AIM: To assess the clinical and economical validity of glutamine dipeptide supplemented to parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis of all the relevant randomized co...AIM: To assess the clinical and economical validity of glutamine dipeptide supplemented to parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis of all the relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed. The trials compared the standard PN and PN supplemented with glutamine dipeptide in abdominal surgery. RCTs were identified from the following electronic databases: the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and ISI web of knowledge (SCI). The search was undertaken in April 2006. Literature references were checked by computer or hand at the same time. Clinical trials were extracted and evaluated by two reviewers independently. Statistical analysis was performed by RevMan4.2 software from Cochrane Collaboration. A P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Nine RCTs involving 373 patients were included. The combined results showed that glutamine dipeptide has a positive effect in improving postoperative cumulative nitrogen balance (weighted mean difference (WMD = 8.35, 95% CI [2.98, 13.71], P = 0.002), decreasing postoperative infectious morbidity (OR = 0.24, 95% CI [0.06, 0.93], P = 0.04), shortening the length of hospital stay (WMD= -3.55, 95% CI [-5.26, -1.84], P < 0.00001). No serious adverse effects were found. CONCLUSION: Postoperative PN supplemented with glutamine dipeptide is effective and safe to decrease the infectious rate, reduce the length of hospital stay and improve nitrogen balance in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Further high quality trials in children and severe patients are required, and mortality and hospital cost should be considered in future RCTs with sufficient size and rigorous design.展开更多
AIML To investigate the effect and mechanism of action of the nitric oxide synthase （NOS） inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester （L-NAME） on invasion and metastasis of human colorectal cancer cell line SL-174T...AIML To investigate the effect and mechanism of action of the nitric oxide synthase （NOS） inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester （L-NAME） on invasion and metastasis of human colorectal cancer cell line SL-174T. METHODS： Human colorectal cancer cel4 line SL-174T was cultured and treated separately with four different dosages of L-NAME for 72 h, Nitric oxide （NO） production was measured with Griess reagent, The effect of L-NAME on invasion and migration of SL-174T cells were evaluated by using Transwell chambers attached with polycarbonate filters and reconstituted basement membrane （Matrigel）, RT-PCR was performed to determine the mRNA levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 （MMP-2） and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-2 （TIMP-2）,RESULTS： L-NAME could significantly inhibit NO production of SL-174T in a dose-dependent manner. After being treated for 72 h with 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0 mmol/L L- NAME, respectively, the ability of the L-NAME treated SL- 174T cells to invade the reconstituted basement membrane decreased significantly （t = 8.056, P〈0.05; t= 14.467, P〈0.01; t= 27.785, P〈0.01; and t= 29.405, P〈0.01, respectively） and the inhibition rates were 10.29%, 19.62%, 34.08%, and 42.23%, respectively. Moreover, L-NAME could inhibit migration of SL-174T cells, and the inhibition rates were 20.76%, 24.95%, 39.43%, and 46. 85% for L-NAME at 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0 mmol/L, respectively （t = 15.116, P〈0.01）. In addition, after treatment with L-NAME, expression of MMP-2 mRNA was significantly decreased （t = 71.238, P〈0.01） and that of TIMP-2 mRNA was markedly increased （t = -13.020, P〈0.01）. CONCLUSION： L-NAME exerts anti-invasive and anti- metastatic effects on SL-174T cell line via downregulating MNP-2 mRNA expression and upregulating TIMP-2 mRNA expression.展开更多
AIM: To determine if primary murine colonic epithelial cells (CEC) respond to commensal bacteria and discriminate between different types of bacteria. METHODS: A novel CEC: bacteria co-culture system was used to compa...AIM: To determine if primary murine colonic epithelial cells (CEC) respond to commensal bacteria and discriminate between different types of bacteria. METHODS: A novel CEC: bacteria co-culture system was used to compare the ability of the colonic commensal bacteria, Bacteroides ovatus, E coli(SLF) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) to modulate production of different cytokines (n = 15) by primary CEC. Antibody staining and flow cytometry were used to investigate Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression by CEC directly ex vivo and TLR responsiveness was determined by examining the ability of TLR ligands to influence CEC cytokine production. RESULTS: Primary CEC constitutively expressed functional TLR2 and TLR4. Cultured in complete medium alone, CEC secreted