Objective To explore the in vivo killing effects of nanosecond pulsed electric fields on mouse breast cancer in tumor bearing BALB/c mice. Methods Twenty four BALB/c mice models with subcutaneous EMT-6 breast cancer were prepared and divided into experimental group and control group (n=12). In experimental group, the mice were treated by the pulsed electric fields with peak voltage of 700 V/cm, rise times of 57 ns, durations of 70μs and duty ratio of 50%on the tumor tissue with two parallel electrodes under anaesthesia. One hundred pulses were given and the energy was just 9.75 J with effective action period of 7 ms. Tumor volume, animal weight and histopathologic changes after 1, 3, 5 and 7 d were observed after irreversible electroporation. Results The tumor volume in experimental group increased more slowly than that in control group, especially at the 1-3 d after treatment with a standstill. Histopathological examination results showed that the tumor tissue had obvious coagulation necrosis and tissue edema after electrical stimulation treatment, and mass vacuole like structure appeared in tumor tissue from the third day after treatment and vascular injury occurred at the early stage. Conclusions In the given field conditions, steep pulsed electric field has inhibitory effect on tumor growth. In order to achieve more ideal tumor therapy effect, further studies on steep pulse dose are needed.

Objective To explore the killing effect of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma on tumor cells and to analyze the DBD-induced apoptosis mechanism.Methods Thiazolyl blue tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay method was used to detect the killing effect of low temperature plasma on the cytotoxicity of normal spleen leukocytes and acute promyelocytic leukemia cells (LT-12) at different doses.The changes of reactive oxygen species (ROS) level were measured after plasma treatment.The cell apoptosis rate was detected by Annexin V/PI double staining at different doses.The expression of apoptosis-related genes and proteins was detected by qRT-PCR and Western Blot.Results MTT results showed that the killing effect of plasma treatment was dose-dependent and time-dependent.The cell survival rate after 8 hours of treatment decreased from 98％ to 63％ with the dose increasing from 30 s to 240 s.The survival rate decreased from 78％ (2 h) to 39％ (24 h) after the treatment with a same dose (e.g.240 s).Annexin V/PI double staining results demonstrated that the plasma effect can induce apoptosis,and the apoptosis rate was not only positively correlated with the plasma dose,but also with the post-plasma time.The longer the post-plasma time,the higher was the apoptosis rate.The apoptotic rate of the 60 s dose treatment after 12 h was 48％ that increased to 55.3％ with the dose of 120 s.The production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) detected by flow cytometry also showed a time correlation of the plasma treatment.After the plasma treatment,the ROS level immediately increased to 1.24 times,and sharply increased to 5.39 times after 20 h post-plasma.The experimental results of qRT-PCR and Western blot showed that the expression of the genes and proteins of Caspase family and Bcl-2 family was very active at 8 to 12 h post-plasma treatment.Conclusions Low-temperature plasma can effectively kill tumor cells,and apoptosis is the main mechanism of death.The molecular mechanism of apoptosis of tumor cells induced by low temperature plasma was preliminary confirmed.

Objective: To explore influence of sleep deprivation (SDP) on serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β) level in rats with coronary atherosclerosis (CAS). Methods: A total of 96 healthy SD rats were randomly and equally divided into normal control group, CAS group, SDP group and SDP + CAS group according to number table; rats in CAS group and SDP + CAS group were fed with high cholesterol diet to establish CAS animal model; SDP group and SDP + CAS group received SDP through small platform with water environment. Radioimmunoassay was used to measure serum concentration of IL-1β; and serum concentrations of total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and low density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) were measured respectively; above indexes were compared among four groups. Results: (1) Compared with serum IL-1β level of normal control group, there were significant increase in SDP group, CAS group and SDP + CAS group[(13.33±3.20) ng/L vs. (14.40±4.41) ng/L vs. (22.21±5.94) ng/L vs. (30.17±7.45) ng/L] (P<0.05～<0.01); (2) Levels of TC, TG and LDL-C in CAS group and SDP + CAS group were significantly higher, level of HDL were significantly less than those of normal control group and SDP group (P<0.05～<0.01), levels of above indexes in SDP + CAS group were significantly higher or less than those of CAS group (P<0.05 all). Conclusion: Sleep deprivation can significantly heighten serum interleukin-1β level and total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, decrease HDL level in rats with coronary atherosclerosis or sleep deprivation.

Objective To access the expression of germ P16 in cervical cancer patients , find out the connection between with the expression in germ of P16 and the prognosis of cervical cancer , and discuss whether P16 can role as an indicator to predict the prognosis. Methods The pathological sections of all 74 cases were tested for the presence of P16 germ , using an immunohistochemistry technique. And the results were analyzed to investigate the value of P16 on the prediction of prognosis of cervical cancer. Results Of all 74 cervical cancer cases, there are 63 cases show positive expression of P16, with the positive expression rate of 85% (63/74). The positive expression of gene P16 is associated with the prognosis of cervical cancer (P = 0.041). The cumulative survival rate for two years of the positive expression set is 85.2%, and the negative set 100%, which is statistically significant (P = 0.043). Positiveexpression of P16 is closely related (P < 0.05) with clinical stages LVSI and interstitial infiltrates, but is irrelevant (P > 0.05) with TNM and histological differentiation. Conclusions We suggest that the expression of germ P16 is closely connected prognosis in cervical cancer , and it might be used as one of indicator to predict the prognosis of cervical cancer.

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a clinically rare non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which is characterized by malignant "hallmark cells" and strong expression of CD30 in membrane and golgi patterns in almost all cases. The most frequent chromosomal translocation is t (2;5)(p23;q35). ALCL in children is nearly universally anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) positive and commonly present with advanced systemic disease. Many different treatment strategies have been utilized with similar event free survival rates of 65%~75%. High-risk and recurrent/refractory ALCL can be treated by vinblastine weekly or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Novel therapies such as CD30 targeted treatment and ALK inhibitors may soon radically change the treatment paradigm for this disease. This review will provide an overview of the biological characteristics, clinical features, treatment and prognostic factors for children with ALCL.

