1.Prognosis of gastric cancer in cirrhotic patients
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2012;27(7):572-575
Objective To investigate prognostic factors for gastric cancer patients with liver cirrhosis.Methods The clinicopathological data of 52 gastric caner patients with liver cirrhosis operated on between March 1994 and March 2006 were analyzed retrospectively and the prognostic factors were evaluated.Significant factors were then entered into a Cox regression analysis.Results The postoperative 1-3- and 5- year survival rates for these 52 patients followed up were 78%,44% and 33%.Univariate analysis revealed that age,Borrmann type,histology timue typing,tumor size,pTNM stage,Child-pugh grade,postoperative complications,ascites,and albumin level were statistical significance for survival rate (P < 0.05 ).Multivariate analysis demonstrated that pTNM stage,Child-pugh grade,ascites were independent prognostic factors affecting prognosis( P < 0.05 ).The risk of Child-pugh grade is 3.005,the risk of pTNM is 1.594.Conclusions Compared with pathological disease stage of the gastric cancer,liver function affects more on the prognosis of cirrhotic gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy.In Child-pugh grade B or C cases,postoperative liver dysfunction was the main concern.While those of Child-pugh grade A should undergo standard D2 gastrectomy.
2.Comparative study on laparoscopy assisted radio frequency ablation and percutaneous radio frequency ablation for hepatocellular carcinoma
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2012;27(7):564-567
Objective To evaluate laparoscopy assisted radio frequency ablation (LRFA) and percutaneous radiofrequency ablation ( PRFA ) for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma ( HCC ).Methods A total of 525 HCC patients were enrolled,including LRFA group of 78 cases with 106 tumor nodules,and PRFA group of 447 cases with 565 tumor nodules.Results ( 1 ) In LRFA group complete ablation rate was 97.17% (103/106); in LRFA group complete ablation rate was 93.09% (526/565)(x2 =2.523,P =0.112).(2)The 1,3,5 year overall survival rate was 96.15%,55.12% and 38.46%in LRFA group and 93.73%,48.54% and 31.54% in PRFA group respectively ( x2 =0.699,1.151,1.447 ; P =0.403,0.283,0.229 ).The 1,3,5 year disease-free survival rate was 94.87%,43.58% and 28.21% in LRFA group and 93.73%,48.54% and 31.54% in PRFA group respectively (x2 =0.915,0.303,0.174; P=0.339,0.582,0.676).The average disease-free survival time was 22.25 months in LRFA group and 21.53 months in PRFA group respectively.(3)The serious complications was 0% (0/78)in LRFA group and 1.34% ( 6/447 ) in PRFA group respectively.( 4 ) Recurrence rate was 23.07%(18/78) in LRFA group,and 34.89% (156/447) in PRFA group ( x2 =4.189,P =0.041 ).Conclusions The therapeutical effect of LRFA equals that of PRFA,while enjoying lower recurrence rate,no serious complications and higher treatment safety.
3.Changes of serum enzymes in acute mesenteric vasculopathy
Chinese Journal of General Surgery 2014;29(4):285-288
Objective To study changes of serum enzymes among acute mesenteric vasculopathy (AMV) and several surgical acute abdomens for early diagnosis of acute mesenteric vasculopathy.Methods Rabbit models were established for acute mesenteric artery ischemia,acute mesenteric venous ischemia,acute mechanical ileus,acute strangulated intestinal obstruction,acute gastric perforation,acute pancreatitis,sham group,blank control group.Serum enzymes were tested after 0,1,3,6,9 h.Result Compared with blank control,acute mesenteric vasculopathy experienced significantly alterations of the serum enzymes.ALT (alanine aminotransferase),ALP (alkaline phosphatase),r-GT (glutamyl transferthe enzyme) were significantly higher after mesenteric veins blocked 3 hours,LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) was significantly higher after mesenteric venous blocked 6 hours (P < 0.05).ALT was significantly higher after mesenteric artery blocked 6 hours (P < 0.05).Elevated ALT were statistically different in acute mesenteric vasculopathy compared with blank control,sham group,gastric perforation,mechanical ileus,and strangulated intestinal obstruction (all P < 0.05) ; r-GT level was statistically different between acute mesenteric artery ischemia and acute mesenteric venous ischemia.Conclusions Mesurements of serum enzymes level are helpful to make early diagnosis of acute mesenteric vasculopathy.
