Objective To investigate the effects of different extracorporeal membrane oxygenation(ECMO)bypass modes on the prognosis of patients with combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema(CPFE)during lung transplantation.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 44 CPFE patients who underwent lung transplantation,and they were divided into the venous-venous ECMO(VV-ECMO)group(30 cases)and the venous-arterial ECMO(VA-ECMO)group(14 cases).The preoperative,intraoperative,postoperative and follow-up related indicators of two groups were compared.Results Compared with the VV-ECMO group,the patients in the VA-ECMO group were younger,had higher pulmonary artery pressure before surgery,fewer posterolateral incision types,longer operation times,and higher incidence of postoperative bronchopleural fistula(all P<0.05).The pulmonary artery pressure decreased after surgery in both groups,with a greater decrease in the VA-ECMO group(P<0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in postoperative survival rates between the two groups(P>0.05).Conclusions Both VA-ECMO and VV-ECMO are safe and effective in lung transplant patients with CPFE.The bypass mode has no significant impact on the short and medium-term prognosis of the patients.VA-ECMO is more suitable for patients with higher preoperative pulmonary artery pressure.

Objective To explore the feasibility and safety of robot-assisted partial right nephrectomy using a combined retroperitoneal and transperitoneal approach in the treatment of horseshoe kidney with renal tumor.Methods Clinical and follow-up data of a patient with horseshoe kidney with renal tumor were retrospectively analyzed.Before operation,the diagnosis was confirmed with renal CT scanning and enhancement with angiography to show the blood supply.After that,the patient underwent robot-assisted partial right nephrectomy for horseshoe kidney by robot-assisted partial right nephrectomy using a combined retroperitoneal and transperitoneal approach.After operation,the patient was followed up.Results The operation went smooth with an operation time of 270 min.The intraoperative warm ischemia time was 30 min,intraoperative bleeding was approximately 300 mL,and no intraoperative or postoperative complications occurred.After 2 months of follow-up,the patient recovered well,and no chest and abdominal lymph node enlargement and lung metastasis were observed.Conclusion Robot-assisted partial nephrectomy of horseshoe kidney using a combined retroperitoneal and transperitoneal approach is a safe and feasible minimally invasive treatment option.

Objective To investigate the inhibitory effect and mechanism of lentinan on colitis-associated colorectal cancer (CAC) induced by azomethane (AOM)/dextran sulfate sodium salt (DSS) through the IL-6/ STAT3 pathway. Methods C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a control group, a model group, a low-dose group (0.865 mg/kg lentinan), a medium-dose group (1.73 mg/kg lentinan), and a high-dose group (3.46 mg/kg lentinan). Except the control group, CAC was induced by AOM/DSS in the other groups, and corresponding drugs were injected intraperitoneally during the modeling process. Body mass, disease activity index (DAI) score, colon length, and tumor number were compared among all groups. Hematoxylin–eosin staining was used to observe the pathological morphology of colon. ELISA was utilized to detect the IL-6, IL-1β, and IL-18 contents in serum. Western blot analysis was conducted to detect the expression levels of IL-6, p-STAT3, and c-Myc in colon tissues. Results The tumor number, DAI score, serum IL-6, IL-1β, and IL-18 contents and the expression levels of IL-6, p-STAT3, and c-Myc in the colon tissue of the model group were higher than those of the control group, while the body mass and colon length were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). The pathological morphology of colon tissues showed adenocarcinoma formation. After different doses of lentinan intervention, the tumor number, DAI score, serum IL-6, IL-1β, and IL-18 contents and the expression levels of IL-6, p-STAT3, and c-Myc in colon tissues were all lower than those in the model group, while body mass and colon length were higher than those in the model group (P<0.05). The pathological morphology of colon tissues showed adenomas of different grades but no adenocarcinoma was found. Conclusion Lentinan inhibits CAC formation, and its anticancer effect is related to the inhibition of the IL-6/STAT3 pathway.

