Chronic inflammation is thought to be the leading cause of many human cancers including colorectal cancer(CRC).Accordingly,epidemiologic and clinical studies indicate that patients affected by ulcerative colitis and C...Chronic inflammation is thought to be the leading cause of many human cancers including colorectal cancer(CRC).Accordingly,epidemiologic and clinical studies indicate that patients affected by ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease,the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease,have an increased risk of developing CRC.In recent years,the role of immune cells and their products have been shown to be pivotal in initiation and progression of colitis-associated CRC.On the other hand,activation of the immune system has been shown to cause dysplastic cell elimination and cancer suppression in other settings.Clinical and experimental data herein reviewed,while confirming chronic inflammation as a risk factor for colon carcinogenesis,do not completely rule out the possibility that under certain conditions the chronic activation of the mucosal immune system might protect from colonic dysplasia.展开更多
AIM： To investigate the expression of B7-H1 in human colorectal carcinoma （CRC） to define its regulating ef- fects on T cells in tumor microenvironment.
临床研究协调员在临床试验中承担介绍知情同意内容、与受试者沟通、收集数据、样本管理和协助试验实施等工作,对确保临床试验的伦理合理性、科学性及试验数据的可信度方面起重要保证作用。中国临床研究协调员(clinical research coordin...临床研究协调员在临床试验中承担介绍知情同意内容、与受试者沟通、收集数据、样本管理和协助试验实施等工作,对确保临床试验的伦理合理性、科学性及试验数据的可信度方面起重要保证作用。中国临床研究协调员(clinical research coordinator,CRC)于近年引入,并处于蓬勃发展中。在研究机构可见多种CRC的存在模式。由于目前尚缺乏统一的行业标准,研究机构在CRC的管理过程中存在不少的难点。随着认识的不断提高,行业规范和共识的逐步形成,最终将不断规范,从而促进我国医药事业的发展。展开更多
Objective：MicroRNAs （miRNAs） have potential as diagnostic biomarkers in cancer.Evaluation of the association between miRNA expression patterns and early detection of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer （CRC） ha...Objective：MicroRNAs （miRNAs） have potential as diagnostic biomarkers in cancer.Evaluation of the association between miRNA expression patterns and early detection of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer （CRC） has not been reported.Methods：We investigated the expression of metastasis-associated miRs-31,335,206,141,126,200b,200c,21,Let7a,Let7b and Let7c in localized,liver-metastatic and other organ-metastatic CRC （OM-CRC）.Expressions of target miRNAs in serum were evaluated in 116 consecutive localized CRC （L-CRC）,72 synchronous liver-metastatic CRC （SLM-CRC） and 36 other OM-CRC by quantitative real-time PCR.Results：Seven of 11 tested miRNAs could be detected from serum.Four miRNAs,miR-126,Let-7a,miR141 and miR-21 were identified as metastasis-associated miRNAs.Compared with L-CRC,significant upregulated expression was observed for miR-141 and miR-21 in SLM-CRC and OM-CRC,down-regulated expression was observed for miR-126 in SLM-CRC and OM-CRC,and up-regulated expression of Let-7a in OM-CRC.The receiver operating characteristic （ROC） curve showed serum miR-126 had a cut-off [log10 relative quantity （log10RQ）=--0.2005] with 77.78％ sensitivity and 68.97％ specificity with an area under curve （AUC） of 0.7564,miR-141 had a cut-off （1og10RQ=-0.2285） with 86.11％ sensitivity and 76.11％ specificity with an AUC of 0.8279,and miR-21 had a cut-off （log10RQ=-0.1310） with 73.61％ sensitivity and 66.38％ specificity with an AUC of 0.7479.Conclusions：We identified liver metastasis-associated miRNAs,suggesting serum miR-126,miR-141 and miR-21 may be novel biomarkers for clinical diagnosis of early stage liver-metastatic CRC.展开更多
AIM: The significance of preoperative serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully elucidated. Our intention was to investigate their role and identify their progno...AIM: The significance of preoperative serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully elucidated. Our intention was to investigate their role and identify their prognostic significance. METHODS: The IL-6, TNFa and CRP levels were measured in 74 CRC patients and the relationships between their elevations and both the clinicopathological factors and prognosis of patients were investigated. Serum concentrations of human IL-6 and TNFα were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). CRP was measured by an immunoturbinometric method. RESULTS: Median IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels were significantly higher in CRC patients than in normal controls. High levels of serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP were correlated with larger tumor size. Furthermore, high IL-6 and high CRP levels were associated with reduced overall survival. CONCLUSION: Serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels definitely increase in CRC patients. Pre-operative serum elevation of IL-6 and CRP was thus found to be predictor of the prognosis of CRC patients. The clinical value of TNFα in CRC needs to be further investigated.展开更多
