Objective To investigate the relationship among rats′ stress ulcer and gastric acid, prostaglandin (PGs) and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and to probe the pathogenesis, prophylaxis and therapy. Methods Rats′ stress ulcer model was made by cold water soaking and was properly treated with drugs such as hyoscine, dexamethasone, ranitidine and losec. The amount and pH of gastric juice, change of gastric mucosa and PGs and ACTH of blood were determined. Results After rats were fasted for 24 hours a little gastric juice was aspirated. After cold water soaking of rats gastric juice was increased with the pH decreased, there was gastric mucosal bleeding, blood PGs was decreased and ACTH was increased. These suggest that on stress gastric mucosa bleeding is related with decreased gastric juice pH, decreased PGs and increase ACTH.Conclusion To control stress ulcer, pH of gastric juice and amount of PGs should be increased. Losec can increase gastric juice pH, so losec is the first choice to control stress ulcer.
Objective To investigate the effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) on serum vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) in patient with pulmonary hypertension secondary to congenital heart disease and its relation to different pathologic gradings of pulmonary arterioles. Methods Fifty three patients suffering from pulmonary hypertension secondary to congenital heart disease were chosen at random to undergo active tissue test of lung, including 6 patients suffering from severe cyanosis. All of them were intravenously dripped with PGE 1 for 15 days at the speed of 10 15 ng /kg·min, 12 hours a day. Venous blood was taken for study in the morning on the day before infusion, on the 5th day, the 10th day, and the 15th day after infusion. Then the concentration of VEGF was measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Lung biopsy was taken from each patient and pathologic grading performed according to Heath and Edwards pathologic grading. Results Fifty three patients were classified into Grade Ⅴ:9 of them belonged to Grade Ⅰ, 14 to Grade Ⅱ, 19 to Grade Ⅲ, 5 to Grade Ⅳ, the other 6 with severe cyanosis belonged to Grade Ⅴ or even severe than Grade Ⅴ. Before administration of PGE 1, serum VEGF reached the peak while the pathologic grading of pulmonary arteriole was Grade Ⅲ, VEGF level markedly decreased in Grade Ⅳ and Ⅴ. After administration of PGE 1 serum VEGF in Grade Ⅰ showed no difference with that before administration of PGE 1( P gt;0.05), VEGF decreased in GradeⅡ and Ⅲ ( P lt;0.01), slightly decreased in Grade Ⅳ ( P lt; 0.05), while patients greater or equivalent to Grade Ⅴ showed no VEGF change during the course of PGE 1 administration ( P gt;0.05). Conclusions PGE 1 can lower the VEGF level, but the extent closely relates to the degree of pathologic change in pulmonary arteriole. It might be a pre operative parameter for pathologic grading of pulmonary arteriole.
Radionuclides can be labeled on biomolecules with specific binding ability. By binding with specific targets of tumors, particles such as α or β emitted by the radionuclides will specifically irradiate tumors and produce ionizing radiation effects, resulting in cell senescence and death within the irradiation range, achieving tumor treatment results, and this way has little impact on surrounding normal tissues. Lutetium-177 (177Lu) can emit γ rays for CT imaging, and can also emit β rays for tumor treatment, so 177Lu is now one of the radionuclides that can be used for integrated diagnosis and treatment. This review summarizes the clinical application of 177Lu in several solid tumors, in conjunction with currently published research.
Prostate cancer is a common disease in the USA and Europe, with a gradually increasing incidence in China, and presents a significant health burden for older men. The lack of modifiable risk factors has made early detection as a strategy to reduce mortality. Current methods of screening involve the measurement of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and digital rectal examination followed by biopsy. With PSA screening evidence of level I absent, the evidence on the use of PSA as a screening test is still highly controversial. Furthermore, there is controversy over whether screen-detected lesions will become clinically significant. There are three major treatment options for localized disease: radical prostatectomy, radical radiotherapy and monitoring with treatment if required. There is no evidence of randomized controlled trial (RCT) to suggest a survival advantage of any of these treatments. Opinions about the related benefits and risks of screening vary widely. In the absence of RCT of benefit for screening, many now suggest “informed consensus” screening, which encourages a discussion between the patient and his physician with both sides informed of all of the issues.
