Substantial evidence supports the relationship between chronic inflammation and cancer development. Numerous studies suggest that chronic inflammatory disease, such as periodontitis, contributes to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma development. Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignant tumor in the oral and maxillofacial regions. Porphyromonas gingivalis, one of the most important pathogens in association with periodontal disease, might have a potential correlation with OSCC. Along with the development of molecular biological techniques, the association between Porphyromonas gingivalis and OSCC has been greatly emphasized in recent years. This review summarizes the association between these variables and the potential mechanisms involved in such relationship.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell ; pathology ; Humans ; Mouth Neoplasms ; pathology ; Periodontal Diseases ; Periodontitis ; Porphyromonas gingivalis ; Research

Humans ; Metabolic Syndrome

Objective To investigate the changes and significance of platelet parameters and leucocyte in the children suffered from mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP).Methods The platelet parameters (PLT),the platelet volume(MPV),the platelet distribution width (PDW),and the white blood cell count(WBC) were detected by automatic blood cell analyzer respectively in 300 children with MPP before and after the treatment by macrolides antibiotics for a week as well as in 40 normal children.The comparison was made among them.Results There were 156 cases that suffered from thrombocytosis (PLT ＞ 300 × 109/L) in MPP group,the incidence rate was 52.0％(156/300).While there was 1 case with thrombocytopenia,the incidence rate was 0.3％ (1/300).The WBC,MPV and PDW in MPP group before and after one-week treatment were higher than the control group.And the PLT was higher than the initial stage of hospitalization and the control group.The differences had statistical significance.Conclusion The incidence rate of thrombocytosis was high in the children suffered from MPP.The dynamic observation of platelet parameters and WBC in children with MPP could be used as the elementary basis of judging MP infection.

Objective To study the effect of IFN-αcombined with ATRA in liver cancer therapy in perioperative phase of inter-vention .Methods An animal model of liver cancer CBRH7919 was established by implanting 28 Wistar rats with tumor tissue .The hepatic artery was tied off in one month after formation of tumor .All the rats were randomly divided into the experimental group (14 cases) and the control group(14 cases) .The control group accepted peritoneal injection with normal saline while the experimen-tal group accepted IFN-αcombined with ATRA .10 days later ,all the rats were sacrificed .And the level of expression of VEGF ,bF-GF ,mirovessel density ,and apoptotic index of tumor cells were measured .Results Serum VEGF level ,MVD and apoptotic index of tumor cells of the experimental group were statistically lower than that of the control group [(91 .8 ± 12 .7) pg/mL ,(115 .7 ± 11 .8)/HP ,(12 .29 ± 4 .53)% vs .(67 .4 ± 18 .3)pg/mL ,(65 .3 ± 7 .2)/HP ,(3 .81 ± 1 .52)% ,t=4 .099、13 .642、6 .640 ,P<0 .05)] , results of RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry detection both showed that the levels of expression of VEGF and bFGF of the exper-imental group was lower than that of the control group .Conclusion IFN-αcombined with ATRA in liver cancer therapy in periop-erative phase of intervention could suppress the generation of neoplastic vascular and improve the effect of the intervention .So it is worth promoting .

Objective To study the effects of combined telmisartan and ramiprll on heart function and renin - angiotensin - aldoste-tone system and ventricle remodeling and brain natriuretie peptide in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods 100 patientswith chronic heart failure were randomly divided into three groups: telmisartan group (A group, treated with telmisartan 80mg once daily, n =33), ramipril group (B group treated with ramipril 5mg once daily, n =33) and telmisartan plus ramipril group (treated with telmis-artan 40mg plus ramipril 2.5mg once daily, n = 34). Left ventricular end - diastolic dimensions (LVEDD) and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) were assessed, and plasma renin activity (Ren) , angiotensinIl (Angll), aldosterone (Aid) and brain natriuretic pep-tide (BNP) were measured before and after therphy. Results After 6 months of treatment, LVEDD and LVEF were improved in all groups(P < 0.01). All changs were significant in C group than those in A group or B group(P < 0.01). The concentration of Ren were in-creased in all groups(P <0.01). The concentration of Angll was increased in A group and decreased in B group(P <0.01)while there was no difference at pre or post treatment in C group (P > 0.01). The concentration of Ald and BNP was decreased in all groups (P < 0.01). Ald and BNP were decreased more significantly in C group than those in A group or B group. Conclusion Combination of low dose of telmisartan and ramipril therapy has more benificial clinical features than telmisartan or ramipril alone in patients with CHF.