Over-expression of glutathione S-transferase(GST)can promote Cisplatin resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)treatment.Hence,inhibiting GST is an attractive strategy to improve Cisplatin sensi-tivity in HCC therapy.Although several synthesized GST inhibitors have been developed,the side effects and narrow spectrum for anticancer seriously limit their clinical application.Considering the abundance of natural compounds with anticancer activity,this study developed a rapid fluorescence technique to screen"green"natural GST inhibitors with high specificity.The fluorescence assay demonstrated that schisanlactone B(hereafter abbreviated as C1)isolated from Xue tong significantly down-regulated GST levels in Cisplatin-resistant HCC cells in vitro and in vivo.Importantly,C1 can selectively kill HCC cells from normal liver cells,effectively improving the therapeutic effect of Cisplatin on HCC mice by down-regulating GST expression.Considering the high GST levels in HCC patients,this compound demon-strated the high potential for sensitizing HCC therapy in clinical practice by down-regulating GST levels.

Due to the non-targeted release and low solubility of anti-gastric cancer agent,apatinib(Apa),a first-line drug with long-term usage in a high dosage often induces multi-drug resistance and causes serious side effects.In order to avoid these drawbacks,lipid-film-coated Prussian blue nanoparticles(PB NPs)with hyaluronan(HA)modification was used for Apa loading to improve its solubility and targeting ability.Furthermore,anti-tumor compound of gamabufotalin(CS-6)was selected as a partner of Apa with reducing dosage for combinational gastric therapy.Thus,HA-Apa-Lip@PB-CS-6 NPs were constructed to synchro-nously transport the two drugs into tumor tissue.In vitro assay indicated that HA-Apa-Lip@PB-CS-6 NPs can synergistically inhibit proliferation and invasion/metastasis of BGC-823 cells via downregulating vascular endothelial growth factor receptor(VEGFR)and matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9).In vivo assay demonstrated strongest anti-tumor growth and liver metastasis of HA-Apa-Lip@PB-CS-6 NPs adminis-tration in BGC-823 cells-bearing mice compared with other groups due to the excellent penetration in tumor tissues and outstanding synergistic effects.In summary,we have successfully developed a new nanocomplexes for synchronous Apa/CS-6 delivery and synergistic gastric cancer(GC)therapy.

Objective:To establish a three-dimensional quantitative structure-activity relationship (3D-QSAR) model for thiazide 11β-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase ( HSD) inhibitors in order to perform structure modification and find thiazide 11β-HSD inhibitors with more activity. Methods: The 3D-QSAR model of thiazine derivatives was constructed by the method of comparative molecular force field analysis, and the model was validated by using a molecular docking method. Results:An accurate 3D-QSAR model of 11β-HSD inhibitors was obtained (CoMFA:q2 =0. 346, r2 =0. 850, where q2 was the cross-validation coefficient and r2 was the non-cross validation coefficient) . Conclusion:The results provide important theoretical basis for the rational design of novel thiazide 11β-HSD inhibitors.

Objective To systematically review the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting stent(DES) versus coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG) in the treatment of left anterior descending coronary artery(CAD) stenosis.Methods Literature about the efficacy and safety of DES versus CABG for LAD stenosis was retrieved from digital databases of MEDLINE, EMbase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library by November 2016.Data extraction and quality assessment of included studies were conducted by two independent reviewers.RevMan 5.3 software was used to perform meta-analysis.Results Ten studies involving 9771 patients were finally included.The results of meta-analysis showed that there was no significant difference in mortality [RR=0.88,95%CI(0.70,1.11),P=0.28],major adverse cardiovascular events[MACE,RR=1.04,95%CI(0.88,1.24),P=0.63] or myocardial infarction [MI,RR=0.92,95%CI(0.56,1.53),P=0.75], but PCI-DES significantly increased the risk of TVR [OR=2.43,95%CI(1.61,3.69),P<0.0001].Conclusion For LAD stenosis, PCI-DES strategy causes as high a rate of mortality, MACE and MI as CABG or DES, but PCI-DES can significantly increase the risk of TVR, so we should be cautious clinically.