Prostate disease is one of the most common urological disease. A large number of studies have shown that prostate disease is related to changes in the local microenvironment. Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the destruction of periodontal tissue caused by a variety of pathogenic microorganisms. Its pathogenesis may involve many factors. Periodontitis may have adverse effects on cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and endocrine systems. Recent studies have found that chronic periodontitis is associated with the occurrence and development of benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis, but the relationship is not clear. Therefore, further research is needed. This article elaborates on inflammation and benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis, periodontitis and prostatitis, and periodontitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia, aiming to provide certain ideas for clinical research and diagnosis and treatment.
Objectives To evaluate the methodological quality of published clinical practice guidelines for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Methods PubMed, EMbase, CNKI, WanFang Data, VIP and CBM databases, website of Yimaitong, and international authoritative guide platforms were electronically searched to collect the relevant clinical practice guidelines or consensus for benign prostate hyperplasia. The retrieval covered the time up to December 13th, 2016. Literatures were independently screened by 2 reviewers. After data extraction, the methodological quality of included guidelines was evaluated by 4 reviewers using the AGREE Ⅱ. Each domain score was calculated and the intraclass correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the consistency among the reviewers. Results A total of 15 clinical practice guidelines were included. The mean scores for the six domains in AGREE Ⅱ were: 72%, 38%, 30%, 58%, 16%, and 40%, respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient was larger than 0.87, which indicated the total consistency was well. Conclusions The quality of clinical practice guidelines for benign prostatic hyperplasia is not satisfactory as expected. They are heterogeneous in quality and some requires improvement. Guidelines are required to be further developed in methodology in future, especially in three domains, including participants, preciseness and applicability of the design.
【摘要】 目的 评价非那雄胺对良性前列腺增生（benign prostate hyperplasia，BPH）细胞外基质（extracellular matrixc，ECM）的影响，并探讨其作用机制。 方法 2008年6月－2009年3月选择具备手术指征的BPH患者20例，按入院顺序随机分为非那雄胺组和安慰剂组。服药4周后，行经尿道前列腺切除术（transurethral resection prostate，TURP），留取组织标本。另取正常前列腺标本6例，用免疫组织化学法结合图像分析系统研究正常组、安慰剂组和非那雄胺组前列腺组织纤维连接蛋白（FN）、胶原（CL）、基质金属蛋白酶2（MMP-2）、金属蛋白酶组织抑制因子2（TIMP-2）的阳性表达。 结果 安慰剂组前列腺组织的FN、CL的阳性表达较正常组增强（Plt;0.01），MMP-2/TIMP-2差异无统计学意义（Pgt;0.05）；非那雄胺组与安慰剂组相比，FN、CL的阳性表达减弱（Plt;0.01），而MMP-2/TIMP-2增高（Plt;0.01）。 结论 非那雄胺能降低BPH组织ECM成分，避免其沉积，其作用机制可能与其促进ECM降解有关。【Abstract】 Objective To evaluate influence of finasteride on extracellular matrix (ECM) in benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) patients and study the mechanism. Methods Twenty BPH patients needing surgery were randomly divided into 2 groups according to the sequence of hospitalization from June 2008 to March 2009. The finasteride group and the placebo group had 10 patients each. Transurethral resection prostate (TURP) were performed and the specimens were collected after 4 weeks of drug administration. Moreover, 6 normal prostatic tissues were selected. Expressions of fibronectin (FN), collagen (CL), matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) were studied in prostatic tissues in all groups (including the normal group) by immunohistochemistry and image analysis system. Results Expressions of FN and CL were significantly higher than those in the normal group (Plt;0.01), while expressions of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were not significantly different between them (Pgt;0.05). Compared with the placebo group, expressions of FN and CL in the finateride group were significantly lower than the placebo group (Plt;0.01), while expressions of MMP-2 and TIMP-2 were significantly higher (Plt;0.01). Conclusions BPH is related to ECM depositing. Finasteride can decrease ECM of BPH and refrain it from depositing. Possibly, the principle is that finasteride can promote the degradation of ECM.