Soybean Curd Refuse Alleviates Experimental Tumorigenesis in Rat Colon

Adult Fischer-344 rats which underwent administration of azoxymethane were fed diets containing soybean curd refuse (SCR) or a high-molecular-weight fraction of soy protein digest (HMF), or Hammarsten casein (CAS) as a protein source over a period of 34 weeks. All the living rats of each group at 22, 28 or 34 weeks were endoscopically inspected for tumor incidence in the colon. SCR turned out to be comparable to HMF in anti-tumorigenicity, or rather better than HMF.     

A case of ‘tachy-brady syndrome’: What is the mechanism?

A young male presented with incessant narrow QRS tachycardia and left ventricular dysfunction. 24-Holter monitoring revealed multiple episodes of sustained and nonsustained episodes of tachycardia with prolonged sinus pauses at termination. The analysis of the electrocardiogram, followed by an invasive electrophysiological study, suggested an unusual mechanism for this tachy-brady syndrome.     

Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy in Barrett’s Esophagus: developing a large field‐of‐view screening method discriminating dysplasia from metaplasia

We evaluated diffuse reflectance spectroscopy implemented as a small field‐of‐view technique for discrimination of dysplasia from metaplasia in Barrett’s esophagus as an adjuvant to autofluorescence endoscopy. Using linear discriminant analysis on 2579 spectra measured in 54 patients identified an optimum a 4‐wavelength classifier (at 485, 513, 598 and 629 nm). Sensitivity and specificity for a test data set were 0.67 and 0.85, respectively. Spectroscopic results show that this technique could be implemented in wide‐field imaging mode to improve the accuracy of existing endoscopy techniques for finding early pre‐malignant lesions in Barrett’s esophagus. Results show that the discrimination occurs likely due to redistribution of blood content in the tissue sensed by the optical probing with the wavelength‐dependent sampling depth. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

NBI及AFE在喉癌早期诊断中的应用

研究表明,喉癌的早期诊断、及时治疗不仅可以提高治愈率,而且也减少了患者的手术创伤和经济负担。积极开展喉癌的早期诊断研究具有重要的临床和社会意义。发现早期喉癌常规方法主要有电子喉镜、纤维喉镜、颈部CT及MRI检查,但并不能明显有效提高早期诊断率。而窄带成像(narrow band imaging,NBI)及自体荧光内镜(autofluorescence endoscopy AFE)是近几年用于喉癌早期诊断的两种新颖的内镜技术。NBI是一种通过变窄光波的波长,使粘膜上皮内乳头样毛细血管袢及粘膜下静脉的结构形成鲜明的对比,从而提高组织表面细微结构的对比度,便于发现病灶。而AFE技术是一种利用自发荧光聚集于病变组织的某个区域产生的差异强度,来区别正常组织与肿瘤性病变,从而用于肿瘤的早期诊断及识别癌前病变。因此,对NBI及AFE的进一步研究及认识对喉癌早期诊断提供非常重要的临床应用价值。     

鼻窦炎鼻内窥镜围手术期的中西医结合治疗临床分析

目的：观察中西医结合疗法在鼻窦炎鼻内窥镜围手术期的临床疗效。方法：按随机数字表法将符合标准的108例患者分为观察组和对照组,观察组58例,对照组50例。对照组采用常规西医处理,观察组在对照组基础上加用鼻渊舒口服液治疗。结果：观察组术中出血量少于对照组,2组比较,出血量≤50mL差异有显著性意义（P〈0．05）。观察组痊愈30例,痊愈率51．72％,总有效率91．38％。对照组痊愈14例,痊愈率28．00％,总有效率78．00％。2组比较,痊愈率和总有效率差异均有显著性意义（P〈0．05）。结论：鼻窦炎鼻内窥镜围手术期采取中西医结合治疗疗效优于单纯西医治疗。     

Previous Helicobacter pylori infection–induced atrophic gastritis: A distinct disease entity in an understudied population without a history of eradication

Individuals with chronic atrophic gastritis who are negative for active H. pylori infection with no history of eradication therapy have been identified in clinical practice. By excluding false‐negative and autoimmune gastritis cases, it can be surmised that most of these patients have experienced unintentional eradication of H. pylori after antibiotic treatment for other infectious disease, unreported successful eradication, or H. pylori that spontaneously disappeared. These patients are considered to have previous H. pylori infection–induced atrophic gastritis. In this work, we define these cases based on the following criteria: absence of previous H. pylori eradication; atrophic changes on endoscopy or histologic confirmation of glandular atrophy; negative for a current H. pylori infection diagnosed in the absence of proton‐pump inhibitors or antibiotics; and absence of localized corpus atrophy, positivity for autoantibodies, or characteristic histologic findings suggestive of autoimmune gastritis. The risk of developing gastric cancer depends on the atrophic grade. The reported rate of developing gastric cancer is 0.31%‐0.62% per year for successfully eradicated severely atrophic cases (pathophysiologically equal to unintentionally eradicated cases and unreported eradicated cases), and 0.53%‐0.87% per year for spontaneously resolved cases due to severe atrophy. Therefore, for previous H. pylori infection–induced atrophic gastritis cases, we recommend endoscopic surveillance every 3 years for high‐risk patients, including those with endoscopically severe atrophy or intestinal metaplasia. Because of the difficulty involved in the endoscopic diagnosis of gastric cancer in cases of previous infection, appropriate monitoring of the high‐risk subgroup of this understudied population is especially important.     

