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Objective:To study the clinical efficacy of acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36)combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) enema in the treatment of gastroparesis syndrome after gastrointestinal tumor operation.Methods:A total of 96 patients with gastroparesis syndrome after gastrointestinal tumor surgery in our hospital from June 2016 to May 2021, who met the inclusion criteria, were randomly divided into three groups by random drawing, with 32 in each group. The control group took mosapride citrate tablets orally, the TCM enema group added TCM enema on the basis of the control group, and the combined group added acupuncture Zusanli (ST 36)on the basis of the TCM enema group. All three groups were treated continuously for 4 weeks. The main syndromes were scored before and after treatment. The levels of serum gastrin (GAS), motilin (MTL) and somatostatin (SS) were detected by radioimmunoassay. The gastric electrophysiological parameters (waveform response area, waveform frequency and average amplitude) were detected by intelligent dual channel gastrointestinal electrograph, the adverse reactions during treatment were recorded, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results:The total effective rate was 96.9% (31/32) in the combined group, 81.3% (26/32) in the TCM enema group and 68.8% (22/32) in the control group. There was significant difference among the three groups ( χ2=8.72, P=0.013). The scores of abdominal fullness and distention, fatigue, belching acid reflux, dry mouth and bitter mouth in the combined group were significantly lower than those in the TCM enema group and the control group ( F values were 16.39, 13.21, 11.28 and 10.23, respectively, P<0.001). After treatment, the levels of GAS [(140.62±15.19) ng/L vs. (128.79±14.34) ng/L, (115.98±12.40) ng/L, F=21.09], MTL [(268.66±28.21) ng/L vs. (245.89±25.24) ng/L, (230.78±22.43) ng/L, F=30.29] and SS [(70.58±8.17) ng/L vs. (65.50±7.76) ng/L, (59.73±7.05) ng/L, F=33.19] in the combined group were significantly higher than those in the TCM enema group and the control group ( P<0.01). The waveform response area [(172.62±17.14) μV/s vs. (158.56± 15.32) μV/s, (145.48±14.13) μV/s, F=20.24], waveform frequency [(3.86±0.61) cpm vs. (3.29±0.50) cpm, (3.01±0.63) cpm, F=13.17] and average amplitude [(86.51±8.98) μV vs. (75.70±7.93) μV, (68.65±7.46) μV, F=28.11] were significantly higher than those in TCM enema group and control group ( P<0.01). During the treatment period, the incidence of adverse reactions was 18.8% (6/32) in the combined group, 15.6% (5/32) in the TCM enema group and 12.5% (4/32) in the control group. There was no significant difference between the three groups ( χ2=0.47, P=0.789). Conclusion:Acupuncture at Zusanli (ST 36) combined with TCM enema can improve the TCM syndrome scores, gastrointestinal hormone level and gastric electrophysiological parameters of patients with gastroparesis syndrome after gastrointestinal tumor operation, improve the curative effect with safety.
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Objective:To isolate cell spheres containing cancer stem cells (CSCs) from lung cancer cell lines (A549 and H1299) and iden-tify their biological characteristics. Methods:By adopting the method of serum-free suspension culture, A549 cells and H1299 cells were cultured on no-adhesion plate to form tumor spheres. Clone assay, CCK-8 assay, and Transwell assay were employed to observe proliferation, self-renewal and invasion of tumor spheres. Besides, RT-PCR was performed to compare the expression levels of stem cell markers between sphere cells and adherent cells. Adherent A549 cells and A549 cell spheres were inoculated subcutaneously in nude mice and the tumor growth was assessed. Results:Isolated CSCs from A549 cells and H1299 cells in serum-free medium (SFM) without adhesion could grow as floating cell spheres. The results demonstrated that the self-renewal, proliferation and invasion of A549 and H1299 sphere cells were stronger than parent cells (P<0.05). When compared with adherent cells, the mRNA level of expres-sion of cell spheres' stem cell markers (Oct4 and Nanog) were significantly high (P<0.05) and A549 spheres had a stronger tumorigenici-ty in nude mice. Conclusion:SFM without adhesion can be a quick and easy method to construct stem cells model from human lung adenocarcinoma cell lines A549 and H1299.
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Objective To investigate the etiology and novel treatment of plasma cell mastitis (PCM).Methods 145 cases of PCM undergoing massage dredge,ductal lavage and local amalgesic injection from Jan.2011 to Dec.2012 were retrospectively analyzed.Results 145 cases of PCM underwent conservative treatment for 2 to 8 weeks,among whom 128 cases were cured and the other 17 cases underwent surgical treatment for poor outcome.Among the 128 cases undergoing conservative treatment,9 cases had relapse during the follow-up of 12 to 36 months.Conclusions The combined treatment of massage dredge,ductal lavage and partial closed treatment is effective for patients with PCM,and it can keep patients from having mastectomy and reduce the recurrent rate.
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Objective To assess the value of the resection of mammary intraductal tumors under ultra-fine fiberoptic ductoscopy.Methods Ductoscopic examinauions were performed in 312 patients with nipple discharge,and those with positive findings of intraductal tumors were given further surgical treatment.The location of lesions was determined according to the position of skin projection of the cold light source,the passage of the mammary ducts was determined depending on the direction of intraductal dilatator,and the distribution of the distal ends of mammary ducts was determined with methylene blue staining.Results Intraductal tumors were found in 78 cases,including solitary papilloma in 68 cases,papillomatosis in 5 cases,and intraductal carcinoma in 5 cases.The lesions were located at the major mammary ducts in 22 cases(28.2%,22/78),at the first branches of segmental ducts in 38 cases(48.7%,38/78),at the second branches in 14 cases(17.9%,14/78),at the third branches in 3 cases(3.8%,3/78),and at the fourth branches in 1 case(1.3%,1/78).The distance between the lesions and the lacteal outlet was 1~5 cm(mean,2.5 cm).All the 78 cases were surgically treated.Postoperative pathological findings revealed 65 cases of papilloma,8 cases of papillomatosis,and 5 cases of intraductal carcinoma.The diagnostic accordance rate of ductoscopy was 96%(65/68) for papilloma and 100% for papillomatosis(5/5) and intraductal carcinoma(5/5).There were 65 cases of ductectomy,8 cases of segmentectomy,3 cases of breast-conserving radical resection,and 2 cases of modified radical resection.Conclusions On the basis of the position of skin projection of the cold light source,the direction of intraductal dilatator,and the methylene blue staining,the location of lesion can be accurately identified for precise resection,which carries out a minimally invasive treatment for mammary intraductal tumors.
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Objective To study the value of BCSG1 on evaluating the curative effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NC) for breast cancer.Methods The expression of BCSG1 in cancer tissue was assayed by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR in 36 cases of breast cancer patients before and after receiving NC of CEF(cyclophosphamide,epirubicin and fluorouracil) regimen.The therapeutic response of NC was evaluated by morphological and pathological observation.The relationship between expression of BCSG1 and morphological response to NC was analyzed.Results Among the studied cases,the diameter of tumor significantly decreased(P