4.The value of serum HMGB1 and CA72-4 in patients with early gastric cancer
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;(7):1014-1016
Objective To study the value of serum HMGB1(high mobility group box-1) and carbohydrate antigen 72-4(CA72-4) in patients with early gastric cancer .Methods 50 cases of early gastric cancer patients were enrolled as a group ,45 cases of gastric lesions as benign gastric benign group ,100 cases of healthy people as healthy group.Serum HMGB1 and CA72-4 in all people were detected .Results Early gastric cancer serum HMGB1 and CA72-4 was higher than benign lesions in the stomach and the healthy group (χ2 =33.69,82.95,51.41,104.74, P<0.01),while benign lesions of the stomach and the positive rate healthy group ,the difference was not statistically significant(χ2 =3.80,1.90,all P>0.05).HMGB1 diagnosis of early gastric cancer sensitivity was 70.0%,specific-ity 95.2%and accuracy was 88.7%.CA72-4 diagnosis of early gastric cancer with a sensitivity of 80.0%(40/50), specificity was 97.2%(141/145) an accuracy of 92.8%(181/195).Joint detection,diagnosis of early gastric cancer with a sensitivity of 94.0%(47/50),while the specificity was 93.1%(135/145),the accuracy was 93.3%(182/195),higher than those of the single detection sensitivity and accuracy .Early gastric cancer with lymph node metasta-sis in patients with serum HMGB1 and CA72-4 were significantly higher than those in patients without lymph node metastasis,the two groups were significantly different (t=2.927,4.096,all P<0.05).Conclusion Joint detection of serum HMGB1 and CA72-4 allows early diagnosis of gastric cancer ,and to determine the prognosis of patients .
5.Application of serum procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in the early evaluation of inflammatory disease
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2014;21(8):1185-1186
Objective To explore the clinical applications of the PCT and hs-CRP in inflammatory diseases.Methods The sera of 79 infectious patients were randomly collected.54 samples were bacterial infectious patients,25 samples were nonbacterial infectious patients.The serum levels of PCT and hsCRP in 79 infectious cases were detected by immune fluorescence and Immunoturbidimetry respectively.Results The positive rate of PCT in bacterial infectious patients were much higher than that in nonbacterial infectious patients (x2 =48.337,P < 0.01),and the sensitivity was 92.5%,the specificity was 88.0% ;The positive rate of hs-CRP in bacterial infectious patients were much higher than that in nonbacterial infectious patients (x2 =22.347,P < 0.01),and the specificity was 88.9%,the specificity was 56.0%.The positive predictive value (88.9%) and negative predictive value (70.0%) of hs-CRP were lower than those of PCT (positive predictive values of 94.3% and negative predictive value of 84.6%).Conclusion Theserum levels of PCT in inflammatory diseases were significantly increased with an high sensitivity and high specificity.Thus,it may be used as a new marker of inflammatory,which can be helpful in the early evaluation of infectious disease and the observation of curative efficacy.
6.Effect of beclin1 on vincristine-induced dopaminergic neurons injury in zebrafish.
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica 2014;49(6):843-8
To investigate vincristine-induced dopaminergic neurons toxicity and mechanism, and explore the molecular target to reduce the toxicity, zebrafish was chosen as a model animal, based on RT-PCR, Western blotting, whole mount in situ immunofluorescence and other technical means. The results showed that the transcription levels of tyrosine hydroxylase gene and dopamine transporter protein gene were inhibited. Furthermore, the number of dopaminergic neurons was decreased by vincristine. Autophagy was suppressed and beclin1 gene expression was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by vincristine in larval zebrafish. Up-regulated beclin1 partly reduced vincristine-induced neurotoxicity, and down-regulated beclin1 increased toxicity. Beclin1 plays an important role in vincristine-induced dopaminergic neurons toxicity.
