Further studies on non-surgical intrauterine technique for artificial insemination in the ewe

Four experiments were conducted to study the anatomical structure of the ovine cervix and to investigate a quick non-surgical intrauterine insemination into the uterus using carbon dioxide (CO₂)gas in the reproductive tract.In Experiment 1, the types of the cervical orifice were classified by the method of Dun (1) (Fig 5) and it was found that types 6 and 8 (Fig.1 b & e) had significant difference in the rate of successful penetration through the cervical canal at the 5% level compared with the other three types.In Experiments 2, 3 and 4, using abattoir specimens, the technique with CO₂ gas shortened times required for intrauterine insemination, as there was no need to penetrate the whole length of the cervical canal. The use of CO₂ gas should be investigated in live animals for a quick method of non-surgical intrauterine insemination.     

女性宫颈癌认知情况、健康行为调查及知晓率的影响因素分析

摘要 目的：调查女性宫颈癌认知情况、健康行为,分析影响患者知晓率的影响因素。方法：选择2018年3月至2020年5月于我院进行检查的女性210例为研究对象,采用问卷调查形式对调查对象宫颈癌认知以及防治宫颈癌健康行为进行调查,采用Logistic回归分析影响宫颈癌认知知晓率的危险因素。结果：本次调查共发放问卷210份,回收问卷205份,有效问卷200份,有效问卷率95.24%。调查对象对宫颈癌检查次数、宫颈癌检查目的、生殖道感染症状认知正确率较高,分别为51.50%、48.00%、45.00%,获取宫颈癌防治知识途径较少,3种以上者比例仅占25.50%。健康行为调查结果显示性生活前后偶尔清洁外阴、人工流产次数为1次、偶尔采取避孕措施、从未参与宫颈癌筛查的女性占比分别为47.50%、41.50%、51.50%、47.00%。单因素分析显示年龄、文化程度、居住地、家庭经济收入、宫颈癌家族史、宫颈癌防治信息获取途径与宫颈癌相关防治知识知晓率有关（P＜0.05）,Logistic回归分析结果显示文化程度低、家庭经济收入低、宫颈癌防治信息获取途径少是影响女性对宫颈癌相关防治知识知晓率的危险因素（P＜0.05）。结论：被调查女性中对宫颈癌认知度偏低,防范意识薄弱,健康行为不足,应加强宫颈癌筛查和防治宣传,以降低宫颈癌发病率。     

Lambing rates and litter sizes following intrauterine or cervical insemination of frozen/thawed semen with or without oxytocin administration

Intrauterine insemination by laparoscopy is required to achieve acceptable lambing rates in ewes when using frozen semen but the procedure has evoked welfare concerns. Oxytocin has been used to dilate the cervix as a means of accessing the uterus during conventional cervical insemination, but its effect on fertility is not well documented. Three hundred crossbred ewes were synchronised in estrus and randomly allocated to one of three insemination procedures using frozen/thawed semen containing 400 x 10(6)/ml progressively motile sperm: single cervical (0.2 ml), multiple cervical (4 x 0.05 ml) or laparoscopic (0.05 ml per uterine horn). The effects of each insemination procedure on lambing rate (percentage of treated ewes lambing) and litter size (lambs per ewe lambing) were tested with and without oxytocin (10 IU given i.m.) prior to fixed-time insemination. Oxytocin did not permit complete cervical penetration in any ewes and neither lambing rate nor litter size was influenced by the number of inseminations. Lambing percentages were 69 and 42 (P < 0.01) for the laparoscopic and cervical insemination methods, respectively, and oxytocin reduced these to 58 (NS) and 10 (P < 0.001) percent, respectively. Corresponding litter sizes for ewes not receiving oxytocin were 1.91 and 1.51 and for those receiving oxytocin, 1.83 and 1.41 (laparoscopic versus cervical, P < 0.02). Thus, in the absence of complete cervical penetration at insemination, 10 IU oxytocin decreased the number of ewes lambing but had no effect on their litter size.     

