The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section.Letters commenting on an article published in the Journal or other interesting pieces will be considered if they are receiv...The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section.Letters commenting on an article published in the Journal or other interesting pieces will be considered if they are received within 6 weeks of the time the article was published.Authors of the article being commented on will be given an opportunity to offer a timely response to the letter.Authors of letters will be notified that the letter has been received.Unpublished letters cannot be returned.展开更多
Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and its influencing factors of ultrasoundguided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) in the treatment of liver carcinoma. Methods With a temperature-controlled ...Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and its influencing factors of ultrasoundguided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) in the treatment of liver carcinoma. Methods With a temperature-controlled multi-electrode needle, ultrasound-guided PRFA was employed to treat forty-seven patients with 67 tumor nodules, with a diameterof 2.6 ± 1.1 cm (1.0 - 5.5 cm). Results A complete ablation (CA) rate of 80. 6% was achieved in the present series, with a CA rate of 91.7 % in the tumors ≤3 cm in diameter,75. 0% in tumors from 3.1 to 4. 0 cm,and 14. 3% in tumors 】4 cm. The CA rate was significantly greater in tumors with a temperature rising up to 70℃ within the initial 2 minutes at ablation as compared with that longer than 2 minutes (P 【 0.05). A markedly higher CA rate was obtained in tumors with an ablation-maintaining temperature of over 80℃ than that between 70℃ and 80℃ ( P 【 0. 01). All patients were followed up with a mean time of 11. 3 months. The local recurrence rate was 9.3% (5/展开更多
Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RSM) on adhesive and invasive ability of SMMC 7721 liver cancer cells, and on the metastasis and recurrence on post hepatectomy liver cancer ...Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RSM) on adhesive and invasive ability of SMMC 7721 liver cancer cells, and on the metastasis and recurrence on post hepatectomy liver cancer in nude mice. Methods: Effect of RSM on SMMC 7721 cell membrane intercellular adhesive molecule 1 (ICAM 1) expression was observed by immunofluorescence flow cytometry; effect on invasive ability and of SMMC 7721 cell and the detachment of which attached to fibronectin (FN) by cell migration experiment; effect on adhesion of SMMC 7721 cell with FN by MTT method and effect on adhesion between 7721 7721, 7721 lymphocyte and 7721 endothelial cell by cell adhesion experiment. LCI D20 human liver cancer metastasis model, after hepatectomy, was used to observe the effect of RSM on recurrence and metastasis of liver carcinoma in nude mice. Results: ICAM 1 expression in SMMC 7721 cells incubated with RSM was significantly lower than that in cells did not treated with RSM. RSM could inhibit the invasive ability of SMMC 7721 cell and made the cells already attached to FN exfoliated. It could also inhibit the adhesion of 7721 7721, 7721 lymphocyte and 7721 endothelial cell. And RSM showed preventive and therapeutic effect on intrahepatic and remote metastasis/recurrence of early and late human post hepatectomy liver cancer in nude mice. Conclusion: RSM could inhibit the invasion and adhesion of SMMC 7721 cell and could also prevent and inhibit metastasis and recurrence of human liver cancer after hepatectomy in nude mice.展开更多
文摘The Editor welcomes submissions for possible publication in the Letters to the Editor section.Letters commenting on an article published in the Journal or other interesting pieces will be considered if they are received within 6 weeks of the time the article was published.Authors of the article being commented on will be given an opportunity to offer a timely response to the letter.Authors of letters will be notified that the letter has been received.Unpublished letters cannot be returned.
文摘Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy and its influencing factors of ultrasoundguided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (PRFA) in the treatment of liver carcinoma. Methods With a temperature-controlled multi-electrode needle, ultrasound-guided PRFA was employed to treat forty-seven patients with 67 tumor nodules, with a diameterof 2.6 ± 1.1 cm (1.0 - 5.5 cm). Results A complete ablation (CA) rate of 80. 6% was achieved in the present series, with a CA rate of 91.7 % in the tumors ≤3 cm in diameter,75. 0% in tumors from 3.1 to 4. 0 cm,and 14. 3% in tumors 】4 cm. The CA rate was significantly greater in tumors with a temperature rising up to 70℃ within the initial 2 minutes at ablation as compared with that longer than 2 minutes (P 【 0.05). A markedly higher CA rate was obtained in tumors with an ablation-maintaining temperature of over 80℃ than that between 70℃ and 80℃ ( P 【 0. 01). All patients were followed up with a mean time of 11. 3 months. The local recurrence rate was 9.3% (5/
文摘Objective: To study the inhibitory effect of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae (RSM) on adhesive and invasive ability of SMMC 7721 liver cancer cells, and on the metastasis and recurrence on post hepatectomy liver cancer in nude mice. Methods: Effect of RSM on SMMC 7721 cell membrane intercellular adhesive molecule 1 (ICAM 1) expression was observed by immunofluorescence flow cytometry; effect on invasive ability and of SMMC 7721 cell and the detachment of which attached to fibronectin (FN) by cell migration experiment; effect on adhesion of SMMC 7721 cell with FN by MTT method and effect on adhesion between 7721 7721, 7721 lymphocyte and 7721 endothelial cell by cell adhesion experiment. LCI D20 human liver cancer metastasis model, after hepatectomy, was used to observe the effect of RSM on recurrence and metastasis of liver carcinoma in nude mice. Results: ICAM 1 expression in SMMC 7721 cells incubated with RSM was significantly lower than that in cells did not treated with RSM. RSM could inhibit the invasive ability of SMMC 7721 cell and made the cells already attached to FN exfoliated. It could also inhibit the adhesion of 7721 7721, 7721 lymphocyte and 7721 endothelial cell. And RSM showed preventive and therapeutic effect on intrahepatic and remote metastasis/recurrence of early and late human post hepatectomy liver cancer in nude mice. Conclusion: RSM could inhibit the invasion and adhesion of SMMC 7721 cell and could also prevent and inhibit metastasis and recurrence of human liver cancer after hepatectomy in nude mice.