Objective To investigate the correlation of uric acid(UA) level and the circadian rhythm of blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Methods Among the individuals who presented to the cardiology clinic, 70 patients who had hypertension and were diagnozed with non- dipper hypertension (non-dipper hypertension group) by 24 h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM), 70 patients with dipper hypertension patients (dipper hypertension group), and 52 normotensive individuals (control group) were enrolled in this study. Peripheral venous blood samples were collected from all the patients in order to evaluate the hematological and biochemical parameters. All the assessed parameters were compared among three groups. Results The level of UA in non-dipper hypertension group was the highest, in dipper hypertension group was higher and in contrl group was the lowerst:(393.57 ± 53.52), (280.57 ± 41.64), (267.66 ± 59.38) μmol/L, and there were significant differences (P<0.01). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that the level of UA was an independent risk factor for non-dipper circadian rhythm of blood pressure (P = 0.003, OR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.34- 3.89). Conclusions The higher level of UA may be a risk factor for non-dipper circadian rhythm of blood pressure in hypertension patients.

Hospital entrustment will incur cultural conflicts,which calls for cultural integration as the best means to ease such frictions and conflicts between two hospitals of cultural difference.Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University (Hubei general hospital)directly hosted Hanchuan people's hospital,and implemented the president responsibility system under the leadership of the management committee.By means of cultural integration to reshape Hanchuan hospital culture,Hubei general hospital has rebuilt the latter's culture.Such reshaping features the following:development as the core,scientific management as the breakthrough,employees as the center,technology upgrade as the basis,and patients service as the direction.Cultural integration has furthered development of the hospital entrusted,and turned frictions and conflicts into infiltration and integration.As a result,Hanchuan hospital is upgraded in general in terms of management and service quality.

Objective To analyze the perioperative conditions and long-term survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after thoracoscopic lobectomy. Methods 119 patients with NSCLC underwent thoracoscopic lobectomy from January 2006 to December 2012 were enrolled in the study, then collecting and analyzing their perioperative indicators, pathological results and follow-up data. Results 9 patients converted to thoracotomy with a conversion rate of 7.0 %. The median operation time, the median intraoperative blood loss and off-bed activity time were 170 min (65~440 min), 90 ml (15~3 000 ml) and (32.9 ± 16.3) h after operation respectively. The time and amount of postoperative drainage, the length of hospital stay were (6.7 ± 3.2) d, (1 690.0 ± 410.5) ml, (9.2 ± 4.0) d respectively. The incidence of perioperative mortality and postoperative complications were 0.8 %, 13.4 % respectively. For postoperative pathological type, 96 cases of adenocarcinoma, 19 cases of squamous carcinoma, 2 cases of adenosquamous carcinoma and 2 cases of large cell carcinoma. For discharge patients, the median follow-up time was 34.5 months (0 ~ 102 months). The incidence of local recurrence and distant metastasis in observation group were 5.0 % and 17.6 % respectively. 1-year overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS) were 85.3 % and 79.5 %, 3-year OS and DFS were 69.8 % and 64.8 %, 5-year OS and DFS were 60.8 %and 58.6 % respectively. There was no significant difference in 1-year, 3-year and 5-year OS and DFS between adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma (P > 0.05) while there were significant difference in local recurrence and distant metastasis among different stages (P < 0.05). In addition to slightly low OS, DFS of Ⅲ a , Ⅲ b and Ⅳ DFS and OS, the overall living conditions among all stage were similar. Conclusions The long-term survival condition of thoracoscopic lobectomy for NSCLC is ideal, and it’s a safe and effective operation, worthy of clinical promoting.