Background and purpose:It was reported that nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) is closely related with carcinomas. Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is one of the most common carcinomas in China. The present study investigated the expression and clinical significance of NFAT isoforms in ESCC. Methods:The expression of NFAT isoforms and the differences in different pathological levels of ESCC were detected in 104 specimens of human ESCC tissues and normal esophageal tissues by immunohistochemistry. Results:This study found that the positive rates of NFAT1 (53.8%), NFAT2 (10.6%), NFAT3 (26.9%), NFAT4 (45.2%) expression were significantly higher in tumor tissues than in adjacent normal esophageal tissues (P<0.001), respectively. The positive rate of NFAT1 expression was significant-ly higher in drinkers (62.3%) than nondrinkers (37.1%, P=0.01), and also higher in patients with lymph node metastasis (68.4% vs 5.5%, P=0.002) and with late stage (58.7% vs 36.2%, P=0.02). Multivariate analysis showed that NFAT1 expression was correlated with lymph node metastasis. The positive rate of NFAT3 was significantly higher in patients with lymph node metastasis (39.4%) than in those without lymph node metastasis (19.7%, P=0.03). Conclusion:These results suggest that the overexpression of NFAT1 and NFAT3 is associated with lymph node metastasis in ESCC.

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Choroidal neovascularization is one of the common causes resulting in vision loss in patients with pathologic myopia, and the irreversible central vision lose is often found. This article reviews the epidemiology of pathologic myopia, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and anti-VEGF therapy of choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathologic myopia.

Objectives To investigate the association between health belief and medication adherence in hypertensive patients.Methods A total of 232 hypertensive patients who visited Outpatient Department of Huashan Hospital between October 2013 and May 2014 were recruited in this cross-section study.The degree of medication adherence was measured with Morisky scale and health belief was evaluated with questionnaires of Health Belief Model (HBM).Results Of the 232 participants,61 (26.3％),51 (22.0％) and 120 (51.7％) showed low,medium and high medication adherence in Morisky scale,respectively.Logistic analysis showed that the perceived susceptibility (P ＜ 0.001),and cues to action (P =0.004) were positively correlated,and perceived barriers (P ＜ 0.001) was negatively correlated with medication adherence of patients.Conclusion Effective interventions to improve antihypertensive medication adherence should increase perceived susceptibility,cues to action,and reduce the barriers to medication adherence of patients.

Objective To investigate the angiogenic effect of leptin on grainy fat transplantation. Methods Grainy fat was obtained from the Wistar rat subcutaneous tissue in the abdomen. It was then mixed with 0.9 % NS and 20 ng/ml leptin and transplanted in the head subcutaneously. The transplanted tissue was taken out after 10, 20 and 40 days and was stained with AKP histochemistry and actin immunohistochemistry. The microvessel density was measured by medical imagine analysis system. The data were analyzed with SPSS software. Results The values of microvessel density in leptin groups were 0.12 ?0.04?m 2/?m 2 after 10 days and (6.83?1.86)?10 -2 ?m 2/?m 2 after 20 days. This was obviously high as compared with (1.49?0.88)?10 -2 ?m 2/?m 2 and (4.32?2.11)?10 -2 ?m 2/?m 2 in saline groups in the same observing periods ( P

Objective To understand the status quo of work satisfaction of the graduates of GP vocational training program by Zhongshan hospital Fudan university,to provide bases for making best GP career development strategy by health authorities.Methods Using short form of the career orientation inventory to conduct career investigation of the 152 graduates of GP vocational training program by Zhongshan hospital,Fudan university.152 questionnaires were issued and the effective response rate was 100％.Results The top of GPs' career anchor is job security orientation (106,69.7％),followed by technical competence (28,18.4％),service (8,5.3 ％),managerial (5,3.3 ％),autonomy (3,1.9％),lifestyle (1,0.7 ％),entrepreneurship (1,0.7 ％),pure challenge (0,0) and geographic security orientation (0,0).We found that for male GPs,they displayed higher score for entrepreneurship orientation than female GPs (t =2.775,P =0.006).Those older than 35 displayed higher score for geographic security orientation than those younger than 35 (t =-2.154,P =0.033).GPs with at least 10 years' work experience displayed higher score for geographic security orientation than those with less than 10 years' work experience (t =-2.414,P =0.017).The distribution of all types of career orientations of GPs was the same no matter how different their degrees and professional titles were.Conclusions Job security orientation and technical competence are the major job orientations of GP vocational training program by Zhongshan hospital,some career anchor orientations are related to age,gender and duration of work experience.Effective career management should be conducted based on these characters of the graduates' career orientation.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the application of antibiotics and its trend for reference to clinical utilization.METHODS The data about antibiotics used from 2005 to 2007 were collected and analyzed.RESULTS The consumption of antibiotics was fallen year by year.The rate of utilization was 67%.The rate of drug combination was 45% and the rate of antibiotic resistance test was 20%.CONCLUSIONS There are still a lot of problems in antibiotics usage of our hospital.It is necessary to strengthen the guidance and supervision.

Objective Pericardiocentesis and drainage are the common measures for the treatment of cardiac temponade and massive pericardial effusion. In this issue, the complications of pericardiocentesis and drainage were discussed. Methods 5 in-hospital cases of cardiac temponade or massive pericardial efiusion who had complications of pericardiocentesis and drainage were reported and analyzed. Results The complications were 2 cases with neural mediated syncope, 1 case with pleural efiusion, 1 case dead of acute right ventricular dilation, and 1 case with acute pulmonary edema and effusion leaking into the subcutaneous tissue. Conclusion The importance of hemodynamic change during pericardiocentesis and drainage could not be over-emphasized, and the patients whose hemodynamic status were unstable should be monitored by bedside hemodynamic monitoring or echocardiography. Also we should pay more attention to the drainage catheter per se, which may cause the complications.

Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1 R) widely exists in the surface of various types of cells and is closely associated with the formation and development of tumor cells.It also provides a new direction for the targeted therapy for tumors.This article reviews the expression,development,and progression of IGF-1R in pancreatic cancer and research advances in IGF-1R as a target for tumor treatment.