IL-6, MCP-1 and IP-10 the levels of which were significantly increased upon addition of the TLR ligands peptidoglycan (PGN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Exposure to the commensal bacteria induced or up-regulated different patterns of cytokine production and secretion.E coli induced production of MIP-1α/β and p defensin3 whereas B. ovatus and L. rhamnosus exclusively induced MCP-1 and MIP-2α expression, respectively. TNFa, RANTES and MEC were induced or up-regulated in response to some but not all of the bacteria whereas ENA78 and IP-10 were up-regulated in response to all bacteria. Evidence of bacterial interference and suppression of cytokine production was obtained from mixed bacterial: CEC co-cultures. Probiotic LGG suppressed E coli- and B. ovatus-induced cytokine mRNA accumulation and protein secretion. CONCLUSION: These observations demonstrate the ability of primary CEC to respond to and discriminate between different strains of commensal bacteria and identify a mechanism by which probiotic bacteria (LGG) may exert anti-inflammatory effects in vivo.展开更多
To our knowledge, stercoral perforation of the colon is rarely seen with fewer than 90 cases reported in the literature till date. We explored the principles of management to prevent impending mortality in five patien...To our knowledge, stercoral perforation of the colon is rarely seen with fewer than 90 cases reported in the literature till date. We explored the principles of management to prevent impending mortality in five patients with this condition. Five patients, two males and three females, whose median age was 64 years, had sustained stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon. Chronic constipation was the common symptom among these patients. Three patients underwent a Hartmann＇s procedure and another two were treated with segmental colectomy with anastomosis and diverting colostomy. There was one surgical mortality and the other patients had an uneventful hospital stay. Timely intervention to prevent and/or treat any associated sepsis along with extensive peritoneal lavage and surgical intervention to remove diseased colonic tissue at the primary stercoral ulceration site coupled with aggressive therapy for peritonitis are key treatment modalities in salvaging patients presenting with stercoral perforation of the colon.展开更多
AIM： To study the immunoregulatory effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3 Von dominant Thl response in rats. METHODS： Sixty adult Lewis rats were randomized into three groups. Rats in group 1 （n=25） were treated with ...AIM： To study the immunoregulatory effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3 Von dominant Thl response in rats. METHODS： Sixty adult Lewis rats were randomized into three groups. Rats in group 1 （n=25） were treated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 first and then challenged with LPS, rats in group 2 （n=25） were treated with vehicle first and then challenged with LPS. Ten animals in groups 1 and 2 were preserved for mortality observation. The remaining animals were injected （i.p） with endotoxin, 24 h after the last administration of 1,25-（OH）2D3 and vehicle. Rats in group 3 （n=10） were treated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 only. Serum IL-12, IFN-y, IL-2 and IL-4 levels were measured and target gene of 1,25-（OH）2D3 on Th cells was studied after 6 h. Gene abundance was verified by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS： No death occurred in rats pretreated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 after LPS injection. Death occurred 9 h after LPS injection in rats pretreated with the vehicle, and the number of deaths was 5 within 24 h, with a mortality rate of 50%. There was no change in the number of deaths within 96 h. Six hours after endotoxin stimulation, serum IL-12 and IFN-y levels decreased significantly in rats pretreated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 as compared with those in rats pretreated with the vehicle. The serum content of these two cytokines was very low in rats not challenged by endotoxin, and there was a significant difference as compared with the previous two groups. CONCLUSION： 1,25-（OH）2D3 attenuates injuryinduced by the lethal dose of 1PS, regulates Thl and Th2 cells at the transcription level, and dominantly responds to cytokine production in rats.