7.Comparison of several surgical treatments for closed urethral injury
Chinese Journal of Trauma 2014;30(2):146-149
Objective To compare the curative effect of several surgical treatments for closed urethral injury.Methods A retrospective study was done on 200 cases of closed urethral injury treated with various methods from June 2002 to June 2012,including 44 cases of anterior urethral injury treated with endoscopic transurethral realignment (anterior endoscopic group),32 cases of anterior urethral injury with transperineal urethral repair (repair group),42 cases of posterior urethral injury with transperineal urethral termino-terminal anastomosis (anastomosis group),35 cases of posterior urethral injury with endoscopic transurethral realignment (posterior endoscopic group),and 47 cases of posterior urethral injury with endoscopic transurethral and transvesical realignment (combined endoscopic group).Amount of bleeding,operation time,hospital stay as well as expense,and rate of urethral stricture and erectile dysfunction (ED) in treatment of anterior and posterior urethral injury were compared respectively.Curativeeffect and merits and faults of each treatment were observed.Results Anterior endoscopic group achieved less bleeding [(10 ± 5) ml∶ (100 ± 20) ml,P < 0.05],shorter operation time and hospital stay [(15 ± 6) min∶ (40 ± 15) min,(14.2 ± 1.8) min∶ (28.5 ± 1.5) min respectively,P < 0.05],lower hospital expense and urethral stricture rate[(4 715.42 ± 225.43) RMB∶ (6 886.46 ± 246.78) RMB,39% ∶ 63% respectively,P < 0.05] as compared with repair group,but there was no statistical difference in ED rate between the two groups.Whereas in anastomosis group,the most bleeding [(200 ± 30) ml],longest operation time [(60 ± 20) minutes] and hospital stay [(28.7 ± 2.3) days],and highest hospital expense [(6 964.27 ± 275.69) RMB] and urethral stricture rate (95 %) were detected (P < 0.05).Posterior endoscopic group presented less bleeding [(15 ± 6) ml∶ (50 ± 12) ml,P < 0.05] and shorter operation time [(21.4 ± 1.7) min∶ (21.2 ± 1.5) min,P < 0.05] as compared with combined endoscopic group,but there were no statistical differences in hospital stay as well as expense and urethral stricture rate between the two groups.Moreover,ED rate was not statistically different among anastomosis group,posterior endoscopic group and combined endoscopic group.Conclusions Endoscopic surgery is superior to traditional surgery in terms of blood loss,operation time,hospital stay,and hospital cost.Besides,urethral stricture and ED rates are closely related to the location and severity of injury.
8.Comparison of Utility Values Measured by Different Instruments
Chinese Health Economics 2014;(3):5-8
Objective: To compare utility values measured by different instruments. Methods: Different instruments were used to measure utility values in 350 patients who were diagnosed as age-related macular degeneration at the same time. The median of utility values measured by different instruments was regarded as relative standard utility value to process comparison, analysis of variance, correlation analysis and curve estimation. Results: Most differences and correlations among utility values measured by different instruments were significant, as well as equations estimated from relative standard utility value and utility values measured by different instruments, but the degree of fitting was not high. Conclusion: The utility values of the same subject measured by different instruments are quite different. The results of the study could provide correction reference to the utility value measured by single instrument in the absence of absolute standard.
9.Research progress of the relationship between miRNAs and pancreatic carcinoma
Journal of Medical Postgraduates 2014;(4):435-438
MiRNA is a small non-coding single stranded RNA(ssRNA)which is made up by 21~23 nucleotide.This ssRNA has a double effect as tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes , and plays an important role in cell proliferation , differentiation and apop-tosis.Pancreatic carcinoma is a highly malignant tumor with poor prognosis and high mortality rate , and the early diagnosis is difficult . In the last decades , growing studies highlighted the interactions between miRNAs and pancreatic carcinoma .This review provides a re-search overview between miRNAs and pancreatic carcinoma .Meanwhile , the significance of Expression Profile in pancreatic carcinoma′s diagnosis ,treatment and prognosis is also discussed .
10.Effects of infant antibiotic usage on childhood asthma morbidity
Journal of Clinical Pediatrics 2015;(2):101-104
According to clinical epidemiological researches, the usage of antibiotics in infant increases the risk of childhood asthma morbidity. The mechanism of this link is not entirely clariifed, and it is assumed of being related to side effects of antibiotics, which changes the colonization of normal intestinal lfora and reduces the diversity. It is clear that normal intestinal lfora of infant help to construct innate immune system and adaptive immune system, and forge immune tolerance. Therefore, normal intestinal lfora might be helpful in reducing allergies. The usage of antibiotics in early life changes the quantity and the composition of intestinal lfora, and breaks the balance of immune homeostasis, which might increase the risk of asthma morbidity. The abuse of antibiotics in children is a general phenomenon in China which needs attention from pediatricians.