Adult ; Female ; Humans ; Intestinal Neoplasms ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Sarcoma, Myeloid

Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal ; therapeutic use ; Aspirin ; therapeutic use ; Coronary Vessels ; pathology ; Echocardiography, Doppler, Color ; Electrocardiography ; Erythema ; Fever ; Humans ; Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain ; complications ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome ; complications ; diagnosis ; therapy

Objective The empirical validity of the National Medical Licensing Examination (NMLE) has rarely been studied. This is one of the first studies comparing NMLE and annual assess-ment scores. This study provided the criterion-related validity evidence for the NMLE. The NMLE can be used to test the abilities and skills of physicians. Method We evaluated the test 163 residents in 12 medical school-affiliated hospitals who had finished their first year of tralning and had taken the NMLE and an annual skills assessment. We used Pearson correlations to estimate the relationship be-tween NMLE scores and annual assessment scores. Results A total of 163 residents met inclusion requirements. Correlations between NMLE scores and annual assessment scores ranged from 0.300 to 0.843. Conclusions The criterion-related validity of NMLE was high, so it can be use to evaluate the residents clinical competence indeed.

The serum levels of visceral adipose tissue-derived serine protease inhibitor (vaspin)were measured in 65 elderly type 2 diabetic patients with carotid atherosclerosis( T2DM + CA group), 63 elderly type 2 diabetic patients without carotid atherosclerosis (T2DM group ) and 55 normal elderly individuals( NC group)by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results showed that the serum vaspin levels in T2DM + CA group were significantly lower than those in T2DM group[(0. 23 ± 0. 13 ) μg/L vs.(0. 41±0. 16)μg/L, P ＜0. 01]. The serum vaspin levels in T2DM + CA group and T2DM group were significantly lower than those in NC group respectively[(0. 63 ± 0. 11 ) μg/L, P ＜ 0. 01 and P ＜ 0. 05].Logistic regression analysis showed that high sensitivety C-reactive protein and Homeostasis Model Assessment insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) were negatively correlated with serum vaspin levels,which indicates that lower serum vaspin levels might be associated with the pathogenesis of carotid atherosclerosis in elderly type 2 diabetic patients.

Objective To observe the effects of estrogen on the behavior and the norepinephrine level in the habenular nucleus of depressive rats,and explore the mechanism of estrogen involved in the process of antidepression.Methods Thirty rats were chosen from forty male Wistar rats,which had the similar scores in open field test.The depression models of rats were established by chronic mild stress.Open field test and forced swimming test were performed to detect the behavioral changes between rats with ovary excision(OVX) and with estradiol-treated ovary excision(OV/ER).High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) was used to observe the changes of norepinephrine level in habenular nucleus.Results After 21-day chronic mild stress,the open field test showed that the vertical motion and cross motion in OV/ER group were increased(P

Aged ; Coronary Disease ; Coronary Sinus ; pathology ; Female ; Heart Atria ; pathology ; Humans ; Middle Aged

Objective To investigate clinical biologic characteristics and factors that impact prognosis of patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma(FTC).Method Clinical data of 105 FTC patients treated surgically in the Department of Head& Neck,Tianjin Cancer Hospital from 1970 to 1990 was analyzed retrospectively.Results The overall 5-year,10-year and 15-year survival rates of these patients were 85.3％,76.7％ and 72.9％ respectively.The overall 15-year survival rates of patients ≥45 years and those ＜ 45 years were 45.9％,89.8％ respectively.The overall 15-year survival rates of patients with unilateral and bilateral carcinoma was 50.0％,76.2％ respectively.The overall 15-year survival rates of patients with neck lymph node metastasis and without were 54.2％,79.2％ respectively.The overall 15-year survival rates of patients at stage Ⅰ,stage Ⅱ,stageⅢ and stageⅣ were 89.3％,70.0％,45.5％ and 35.3％respectively.During the follow-up period,11 patients were diagnosed with distant metastasis from 1 year to 33 years after surgical treatment and 9 died of cancer within 5 years after diagnosis.Seventeen patients had local recurrence from 3 months to 34 years after surgery and 10 of these patients died of local recurrence.Conclusions The factors influencing prognosis of patients with FTC were age,clinical stage,bilateral carcinoma and neck lymph node metastasis,therefore early treatment and close following-up are essential to improve the prognosis of patients with FTC.

Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic ; blood ; Male

Objective To investigate the effects of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on the distribution, pro-portion and immunosuppressive activities of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) in a mouse model of liver cancer.Methods Orthotopic transplantation of H22 cell line was performed to establish the mouse model of orthotopic liver cancer.Forty mice were randomly divided into four groups (n=10) on the 7th day after transplantation.Three different doses of 5-FU (10 mg/kg, 30 mg/kg and 50mg /kg) and 0.4 ml of PBS were respectively given to the mice in each group for 10 consecutive days .A control group without canc-er cell transplantation was set up correspondingly .The distribution of MDSCs in mice liver tissues was detec-ted by immunohistochemistry .The proportions of MDSCs in spleen tissues were tested by flow cytometry . The levels of IFN-γand Arginase-I ( Arg-I) in serum samples were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosor-bent assay.The activities of nitric oxide synthetase (NOS) in serum samples were tested by chemical colori-metry.The proliferation of T lymphocytes was assessed by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltet-razolium bromide (MTT) test.Results 5-FU reduced the tumor size and alleviated the adhesion between liver tissues and abdominal cavity in mice with liver cancer in a dose-dependent manner .The proportions of MDSCs in liver and spleen tissues from mice in four model groups were significantly higher than those in con - trol group (P<0.05).The highest proportions of MDSCs were observed in PBS treated group , followed by 10 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group , 30 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group and 50 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group .Ex-cept for comparing between PBS treated group and 10 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group, there were significant differences with the proportions of MDSCs in liver tissues among other groups (P<0.05).The levels of Arg-I and the activities of NOS in mice with liver cancer were higher than those in control group (P<0.05).The mice in PBS treated group showed the highest level of Arg-I and the strongest activities of NOS that were de-creased as concentrations of 5-FU increased( P<0.05).The levels of IFN-γin serum samples from mice with liver cancer were lower than those in control group , and the lowest level was detected in PBS treated group.IFN-γlevels were increased as concentrations of 5-FU elevated.Except for comparing between PBS treated group and 10 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group , significant differences with the levels of IFN-γin serum samples (P<0.05) were observed among other groups .No significant differences with the proliferation of T cells were observed among all groups after 24 hours of culture (P>0.05),but that were decreased in model groups than those in control group after 48 hours of culture (P<0.05).T cells from mice in PBS treated group showed the lowest level of proliferation .T cell proliferation was enhanced upon the treatment of 5-FU in a dose-dependent manner .Except for comparing between PBS treated group and 10 mg/kg of 5-FU treated group, significant differences with T cell proliferation were observed among other groups (P<0.05).The proportions of MDSCs in liver and spleen tissues were positively correlated with the levels of Arg -I and the activities of NOS, but negatively correlated with IFN-γlevel and T cell proliferation at the time point of 48 h.Conclusion To a certain extent , 5-FU could reduce the numbers of MDSCs in liver and spleen tis-sues from mice with liver cancer , inhibit immunosuppressive activities of MDSCs and restrain the growth of the tumor in a dose-dependent manner .

Epithelial architecture is formed in tissues and organs when groups of epithelial cells are organized into polarized structures.The epithelial function as well as signaling across the epithelial layer is organized by polarity proteins.Epithelial polarity complexes form and regulate epithelial integrity.Polarity proteins establish and maintain cell polarity,regulate tight junctions and adherens junctions.Polarity proteins act as neoplasms suppressors in mammals and interact with oncogenes,disrupt cell polarity,induce tumorigenesis.Therefore,polarity mechanisms of epithelial cell could therapeutic targets for clinical therapy.