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the anticancer effects of Xi Huang Capsule(XH)in vivo,thirty-two Nu/Nu mice inoculated with human breast cancer SKBR-3 cells and twenty-four Nu/Nu mice inoculated with murine breast cancer 4T1...Objective:To investigate the anticancer effects of Xi Huang Capsule(XH)in vivo,thirty-two Nu/Nu mice inoculated with human breast cancer SKBR-3 cells and twenty-four Nu/Nu mice inoculated with murine breast cancer 4T1 cells were randomized into the control group,XH group,5-FU group and combination of XH and 5-FU group in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.Method:The 5-FU group was injected with 5-FU at 30 mg/kg intraperitoneally every third day;XH group received doses of 0.25g/kg of XH by gastric perfusion each day;The control group was injected daily with normal saline(N.S.)intraperitoneally and the combination group was treated with 5-FU and XH on the same schedules as above.All treatments lasted for 15 days in human SKBR-3 breast cancer cells and 11 days in mice breast cancer 4T1 cells.Tumor volume,tumor weight,organ index,and change in body weight of nude mice were measured,respectively.PCNA and vimentin protein expression were examined by immunohistochemical assay.Results:In SKBR-3 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the XH group,5-FU group and the combination group had significantly smaller tumor volumes(966.39±80.23mm3,892.21±150.77mm3,817.93±162.47 mm3,respectively),and lower tumor weights(0.90±0.14g,0.84±0.32,0.86±0.24g,respectively),as compared with the control group(all P<0.05).The combination group had the highest tumor inhibition rate(38.7%).The similar results emerged in 4T1 cell xenograft tumor.Only the combination group had the least body weight increase of SKBR-3 cells xenograft tumor(P<0.05 as compared with the control group).In SKBR-3 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the 5-FU group had a lower Liver index(43.02±5.00mg/g versus 50.95±4.59mg/g)as compared with the control group(P<0.05),whereas the combination group reversed the changes in the 5-FU group with Liver index of 49.69±4.81 mg/g(P<0.05).The combination group had a higher Spleen index(5.95±1.62 versus 4.72±0.66mg/g)as compared with the control group,and had a higher Spleen index as compared with the 5-FU group(4.54±0.79 mg/g,P<0.05).In 4T1 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the 5-FU group and the combination group had a lower Liver index(47.69±6.41,49.87±5.96 versus 58.95±7.33),but Liver index of XH group had no significantly difference as compared with the control group.The Spleen index was the same to that in SKBR-3 cells xenograft tumor.PCNA and vimentin expression of XH group was significantly lower than that of the control group.Conclusion:The treatment of XH was equally effective in the inhibition of tumor growth,and may have potentially additional benefit in improving the general condition and immunity of the mice not only in human breast cancer cell but also in rat mammary carcinoma in vivo.展开更多
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas (RMCs) are very rare and their biological behavior and histogenesis remain speculative. An accurate preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is difficult because no effectiv...Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas (RMCs) are very rare and their biological behavior and histogenesis remain speculative. An accurate preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is difficult because no effective diagnostic measures have been established. We describe a 29-year-old woman with abdominal pain and a palpable mass. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a retroperi-toneal cystic mass which was resected successfully at laparotomy. Histopathological examination of the resected mass confirmed the diagnosis of RMC. There was no evidence of disease 2 years after surgery.展开更多
Colonic lipoma is an uncommon benign non-epithelial tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. It typically occurs in the ascending colon and among old female patients. Most cases are asymptomatic and do not require any spe...Colonic lipoma is an uncommon benign non-epithelial tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. It typically occurs in the ascending colon and among old female patients. Most cases are asymptomatic and do not require any special treatment. However, we encountered a young male patient with a symptomatic lipoma located in the transverse colon that induced a transcolocolonic intussusception. He presented with such symptoms as diarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Colonoscopy revealed a spherical polypoid lesion with partial congestion and ulceration on its surface, and the related biopsy and inflammatory cell infiltration. revealed spindle cell hyperplasia Reduction of the intussusception was not attempted, and transverse hemicolectomy was conducted. Although several novel techniques have been reported for the diagnosis and treatment of colonic lipoma, for our case patient, an exact diagnosis was made postoperatively via histological examina- tion and laparotomy was performed.展开更多