等离子低温射频消融术联合鼻内镜对慢性鼻窦炎患者嗅觉功能及血清炎症介质的影响

目的:探讨等离子低温射频消融术联合鼻内镜对慢性鼻窦炎(CRS)患者嗅觉功能及血清炎症介质的影响。方法:选取2016年3月～2018年7月期间我院收治的CRS患者127例,根据手术方式的不同将患者分为A组(n=62,鼻内镜手术)和B组(n=65,等离子低温射频消融术联合鼻内镜手术),术后随访1年,比较两组患者临床疗效、症状评分、嗅觉功能、血清炎症介质及并发症情况。结果:B组术后1年的临床总有效率为87.69%(57/65),高于A组的72.58%(45/62)(P0.05);术后3个月B组的嗅觉功能分布优于A组(P0.05);两组患者术后3个月鼻塞、头面部胀痛、流脓涕、鼻涕倒流、头痛等症状评分均降低,且B组低于A组(P0.05)。两组患者术后1周血清白介素-5(IL-5)、白介素-17(IL-17)以及肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)均降低,且B组低于A组(P0.05)。两组术后并发症发生率比较无差异(P0.05)。结论:CRS在鼻内镜的基础上联合等离子低温射频消融术治疗的疗效显著,能够有效改善患者嗅觉功能和临床症状,抑制机体炎性反应的同时不增加并发症发生率。     

Murine Endoscopy for In Vivo Multimodal Imaging of Carcinogenesis and Assessment of Intestinal Wound Healing and Inflammation

Mouse models are widely used to study pathogenesis of human diseases and to evaluate diagnostic procedures as well as therapeutic interventions preclinically. However, valid assessment of pathological alterations often requires histological analysis, and when performed ex vivo, necessitates death of the animal. Therefore in conventional experimental settings, intra-individual follow-up examinations are rarely possible. Thus, development of murine endoscopy in live mice enables investigators for the first time to both directly visualize the gastrointestinal mucosa and also repeat the procedure to monitor for alterations. Numerous applications for in vivo murine endoscopy exist, including studying intestinal inflammation or wound healing, obtaining mucosal biopsies repeatedly, and to locally administer diagnostic or therapeutic agents using miniature injection catheters. Most recently, molecular imaging has extended diagnostic imaging modalities allowing specific detection of distinct target molecules using specific photoprobes. In conclusion, murine endoscopy has emerged as a novel cutting-edge technology for diagnostic experimental in vivo imaging and may significantly impact on preclinical research in various fields.     

Comprehensive investigation of areae gastricae pattern in gastric corpus using magnifying narrow band imaging endoscopy in patients with chronic atrophic fundic gastritis

Background: Barium radiographic studies have suggested the importance of evaluating areae gastricae pattern for the diagnosis of gastritis. Significance of endoscopic appearance of areae gastricae in the diagnosis of chronic atrophic fundic gastritis (CAFG) was investigated by image‐enhanced endoscopy. Materials and Methods: Endoscopic images of the corpus lesser curvature were studied in 50 patients with CAFG. Extent of CAFG was evaluated with autofluorescence imaging endoscopy. The areae gastricae pattern was evaluated with 0.2% indigo carmine chromoendoscopy. Micro‐mucosal structure was examined with magnifying chromoendoscopy and narrow band imaging. Results: In patients with small extent of CAFG, polygonal areae gastricae separated by a narrow intervening part of areae gastricae was observed, whereas in patients with wide extent of CAFG, the size of the areae gastricae decreased and the width of the intervening part of areae gastricae increased (p < 0.001). Most areae gastricae showed a foveola‐type micro‐mucosal structure (82.7%), while intervening part of areae gastricae had a groove‐type structure (98.0%, p < 0.001). Groove‐type mucosa had a higher grade of atrophy (p < 0.001) and intestinal metaplasia (p < 0.001) compared with foveola type. Conclusions: As extent of CAFG widened, multifocal groove‐type mucosa that had high‐grade atrophy and intestinal metaplasia developed among areae gastricae and increased along the intervening part of areae gastricae. Our observations facilitate our understanding of the development and progression of CAFG.