为了简单灵活地使用HDLC协议,介绍了HDLC协议标准和CRC校验标准。提出了使用硬件描述语言实现HDLC协议的方法,并且阐述了CRC校验的实现过程,给出了使用ModelSim SE PLUS 6.2b环境下的仿真波形。下载到FPGA中进行测试,测试结果证实了使用...为了简单灵活地使用HDLC协议,介绍了HDLC协议标准和CRC校验标准。提出了使用硬件描述语言实现HDLC协议的方法,并且阐述了CRC校验的实现过程,给出了使用ModelSim SE PLUS 6.2b环境下的仿真波形。下载到FPGA中进行测试,测试结果证实了使用VHDL实现HDLC协议的可行性,该设计简单、结果正确可靠,具有一定的使用价值。展开更多
AIM: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominantly- inherited cancer-susceptibility syndrome that confers an increased risk for colorectal cancer and a variety of other tumors at a young...AIM: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominantly- inherited cancer-susceptibility syndrome that confers an increased risk for colorectal cancer and a variety of other tumors at a young age. It has been associated with germline mutations in five mismatch repair (MMR) genes (hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS1, hPMS2, and hMSH6/GTBP). The great majority of germline mutations were found in hMSH2 and hMLH1. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features of Chinese HNPCC patients and to screen hMSH2 and hMLH1 gene mutations.METHODS: Twenty-eight independent Chinese families were collected, of which 15 met Amsterdam criteria I and 13 met the Japanese clinical diagnosis criteria. The data were recorded including sex, site of colorectal cancer (CRC),age of diagnosis, history of synchronous and/or metachronous CRC, instance of extracolonic cancers, and histopathology of tumors. Peripheral blood samples were collected from all pedigrees after formal written consents were signed. PCR and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) were used to screen the coding regions of hMSH2 and hMLH1 genes. The samples showing abnormal DHPLC profiles were sequenced by a 377 DNA sequencer.RESULTS: One hundred and seventy malignant neoplasms were found in one hundred and twenty-six patients (multiple cancer in twenty-three), including one hundred and twentyseven CRCs, fifteen gastric, seven endometrial, and five esophageal cancers. Seventy-seven point eight percent of the patients had CRCs, sharing the features of early occurrence (average age of onset, 45.9 years) and of the right-sided predominance reported in the literature. In Chinese HNPCC patients, gastric cancer occurred more frequently, accounting for 11.9% of all cancers patients and ranking second in the spectrum of HNPCC predisposing cancers. Synchronous CRCs occurred less frequently, only accounting for 3.1% of the total CRCs. Twenty percent of the colorectal patients had metachronous CRCs within 10 years after operation. Eight hM展开更多
基金Supported by"Associazione Italiana perla Ricerca sul Cancro",AIRC,MFAG-9353 and"Fondazione Umberto di Mario",Rome
文摘Chronic inflammation is thought to be the leading cause of many human cancers including colorectal cancer(CRC).Accordingly,epidemiologic and clinical studies indicate that patients affected by ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease,the two major forms of inflammatory bowel disease,have an increased risk of developing CRC.In recent years,the role of immune cells and their products have been shown to be pivotal in initiation and progression of colitis-associated CRC.On the other hand,activation of the immune system has been shown to cause dysplastic cell elimination and cancer suppression in other settings.Clinical and experimental data herein reviewed,while confirming chronic inflammation as a risk factor for colon carcinogenesis,do not completely rule out the possibility that under certain conditions the chronic activation of the mucosal immune system might protect from colonic dysplasia.
基金Supported by Grants from the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China 973 Program,No.2007CB512402National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.31100634+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,No.BK2010161"333" Project of Wuxi City,Jiangsu Province,No.CAE00901-09
文摘AIM： To investigate the expression of B7-H1 in human colorectal carcinoma （CRC） to define its regulating ef- fects on T cells in tumor microenvironment.