Hyperthermia in cervical cancer – current status

BackgroundThis article reviews the salient features of recent results of clinical studies. It puts a special emphasis on technical aspects, mechanisms of action together with radiotherapy and chemotherapy and points out areas for additional investigation.AimTo present the current state of knowledge on hyperthermia (HT) and to highlight its role in the treatment of cervical cancer.Materials and methodsThe literature on the clinical use of combined hyperthermia for cervical cancer was analyzed. Clinical outcomes together with the technical aspects and the role of HT were also evaluated.ResultsClinically randomized trials have demonstrated benefit including survival with the addition of hyperthermia to radiation or chemotherapy in the treatment of cervical cancer without significant acute or late morbidities. The technological advances have led to an effective and safer treatment delivery, thermal treatment planning, thermal dose monitoring and online adaptive temperature modulation.ConclusionsDue to rapid development over the last decade of hyperthermia systems and new studies at the basic science and clinical level, the perception of hyperthermia as a part of multimodality treatment in cervical cancer has been changed. However, there is still a need for multicentre randomized clinical trials.     

Relationship between sex ratio and time of insemination according to both time of ovulation and maturational state of oocyte

The aim of this study was to explore how some reproductive methodologies may affect the sex ratio. We first confirmed the association between the maturation stage of bovine oocytes at the time of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and the sex ratio of in vitro-derived embryos. Secondly, we studied whether the time of insemination, prior to or after ovulation, could alter the sex ratio in sheep. In the first experiment, bovine oocytes were matured in vitro for 16 h; then oocytes were either fertilised in vitro immediately after extrusion of the first polar body or IVF was delayed for 8 h. The proportion of cleaving embryos and their development to the 8-cell stage was enhanced with delayed insemination. Moreover, delaying IVF produced a male-to-female sex ratio of 1.67:1.00, which was significantly different from the expected 1:1 ratio (p < 0.05), whereas more female embryos were produced when oocytes were fertilised in vitro immediately after polar body extrusion (sex ratio of 1.00:0.67; p < 0.05). In the second experiment, 380 ewes were inseminated at different times before or after ovulation, producing 537 lambs. Significant differences in the sex ratio were obtained when we compared the sex of the offspring of ewes inseminated during the 5 h preceding ovulation (more females) with those inseminated during the 5 h after ovulation (more males). Our results suggest that the differential ability of X- or Y-bearing spermatozoa to fertilise oocytes depending either on time of insemination or oocyte maturation state, may be due, at least partially, to 'intrinsic' differences in the physiological activity of X- or Y-bearing spermatozoa before fertilisation.     

Effect of timing of artificial insemination on sex ratio

For a number of years, the time of insemination or mating during estrus has been believed to influence the sex ratio of offspring, with early insemination resulting in more females and late insemination, more males. Possible mechanisms of altering the sex ratio include facilitating or inhibiting the transport of either X- or Y-chromosome-bearing sperm through the reproductive tract, preferential selection of sperm at fertilization, or sex-specific death of embryos after fertilization. In livestock species, there is evidence for preferential selection of X- or Y-bearing sperm, based on the maturational state of the oocyte at fertilization. In deer and sheep, early and late insemination appears to skew the sex ratio toward females and males, respectively. In cattle, conflicting reports on the effect of time of insemination on sex ratio make the premise less clear. Many of the published studies lack adequate observations for definitive conclusions and/or are based on infrequent observations of estrus, making it difficult to assess the effect of time of insemination on sex ratio. It is likely that any effect of time of insemination on sex ratio in cattle is relatively small. Evidence is accumulating that treatments used for synchronization of estrus or ovulation in cattle may influence the sex ratio.     