We describe a case of right ilio-psoas abscess caused by stump appendicitis 14 years after open appendectomy.Stump appendicitis is a rare complication of appendectomy. Right ilio-psoas abscess was diagnosed in an immu...We describe a case of right ilio-psoas abscess caused by stump appendicitis 14 years after open appendectomy.Stump appendicitis is a rare complication of appendectomy. Right ilio-psoas abscess was diagnosed in an immunecompetent patient and treated by ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage twice without identifying the cause of the abscess. The patient did not improve until diagnostic laparoscopy was performed revealing a long stump appendicitis to be the origin of infection. It was treated by completion appendectomy. Surgical exploration may be necessary in persistent or recurrent ilio-psoas abscesses. We identified 4 reported cases of post-appendectomy ilio-psoas abscess but without recognizing the cause of the abscess and its relation to appendectomy. This is the first reported case of ilio-psoas abscess that developed as a complication of stump appendicitis.展开更多
Ascites formation in solid tumor patients is associatedwith an increased risk of death[1,2].The lack of patho-physiological insight limited the development of targetedtreatment so far.With advances in immune modulatin...Ascites formation in solid tumor patients is associatedwith an increased risk of death[1,2].The lack of patho-physiological insight limited the development of targetedtreatment so far.With advances in immune modulatingtherapies,the inflammatory component of ascites movedinto focus.Experimental approaches targeting immuno-logic dysregulation have shown only limited success[3,4].Therefore,we investigated inflammatory processes ofascites,taking the presence of tumor cells into account,while focusing on gastrointestinal tract malignancies dueto their underrepresentation in literature.展开更多
文摘AIM: To assess the clinical and economical validity of glutamine dipeptide supplemented to parenteral nutrition (PN) in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. METHODS: A meta-analysis of all the relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was performed. The trials compared the standard PN and PN supplemented with glutamine dipeptide in abdominal surgery. RCTs were identified from the following electronic databases: the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and ISI web of knowledge (SCI). The search was undertaken in April 2006. Literature references were checked by computer or hand at the same time. Clinical trials were extracted and evaluated by two reviewers independently. Statistical analysis was performed by RevMan4.2 software from Cochrane Collaboration. A P value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: Nine RCTs involving 373 patients were included. The combined results showed that glutamine dipeptide has a positive effect in improving postoperative cumulative nitrogen balance (weighted mean difference (WMD = 8.35, 95% CI [2.98, 13.71], P = 0.002), decreasing postoperative infectious morbidity (OR = 0.24, 95% CI [0.06, 0.93], P = 0.04), shortening the length of hospital stay (WMD= -3.55, 95% CI [-5.26, -1.84], P < 0.00001). No serious adverse effects were found. CONCLUSION: Postoperative PN supplemented with glutamine dipeptide is effective and safe to decrease the infectious rate, reduce the length of hospital stay and improve nitrogen balance in patients undergoing abdominal surgery. Further high quality trials in children and severe patients are required, and mortality and hospital cost should be considered in future RCTs with sufficient size and rigorous design.
文摘AIML To investigate the effect and mechanism of action of the nitric oxide synthase （NOS） inhibitor NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester （L-NAME） on invasion and metastasis of human colorectal cancer cell line SL-174T. METHODS： Human colorectal cancer cel4 line SL-174T was cultured and treated separately with four different dosages of L-NAME for 72 h, Nitric oxide （NO） production was measured with Griess reagent, The effect of L-NAME on invasion and migration of SL-174T cells were evaluated by using Transwell chambers attached with polycarbonate filters and reconstituted basement membrane （Matrigel）, RT-PCR was performed to determine the mRNA levels of matrix metalloproteinase-2 （MMP-2） and tissue inhibitor metalloproteinase-2 （TIMP-2）,RESULTS： L-NAME could significantly inhibit NO production of SL-174T in a dose-dependent manner. After being treated for 72 h with 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0 mmol/L L- NAME, respectively, the ability of the L-NAME treated SL- 174T cells to invade the reconstituted basement membrane decreased significantly （t = 8.056, P〈0.05; t= 14.467, P〈0.01; t= 27.785, P〈0.01; and t= 29.405, P〈0.01, respectively） and the inhibition rates were 10.29%, 19.62%, 34.08%, and 42.23%, respectively. Moreover, L-NAME could inhibit migration of SL-174T cells, and the inhibition rates were 20.76%, 24.95%, 39.43%, and 46. 85% for L-NAME at 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.0 mmol/L, respectively （t = 15.116, P〈0.01）. In addition, after treatment with L-NAME, expression of MMP-2 mRNA was significantly decreased （t = 71.238, P〈0.01） and that of TIMP-2 mRNA was markedly increased （t = -13.020, P〈0.01）. CONCLUSION： L-NAME exerts anti-invasive and anti- metastatic effects on SL-174T cell line via downregulating MNP-2 mRNA expression and upregulating TIMP-2 mRNA expression.