文摘临床研究协调员在临床试验中承担介绍知情同意内容、与受试者沟通、收集数据、样本管理和协助试验实施等工作,对确保临床试验的伦理合理性、科学性及试验数据的可信度方面起重要保证作用。中国临床研究协调员(clinical research coordinator,CRC)于近年引入,并处于蓬勃发展中。在研究机构可见多种CRC的存在模式。由于目前尚缺乏统一的行业标准,研究机构在CRC的管理过程中存在不少的难点。随着认识的不断提高,行业规范和共识的逐步形成,最终将不断规范,从而促进我国医药事业的发展。
文摘Objective：MicroRNAs （miRNAs） have potential as diagnostic biomarkers in cancer.Evaluation of the association between miRNA expression patterns and early detection of liver metastasis in colorectal cancer （CRC） has not been reported.Methods：We investigated the expression of metastasis-associated miRs-31,335,206,141,126,200b,200c,21,Let7a,Let7b and Let7c in localized,liver-metastatic and other organ-metastatic CRC （OM-CRC）.Expressions of target miRNAs in serum were evaluated in 116 consecutive localized CRC （L-CRC）,72 synchronous liver-metastatic CRC （SLM-CRC） and 36 other OM-CRC by quantitative real-time PCR.Results：Seven of 11 tested miRNAs could be detected from serum.Four miRNAs,miR-126,Let-7a,miR141 and miR-21 were identified as metastasis-associated miRNAs.Compared with L-CRC,significant upregulated expression was observed for miR-141 and miR-21 in SLM-CRC and OM-CRC,down-regulated expression was observed for miR-126 in SLM-CRC and OM-CRC,and up-regulated expression of Let-7a in OM-CRC.The receiver operating characteristic （ROC） curve showed serum miR-126 had a cut-off [log10 relative quantity （log10RQ）=--0.2005] with 77.78％ sensitivity and 68.97％ specificity with an area under curve （AUC） of 0.7564,miR-141 had a cut-off （1og10RQ=-0.2285） with 86.11％ sensitivity and 76.11％ specificity with an AUC of 0.8279,and miR-21 had a cut-off （log10RQ=-0.1310） with 73.61％ sensitivity and 66.38％ specificity with an AUC of 0.7479.Conclusions：We identified liver metastasis-associated miRNAs,suggesting serum miR-126,miR-141 and miR-21 may be novel biomarkers for clinical diagnosis of early stage liver-metastatic CRC.
文摘AIM: The significance of preoperative serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels in the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC) has not been fully elucidated. Our intention was to investigate their role and identify their prognostic significance. METHODS: The IL-6, TNFa and CRP levels were measured in 74 CRC patients and the relationships between their elevations and both the clinicopathological factors and prognosis of patients were investigated. Serum concentrations of human IL-6 and TNFα were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). CRP was measured by an immunoturbinometric method. RESULTS: Median IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels were significantly higher in CRC patients than in normal controls. High levels of serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP were correlated with larger tumor size. Furthermore, high IL-6 and high CRP levels were associated with reduced overall survival. CONCLUSION: Serum IL-6, TNFα and CRP levels definitely increase in CRC patients. Pre-operative serum elevation of IL-6 and CRP was thus found to be predictor of the prognosis of CRC patients. The clinical value of TNFα in CRC needs to be further investigated.
文摘为了简单灵活地使用HDLC协议,介绍了HDLC协议标准和CRC校验标准。提出了使用硬件描述语言实现HDLC协议的方法,并且阐述了CRC校验的实现过程,给出了使用ModelSim SE PLUS 6.2b环境下的仿真波形。下载到FPGA中进行测试,测试结果证实了使用VHDL实现HDLC协议的可行性,该设计简单、结果正确可靠,具有一定的使用价值。
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.39970817,and Fund From Ministry of Education of China(the FormerNational Education Committee)
文摘AIM: Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) is an autosomal dominantly- inherited cancer-susceptibility syndrome that confers an increased risk for colorectal cancer and a variety of other tumors at a young age. It has been associated with germline mutations in five mismatch repair (MMR) genes (hMSH2, hMLH1, hPMS1, hPMS2, and hMSH6/GTBP). The great majority of germline mutations were found in hMSH2 and hMLH1. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features of Chinese HNPCC patients and to screen hMSH2 and hMLH1 gene mutations.METHODS: Twenty-eight independent Chinese families were collected, of which 15 met Amsterdam criteria I and 13 met the Japanese clinical diagnosis criteria. The data were recorded including sex, site of colorectal cancer (CRC),age of diagnosis, history of synchronous and/or metachronous CRC, instance of extracolonic cancers, and histopathology of tumors. Peripheral blood samples were collected from all pedigrees after formal written consents were signed. PCR and denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) were used to screen the coding regions of hMSH2 and hMLH1 genes. The samples showing abnormal DHPLC profiles were sequenced by a 377 DNA sequencer.RESULTS: One hundred and seventy malignant neoplasms were found in one hundred and twenty-six patients (multiple cancer in twenty-three), including one hundred and twentyseven CRCs, fifteen gastric, seven endometrial, and five esophageal cancers. Seventy-seven point eight percent of the patients had CRCs, sharing the features of early occurrence (average age of onset, 45.9 years) and of the right-sided predominance reported in the literature. In Chinese HNPCC patients, gastric cancer occurred more frequently, accounting for 11.9% of all cancers patients and ranking second in the spectrum of HNPCC predisposing cancers. Synchronous CRCs occurred less frequently, only accounting for 3.1% of the total CRCs. Twenty percent of the colorectal patients had metachronous CRCs within 10 years after operation. Eight hM