Objective:To observe the clinical effects and adverse reactions of meropenem in the treatment of severe lung infection. Methods:Totally 62 severe bacterial lung infection patients were randomly divided into two groups randomly. The patients in the con-trol group (31 cases ) were treated with cefoperazone / sulbactam 2-8 g in 100 ml 0. 9% sodium chloride injections,ivd,q12h, and the treatment group (31 cases ) was treated with meropenem 1 g in 100 ml 0. 9% sodium chloride injections,ivd,q8h. The treatment course was 14 days. The bacterial clearance rate, dual infection rate, clinical efficacy and adverse drug reactions of the two groups were observed and compared. Results:The bacterial clearance rate in the control group was 85. 2% and that in the treatment group was 92. 85% (P>0. 05). The incidence rate of dual infection in the treatment group (3. 6%) was significant lower than that in the control group (P<0. 05). The total effective rate in the treatment group (96. 77%) was significant higher than that in the control group ( P<0. 05). The adverse reactions of the two groups had no significant difference (P>0. 05). Conclusion:Meropenem is ef-fective in the treatment of severe bacterial lung infection. It can clear bacteria and reduce dual infection effectively, which shows better efficacy than cefoperazone / sulbactam.

Objective To assess the clinical significance of the expression of p53, p21 protein in breast cancer (BC). Method The expression levels of p53, p21 proteins were examined by immunohistochemical (IHC) SP techniques in 69 BC specimen and 20 paracancinoma breast tissue. Result p53 and p21 proteins were failed to be observed in the paracancer tissue. p53 protein was found in 47.8% of BC, while p21 protein in 43.5% of BC. Along with the declined of BC cell differentiation degree, p53 expression increased significantly and p21 expression declined obviously. Expression of p21 was lower in patients with lymph node metastasis than that in patients without lymph node metastasis (P

Adipose tissue is the largest pool of free cholesterol in the body and performs "buffer" function for circulating cholesterol metabolism. Cholesterol metabolism in adipocytes is closely associated with triglyceride storage. Cholesterol might serve as an intracellular signal moleculer of the adipocyte energy store and mediate some metabolic dysfunctions of enlarged adipocytes.

Mechanisms of UV-B-induced apoptotic regulation in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae were studied. The results showed that UV-B irradiation indeed inhibited the growth of yeast cells as well as induced extensive apoptosis during 96 h experiment period. However, survival of 96 h irradiated cells remained 10% while most control cells finally dead after re-growth under UV-B irradiation for 12 d. And by exposed to 0.01 mol/L or 0.1 mol/L H2O2 for 30 min, survival rate of 24 h irradiated cells were 3.0-fold or 3.2-fold than control, respectively. By to heat shock for 30 min or 60 min, survival rate of 24 h irradiated cells were 3.5-fold or 9.0-fold than control, respectively.

Objective To investigate awareness of knowledge about iron deficiency anemia (IDA)in patients with it.Methods Patients diagnosed as IDA at their initial visits to Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Medical School were randomly selected for the study during January 2008 to January 2009 with self-designed questionnaire to investigate their awareness of knowledge about IDA.Results Among 199 patients with IDA investigated, their awareness was lower in general, five percent about its etiologies, 34.2 percent about its clinical manifestations, 18.1 percent about its hazard to health, and two percent about food abundant of iron.For preventive measures of IDA, 50.7 percent (101/199) of them knew that daily diet should be diversified and 43.7 percent (87/199) knew that meals should be prepared with ferric cooking pot.Awareness of knowledge about other preventive measures of IDA was lower in them.No significant difference in awareness of IDA-related knowledge between them at varied ages was found, except for knowledge about etiology and hazard of IDA.Awareness of etiology of IDA differed between them at varied ages (P ＜0.05), and about 75.3 percent (64/85)of patients with IDA aged 30 -45 years were caused by chronic blood loss.There was no significant difference in awareness of IDA-related knowledge between patients with IDA caused by varied etiologies (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions In general, awareness of IDA-related knowledge was lower in patients with IDA.It is necessary to strengthen its popularization, with varied focuses in preventive measures for IDA patients with different etiologies.