基金Supported by the USA Public Health Service grants AI-41562 and POI RR12211 (SRC and PF)the Ann Gloag Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and The Rays of Hope Charitable Trust (JS)
文摘AIM: To determine if primary murine colonic epithelial cells (CEC) respond to commensal bacteria and discriminate between different types of bacteria. METHODS: A novel CEC: bacteria co-culture system was used to compare the ability of the colonic commensal bacteria, Bacteroides ovatus, E coli(SLF) and Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LGG) to modulate production of different cytokines (n = 15) by primary CEC. Antibody staining and flow cytometry were used to investigate Toll-like receptor (TLR) expression by CEC directly ex vivo and TLR responsiveness was determined by examining the ability of TLR ligands to influence CEC cytokine production. RESULTS: Primary CEC constitutively expressed functional TLR2 and TLR4. Cultured in complete medium alone, CEC secreted IL-6, MCP-1 and IP-10 the levels of which were significantly increased upon addition of the TLR ligands peptidoglycan (PGN) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Exposure to the commensal bacteria induced or up-regulated different patterns of cytokine production and secretion.E coli induced production of MIP-1α/β and p defensin3 whereas B. ovatus and L. rhamnosus exclusively induced MCP-1 and MIP-2α expression, respectively. TNFa, RANTES and MEC were induced or up-regulated in response to some but not all of the bacteria whereas ENA78 and IP-10 were up-regulated in response to all bacteria. Evidence of bacterial interference and suppression of cytokine production was obtained from mixed bacterial: CEC co-cultures. Probiotic LGG suppressed E coli- and B. ovatus-induced cytokine mRNA accumulation and protein secretion. CONCLUSION: These observations demonstrate the ability of primary CEC to respond to and discriminate between different strains of commensal bacteria and identify a mechanism by which probiotic bacteria (LGG) may exert anti-inflammatory effects in vivo.
文摘To our knowledge, stercoral perforation of the colon is rarely seen with fewer than 90 cases reported in the literature till date. We explored the principles of management to prevent impending mortality in five patients with this condition. Five patients, two males and three females, whose median age was 64 years, had sustained stercoral perforation of the sigmoid colon. Chronic constipation was the common symptom among these patients. Three patients underwent a Hartmann＇s procedure and another two were treated with segmental colectomy with anastomosis and diverting colostomy. There was one surgical mortality and the other patients had an uneventful hospital stay. Timely intervention to prevent and/or treat any associated sepsis along with extensive peritoneal lavage and surgical intervention to remove diseased colonic tissue at the primary stercoral ulceration site coupled with aggressive therapy for peritonitis are key treatment modalities in salvaging patients presenting with stercoral perforation of the colon.
基金National Basic Research Program of China,2003CB515502
文摘AIM： To study the immunoregulatory effect of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3 Von dominant Thl response in rats. METHODS： Sixty adult Lewis rats were randomized into three groups. Rats in group 1 （n=25） were treated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 first and then challenged with LPS, rats in group 2 （n=25） were treated with vehicle first and then challenged with LPS. Ten animals in groups 1 and 2 were preserved for mortality observation. The remaining animals were injected （i.p） with endotoxin, 24 h after the last administration of 1,25-（OH）2D3 and vehicle. Rats in group 3 （n=10） were treated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 only. Serum IL-12, IFN-y, IL-2 and IL-4 levels were measured and target gene of 1,25-（OH）2D3 on Th cells was studied after 6 h. Gene abundance was verified by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS： No death occurred in rats pretreated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 after LPS injection. Death occurred 9 h after LPS injection in rats pretreated with the vehicle, and the number of deaths was 5 within 24 h, with a mortality rate of 50%. There was no change in the number of deaths within 96 h. Six hours after endotoxin stimulation, serum IL-12 and IFN-y levels decreased significantly in rats pretreated with 1,25-（OH）2D3 as compared with those in rats pretreated with the vehicle. The serum content of these two cytokines was very low in rats not challenged by endotoxin, and there was a significant difference as compared with the previous two groups. CONCLUSION： 1,25-（OH）2D3 attenuates injuryinduced by the lethal dose of 1PS, regulates Thl and Th2 cells at the transcription level, and dominantly responds to cytokine production in rats.
