population natural infection rate.It should focus on middle-aged population and low-income people.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for women with advanced gestational age but normal measurement for nuchal translucency (NT). METHODS: A total of 9371 singleton pregnancies with negative NT screening at early pregnancy were reviewed. Among these, 8627 cases were selected to be screened again by NIPT, and their indications and results were analyzed. The results were compared with those of with other high risk factors and young gestational age. RESULTS: The incidence of fetal aneuploidies increased in women with advanced gestational age and ultrasound soft markers, in particular among those who were negative for NT screening but over the age of 37. The detection rate of pathological or likely pathological copy number variations was 1.88% among women who directly underwent invasive prenatal diagnosis because of the advanced age, but there was no correlation with the increase of age. 0.68% of the women where with negative NT screening and NIPT still need to undergo invasive prenatal diagnosis. CONCLUSION After NT screening in early pregnancy, NIPT can replace invasive prenatal diagnosis for those below the age of 37, though there is still a possibility of missed detection of pathogenic copy number variation. It is necessary to strengthen ultrasonic monitoring in later period.

Objective:To investigate the expression of four cancer stem cell (CSC) markers (EpCAM, CD133, CD90 and CD24) in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and peripheral blood circulating tumor cells (CTC),their value in the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.Methods:A total of 50 hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and 29 peripheral blood sample from 50 patients with hepatocellular cancer treated in Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University from October 2013 to September 2014 were collected and analyzed by flow cytometry or qRT-PCR to examine the expression of EpCAM, CD133, CD90 and CD24. The clinical data of patients were collected, including tumor size, tumor number, satellite lesions, vascular invasion, Edmondson stage, BCLC stage and liver cirrhosis, etc. The correlation between the expression of four markers in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues and CTC with the clinical data and survival time of patients were compared.Results:The positive expression rates of EpCAM, CD133, CD90 and CD24 in hepatocellular carcinoma tissues were 66% (33/50), 18% (9/50), 60% (30/50) and 56% (28/50); the positive expression rates in CTC were 55% (16/29), 38% (11/29), 31% (9/29) and 59% (17/29). CD90 expression in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue was positively correlated with the occurrence HCC liver cirrhosis ( P<0.05), while CD133 expression was negatively correlated with the 5-year survival rate of patients ( P<0.05). The expression of EpCAM and CD24 in peripheral blood CTC were closely related to the patient′s Edmondson stage ( P<0.05). The survival time of patients with CD133 positive expression in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue was lower than those without CD133 expression ( P<0.05); the survival rate of patients with EpCAM expressed in either tissue or peripheral blood CTC was lower than that of patients with EpCAM double negative expression ( P<0.05). The survival rate of patients with CD90 negative in HCC tissue and positive in peripheral blood was lower than that in patients with double negative/double positive in tissue and peripheral blood or patients positive in hepatocellular carcinoma tissue and negative in peripheral blood ( P<0.01). Conclusion:Different expression characteristics of four markers in cancer tissues and peripheral blood CTC might provide useful information about predicting prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The expression of CD133 in tissues can be used as an important survival predictor of hepatocellular carcinoma patients. The differential expression of cancer markers in tissue samples and blood samples can provide more clinical prognostic information.