Antibodies, Antiphospholipid ; blood ; immunology ; Antiphospholipid Syndrome ; diagnosis ; etiology ; immunology ; Child, Preschool ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Humans ; Male ; Partial Thromboplastin Time

Funnel Chest ; complications ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Kidney ; abnormalities ; Male ; Prune Belly Syndrome ; complications ; Situs Inversus ; complications ; Spleen ; abnormalities

Adult ; Endocarditis ; complications ; Endocarditis, Bacterial ; complications ; Heart Defects, Congenital ; complications ; Humans ; Male ; Pulmonary Valve ; microbiology

Adolescent ; Biopsy ; Female ; Hepatocytes ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; Humans ; Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic ; pathology ; Sibling Relations ; Ultrasonography

Objective To explore the association between clinical pathological characteristics and the expressions of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and protein kinase B (AKT) in gastric carcinomas.Methods The expressions of EGFR and AKT were measured with immunohistochemical method in the cancer tissues and cancer-adjacent normal tissues from 153 cases of patients with gastric cancer.The association between clinical pathological characteristics and their expressions were analyzed.Results The expressions of AKT and EGFR in gastric cancer tissues had no relationship with gender,age,pathological type,and the degree of differentiation (P ＞ 0.05).A positive correlation was existed between the EGFR and TNM stages (x2 =5.43,P ＜0.05).The AKT was positively related to the size,T stage,and TNM stage of the tumor,respectively (x2 =4.73,4.95,5.32,P ＜0.05 orP ＜0.01).The levels of AKT (x2=4.83,4.75,P ＜0.05) and EGFR(x2 =4.67,4.58,P ＜0.05) in the gastric cancer tissues with lymph node and/or distant metastasis were significantly higher than the gastric cancer tissues without metastasis,respectively.Conclusions The over-expressions of AKT and EGFR would benefit the diagnosis and stages of a gastric cancer and the determination of its metastasis.

Animals ; Cholesterol ; blood ; Hyperlipidemias ; blood ; drug therapy ; Leptin ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains

Objective To evaluate clinical effect and safety of direct hemoperfusion with neutral resin (NS-DHP) on patients with septic shock caused by Gram-negative bacteria infection.Methods A total of 42 patients were enrolled in the study and randomly ( random number) divided into two groups.Patients of control group ( n =24) received sepsis bundle therapy,and patients of group D ( n =18 ) were treated with NS-DHP in addition to sepsis bundle therapy.HA330 hemoperfusion device were used in each patient of group D.The procedure of hemoparfusion lasted 2.5 hours and carried out trice a 24 hours.Clinical data including APCHE Ⅱ score,PO2/FiO2 (OI),mean arterial pressure (MAP),dopamine usage (DA),plasma level of endotoxin (ET),C-reactive protein (CRP),TNF-α,IL-6 and IL-10 were recorded during the treatment.Results Patients well tolerated NS-DHP without any complication in group D.All patients in both two groups did not receive long-term renal replacement therapy.At 24 h,48 h and 72 h after the initiation of treatment,APACHE Ⅱ score,O1,MAP,DA,ET,CRP,TNF-α and IL-6 improved obviously both groups (P ＜0.05),but there was no significant ditterence in serum levels of IL-10 in both groups.In the group D,APCHE Ⅱ score,OI,MAP,DA,CRP,TNF-α and IL-6 were improved more obviously than those in the group C (P ＜0.05) ).There was no significant difference in plasma levels of ET in both groups during the treatment.Conclusions NS-DHP can improve APACHE Ⅱ score,PO2/FiO2 and MAP in patients with septic shock caused by gram-negative bacteria infection and reduce the levels of CRP,TNF-α and IL-6,but has no effect on the levels of ET and IL-10 as well as on 28-day mortality and ICU stay.

Humans ; Aortic Dissection/surgery* ; Aortic Rupture/surgery* ; Death ; Treatment Outcome

Objective To investigate the proliferation and identification of dendritic cells(DC)de- rived from peripheral blood of patients with bladder cancer in vitro.Methods The mononuclear cells were prepared from peripheral blood of patients with bladder cancer by Ficoll-Hypaque centrifugation method,and were induced by the recombinant cytokines hGM-CSF(50 ng/ml),hlL-4(10 ng/ml)and hTNF-?(50 ng/ ml)for 2 weeks.The growth and morphology of DC were observed through the phase contrast or electron mi- croscope,and their pheuotypes were determined by flow cytometry.The capacity of DC to activate T cell-de- pendent anti-tumor immune responses was tested by MTT method.Results The DC cultured in vitro turned into suspensive growth from adhesive situation on the 6th day,then the number of DC increased con- tinuously and the cells showed the irregular morphologic appearance of DC with veiled edges on the 8th day. Flow cytometry showed that the mature DC expressed high levels of specific markers such as CD_(1a),CD_(83), CD_(86)and HLA-DR.T cells activated by DC showed strong cytotoxicity to bladder cancer cell line BIU87 with a killing rate of(48.8?3.7)%,while the killing rate of T cells which were not activated by DC was(25.7?1.5)%;the difference of the rate between them was significant(P＜0.01). Conclusions The DC can be cultured from peripheral blood of patients with bladder cancer by induction of rhGM-CSF,rhIL-4 and hT- NF-?in vitro.This may lay an experimental foundation for further research on DC vaccine.