文摘Objective:To investigate the anticancer effects of Xi Huang Capsule(XH)in vivo,thirty-two Nu/Nu mice inoculated with human breast cancer SKBR-3 cells and twenty-four Nu/Nu mice inoculated with murine breast cancer 4T1 cells were randomized into the control group,XH group,5-FU group and combination of XH and 5-FU group in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.Method:The 5-FU group was injected with 5-FU at 30 mg/kg intraperitoneally every third day;XH group received doses of 0.25g/kg of XH by gastric perfusion each day;The control group was injected daily with normal saline(N.S.)intraperitoneally and the combination group was treated with 5-FU and XH on the same schedules as above.All treatments lasted for 15 days in human SKBR-3 breast cancer cells and 11 days in mice breast cancer 4T1 cells.Tumor volume,tumor weight,organ index,and change in body weight of nude mice were measured,respectively.PCNA and vimentin protein expression were examined by immunohistochemical assay.Results:In SKBR-3 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the XH group,5-FU group and the combination group had significantly smaller tumor volumes(966.39±80.23mm3,892.21±150.77mm3,817.93±162.47 mm3,respectively),and lower tumor weights(0.90±0.14g,0.84±0.32,0.86±0.24g,respectively),as compared with the control group(all P<0.05).The combination group had the highest tumor inhibition rate(38.7%).The similar results emerged in 4T1 cell xenograft tumor.Only the combination group had the least body weight increase of SKBR-3 cells xenograft tumor(P<0.05 as compared with the control group).In SKBR-3 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the 5-FU group had a lower Liver index(43.02±5.00mg/g versus 50.95±4.59mg/g)as compared with the control group(P<0.05),whereas the combination group reversed the changes in the 5-FU group with Liver index of 49.69±4.81 mg/g(P<0.05).The combination group had a higher Spleen index(5.95±1.62 versus 4.72±0.66mg/g)as compared with the control group,and had a higher Spleen index as compared with the 5-FU group(4.54±0.79 mg/g,P<0.05).In 4T1 cell xenograft tumor experiments,the 5-FU group and the combination group had a lower Liver index(47.69±6.41,49.87±5.96 versus 58.95±7.33),but Liver index of XH group had no significantly difference as compared with the control group.The Spleen index was the same to that in SKBR-3 cells xenograft tumor.PCNA and vimentin expression of XH group was significantly lower than that of the control group.Conclusion:The treatment of XH was equally effective in the inhibition of tumor growth,and may have potentially additional benefit in improving the general condition and immunity of the mice not only in human breast cancer cell but also in rat mammary carcinoma in vivo.
文摘Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenomas (RMCs) are very rare and their biological behavior and histogenesis remain speculative. An accurate preoperative diagnosis of these tumors is difficult because no effective diagnostic measures have been established. We describe a 29-year-old woman with abdominal pain and a palpable mass. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen revealed a retroperi-toneal cystic mass which was resected successfully at laparotomy. Histopathological examination of the resected mass confirmed the diagnosis of RMC. There was no evidence of disease 2 years after surgery.
基金This work was supported by the National Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 30972879 and81172370）, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education （Grant No. 200801590006）, and the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province （Grant No. 20092129）
文摘Colonic lipoma is an uncommon benign non-epithelial tumor of the gastrointestinal tract. It typically occurs in the ascending colon and among old female patients. Most cases are asymptomatic and do not require any special treatment. However, we encountered a young male patient with a symptomatic lipoma located in the transverse colon that induced a transcolocolonic intussusception. He presented with such symptoms as diarrhea, tenesmus, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Colonoscopy revealed a spherical polypoid lesion with partial congestion and ulceration on its surface, and the related biopsy and inflammatory cell infiltration. revealed spindle cell hyperplasia Reduction of the intussusception was not attempted, and transverse hemicolectomy was conducted. Although several novel techniques have been reported for the diagnosis and treatment of colonic lipoma, for our case patient, an exact diagnosis was made postoperatively via histological examina- tion and laparotomy was performed.
文摘We describe a case of right ilio-psoas abscess caused by stump appendicitis 14 years after open appendectomy.Stump appendicitis is a rare complication of appendectomy. Right ilio-psoas abscess was diagnosed in an immunecompetent patient and treated by ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage twice without identifying the cause of the abscess. The patient did not improve until diagnostic laparoscopy was performed revealing a long stump appendicitis to be the origin of infection. It was treated by completion appendectomy. Surgical exploration may be necessary in persistent or recurrent ilio-psoas abscesses. We identified 4 reported cases of post-appendectomy ilio-psoas abscess but without recognizing the cause of the abscess and its relation to appendectomy. This is the first reported case of ilio-psoas abscess that developed as a complication of stump appendicitis.
文摘Ascites formation in solid tumor patients is associatedwith an increased risk of death[1,2].The lack of patho-physiological insight limited the development of targetedtreatment so far.With advances in immune modulatingtherapies,the inflammatory component of ascites movedinto focus.Experimental approaches targeting immuno-logic dysregulation have shown only limited success[3,4].Therefore,we investigated inflammatory processes ofascites,taking the presence of tumor cells into account,while focusing on gastrointestinal tract malignancies dueto their underrepresentation in literature.