Objective: To investigate the correlation between campus bullying and suicidal tendency symptoms comorbidity with addictive behavior among middle and high school students in Hainan Province, so as to provide a theoretical basis for health education and behavioral intervention in schools. Methods: In July 2023, an anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among 6 654 middle and high school students in Hainan Province, selected by probability proportional sampling and stratified cluster random sampling method. Campus bullying, suicidal tendency and addictive behavior were determined according to the relevant items in the questionnaire on health related behaviors of Chinese students health status and influencing factors questionnaire, and self designed questionnaire. The co occurrence of campus bullying and suicidal tendency among students was analyzed. The binary Logistic regression method was used to analyze the correlation between the co occurrence of campus bullying and suicidal tendency and the addictive behavior of middle school students. Results: The report rate of campus bullying among middle and high school students in Hainan Province was 28.48%, the suicidal tendency was 15.25%, and the co occurrence of campus bullying and suicidal tendency was 8.00%. The results of Logistic regression analysis showed that middle school students and left behind students were prone to campus bullying and suicide tendency ( OR =1.55, 1.52, P <0.05), while Internet addiction, gambling and current smoking showed significant positive correlation with comorbidity of campus bullying and suicide tendency ( OR =3.14, 2.18, 2.07, P < 0.05 ). Conclusions Middle and high school students with addictive behavior have a higher possibility of comorbidity of campus bullying and suicidal tendency. The comprehensive intervention of addictive behavior can reduce the incidence of co occurrence of campus bullying and suicidal tendency, so as to improve health and wellbeing of middle school students.

Objective To discuss the strategies and efficacies of surgical treatment in medulla oblongata cavernous malformations.Methods The clinical and follow-up data of 9 patients with medulla oblongata cavernous malformations,admitted to our hospital from October 201 1 to February 2015,were retrospectively analyzed.Five patients underwent surgical treatment:posterior midline transcerebellomedullary fissure approach was used in 4,far-lateral transcondylar approach in one,and all cavernous malformations were excised completely.Conservative treatment and regular observation were done in 4 patients.Follow-up was performed for 10-40 months.Results Symptoms improved after surgery in 4 patients;postoperative hemiplegia appeared in one,and at the end of follow-up,the muscle strength of hemiplegic limbs recovered to level Ⅳ.Minor re-hemorrhage was noted in one of the 4 patients with conservative treatment at the end of the follow-up,and no changes were noted in the rest patients.Karnofsky Performance Scale scores were 82.2 ±6.7,which were significantly increased as compared with those before treatment (73.3±11.2,P＜0.05).Conclusion After strict preoperative evaluation,surgical treatment is a feasible way,enjoying good prognosis in medulla oblongata cavernous malformations;but,patients with deep site,small malformations or no obvious bleeding symptoms should not be operated.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of soluble Axl (sAxl) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in comparison with serum α-fetoprotein (AFP). Materials and Methods: Eighty HCC patients, 80 liver cirrhosis patients (LC), 80 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and 80 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled. sAxl levels were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, serum AFP levelswere measured by an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate diagnostic performances. Results: The results show that levels of sAxl were high expression in patients with HCC (p < 0.05), varied with disease state as follows: HCC > LC > HC > HBV. Logistic regression and ROC curve analysis identified the optimal cut-off for sAxl in differentiating all HCC and non-HCC patients was 1,202 pg/mL (area under the receiver operating characteristic [AUC], 0.888; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.852 to 0.924) with sensitivity 95.0%, specificity 73.3%. Furthermore, differential diagnosis of early HCC with non-HCC patients for sAxl showed the optimal cut-off was 1,202 pg/mL (AUC, 0.881; 95% CI, 0.831 to 0.931; sensitivity, 94.1%; specificity, 73.3%). Among AFP-negative HCC patients with non-HCC patients, the cut-off was 1,301 pg/mL (AUC, 0.898; 95% CI, 0.854 to 0.942) with a sensitivity of 84.6%, a specificity of 76.3%. The optimal cut-off for sAxl in differentiating all HCC and chronic liver disease patients was 1,243 pg/mL (AUC, 0.840; 95% CI, 0.791 to 0.888) with sensitivity 93.8%, specificity 61.9%. The combination of AFP and sAxl increased diagnostic value for HCC. Conclusion sAxl outperforms AFP in detecting HCC, especially in early HCC and in AFP-negative HCC. Combination sAxl with AFP improved the specificity for early HCC diagnosis. In summary, sAxl is a candidate serum marker for diagnosing HCC.

Objective To summarize the clinical characteristics of and the treatment efficacy of intracranial infections after ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures.Methods Among the hydrocephalus patients who were treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt from January 2013 to January 2016,there were seven cases that had an intracranial infection,but the patients and their families refused to remove shunt devices.Before the cerebrospinal fluid bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test results were available for the intracranial infection patients,their cerebrospinal fluid was drained through continuous lumbar drainage.After the bacterial culture and drug sensitivity test results had come out,they were treated with the intrathecal injection of sensitive antibiotics when necessary.Results Three patients were cured after lumbar drainage and intrathecal injection of antibiotics,showed by the follow-up six months later.One patient exhibited clinical symptoms of infection in a follow-up recheck two months later after removal of the lumbar shunt.Two patients implanted shunt devices again after the removal of the shunt devices during hospitalization.One patient died.Conclusion The lumbar drainage is an effective measure with clinical values for infections caused by not removing shunts after ventriculoperitoneal shunt procedures.