Pretreatment Controlling Nutritional Status Score and Lactate Dehydrogenase as Predictive Markers of Survival in Patients with Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Objective: To investigate the relationships between the Controlling Nutritional Status (CONUT) score and ascites fluid lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level, and prognosis in patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM).

Methods: A total of 125 patients with MPeM were selected for the study using a pathological screening method. Once the diagnosis is established, before the treatment their clinical characteristics and nutritional evaluations were recorded including CONUT score and ascites LDH level. The associations between CONUT, ascites LDH, and other clinicopathological features including body mass index, asbestos exposure, pathological type, and treatment method were analyzed. Prognostic parameters predicting overall survival (OS) were analyzed by Cox regression.

Results: High CONUT score, high ascites LDH level were positively associated with poor prognosis in patients with MPeM according to univariate analyses (P?<?0.001, P?<?0.001, respectively), and CONUT score and ascites LDH were independent predictors of a poor prognosis according to multivariate analysis. When the CONUT score is greater than 3 and the ascites LHD is greater than 474?IU/l, it indicates a poor prognosis.

Conclusions: CONUT score and ascites LDH are important factors influencing the prognosis of MPeM patients and should thus be considered in clinical applications.     

Posterior interosseous nerve entrapment after Monteggia fracture-dislocation in children

Although most of nerve injuries associated with Monteggia fracture-dislocation in children are neurapraxias and will recover spontaneously after conservative treatment,surgical exploration of the invol...     

Polo样激酶3在前列腺癌中的表达及临床意义

目的探讨Polo样激酶3(Polo-like kinase 3,Plk3)在前列腺癌组织中的表达情况及其临床意义。方法采用免疫组化技术检测68例前列腺癌组织及10例正常前列腺组织中Plk3的表达情况,分析Plk3表达与临床病理特征之间的关系,并通过对TCGA数据库中498例前列腺癌患者的Plk3表达值进行GSEA分析。结果 Plk3在前列腺癌组织中比癌旁组织中表达阳性率高,且差异有统计学意义(P=0.034);Plk3表达与前列腺癌的病理分级、临床分期、T分期、淋巴结转移和远处转移有关(P0.05),与年龄和Gleason score无关(P0.05);GSEA分析结果显示Plk3与前列腺癌的增殖和转移相关(FDR q0.05)。结论 Plk3在前列腺癌中表达增高,并促进前列腺癌的进展,其可能通过促进增殖和转移发挥作用。     

PKC in developmental hypothyroid rat brain

Thyroid hormone (TH) is essential for the proper development of mammalian central nervous system. TH deficiency during the critical period of brain development results in permanent cognitive and neurological impairments. Members of the protein kinase C (PKC) family play a key role in the regulation of cellular functions in the nervous system. Alteration of PKC can be involved in the pathogenesis of neuronal disorders. This review details recent progress made in determining the roles played by PKC isoforms in developing hypothyroid rat brain. Evidence indicates that hippocampus down-regulation of PKCβ and PKCγ may be related to impaired learning and memory observed in perinatal hypothyroid rats. Enhanced PKCα activity in neonatal hypothyroid brain may bring about oxidative stress and cause brain damage. The activated pro-apoptotic PKCs including PKCδ can cause extensive apoptosis in the hypothyroid rat brain.     

Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt versus open splenectomy and esophagogastric devascularization for portal hypertension with recurrent variceal bleeding

BACKGROUND: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) and open splenectomy and esophagogastric devascu-larization (OSED) are widely used to treat patients with portal hypertension and recurrent variceal bleeding (PHRVB). This study aimed to compare the effectiveness between TIPS and OSED for the treatment of PHRVB.METHODS: The data were retrospectively retrieved from 479 cirrhotic patients (Child-Pugh A or B class) with PHRVB, who had undergone TIPS (TIPS group) or OSED (OSED group) between January 1, 2010 and October 31, 2014.RESULTS: A total of 196 patients received TIPS, whereas 283 underwent OSED. Within one month after TIPS and OSED, the rebleeding rates were 6.1% and 3.2%, respectively (P=0.122). Significantly lower incidence of pleural effusion, splenic vein thrombosis, and pulmonary infection, as well as higher hepatic encephalopathy rate, shorter postoperative length of hospital stay, and higher hospital costs were ob-served in the TIPS group than those in the OSED group. Dur-ing the follow-up periods (29 months), significantly higher incidences of rebleeding (15.3% vs 4.6%, P=0.001) and hepatic encephalopathy (17.3% vs 3.9%, P=0.001) were observed in the TIPS group than in the OSED group. The incidence of in-stent stenosis was 18.9%. The survival rates were 91.3% in the TIPS group and 95.1% in the OSED group. The long-term liver function did not worsen after either TIPS or OSED.CONCLUSION: For the patients with liver function in the Child-Pugh A or B class, TIPS is not superior over OSED in terms of PHRVB treatment and rebleeding prevention.     

Erfolgreiche präklinische Blutstillung mit Chitosan-Gaze

This article presents the case of a patient with haemorrhagic shock due to self-inflicted stab wounds to the chest and upper abdomen during a suicide attempt. Prehospital packing with chitosan gauze resulted in hemostasis and stabilisation of the patient during transport to the hospital. For uncontrolled bleeding from penetrating trauma the use of hemostyptic agents is an important option. The authors believe that hemostyptic agents should be introduced into clinical praxis of emergency medical services (EMS) and their use should be trained by EMS personnel.