Factors influencing the success of transcervical insemination in Merino ewes

The experiments described examined the effects of a number of factors on the level of uterine insemination achieved in Merino ewes by a transcervical insemination technique (Guelph system for transcervical artificial insemination; GST-AI). Cervical penetration rate is an important limitation to the use of such methods in Merinos. Simulated insemination was performed to estimate the proportion of ewes in which a pipette could be passed through the cervix to the uterus. In Experiment 1, cervical penetration rate (n = 14 to 30) was unaffected by an increase in postpartum interval at AI from 12 to 26 wk. The results of cervical penetration for individual ewes were found to be repeatable (P < 0.05). Experiment 2 (197 ewes) revealed a clear effect of ewe parity on penetration rates in hormonally synchronized ewes during the nonbreeding season (P < 0.05). In Experiment 3, estrus synchronization using progestagen (n = 51) or prostaglandin (n = 50) did not affect penetration rate. The penetration rate was slightly higher in the naturally cycling ewes, but the difference was not significant. Comparison of ewes from Experiments 2 and 3 suggests the possibility of a major effect of stage of the breeding season on the penetration rate (P < 0.05). It is concluded that ewe selection and management techniques may be used to increase the proportion of transcervical insemination attempts resulting in uterine insemination. However, fertility testing will be required to determine whether such improvements translate into correspondingly increased pregnancy rates.     

Age effects on the insemination rate ofAnopheles gambiae s.l. in the laboratory

Age effects on the insemination rate of the Galisua strain ofAnopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) and of the Nyanza strain ofAn. arabiensis were investigated in the laboratory. Batches of 7-day old males and females were kept together for 24 h with batches of mosquitoes of the opposite sex of ages ranging from 1–7 days. Males and females were also kept together continuously from emergence. The effect of increasing male/female ratios on the insemination rate was investigated as well. The insemination rate ofAn. arabiensis in the laboratory (96%) was similar to that found in nature, whereas that of our strain ofAn. gambiae s.s. was consistently low (maximum 72%), particularly after females had been together with males for a 24 h period only. The optimum age for insemination was 7 days for males and females of both species. The insemination rate of our strain ofAn. arabiensis was significantly higher at all ages than that of our strain ofAn. gambiae s.s.. The latter strain became inseminated at the earliest when 4 days old. An increase in the male/female ratio significantly enhanced the insemination rate in both strains. It was found that motility of spermatozoa inside the spermatheca, once in contact with saline, could be used as a marker for the approximate time of insemination. It is concluded that the relatively low insemination rate of the Galisua strain ofAn. gambiae s.s. is unlikely to be caused by the rearing conditions. Other factors that may be responsible are discussed.     

Effect of site of deposition on the fertility of sheep inseminated with frozen-thawed semen

The widespread use of artificial insemination (AI) in sheep is currently prevented due to the lack of a cost effective insemination technique utilising frozen-thawed semen. The objective of the present study was to determine if the deposition of frozen-thawed semen in the vaginal fornix would result in a pregnancy rate comparable to that achieved following cervical insemination. Multiparous ewes of various breeds were synchronised and inseminated into either the vaginal fornix (n=78) or the cervix (n=79), at 57 h post sponge removal, with frozen-thawed semen. Information on mucus secretion and the depth to which it was possible to penetrate the cervix at insemination (cervically inseminated ewes only) was recorded at the time of AI. Pregnancy rate was subsequently determined either by return to service (oestrus) or after slaughter 30 days post insemination. Insemination site did not significantly influence pregnancy rate using frozen-thawed semen (36.2% compared to 27.6% for cervical and vaginal fornix insemination, respectively; P=0.26). Whilst depth of cervical penetration was positively associated with pregnancy rate (P<0.05), this association needs to be interpreted with caution as none of the ewes where the cervix could not be penetrated (score=0) was pregnant. In conclusion, pregnancy rate following insemination of frozen-thawed semen into the vaginal fornix was within 10% points of that obtained following cervical AI of frozen-thawed semen. As insemination into the vaginal fornix is technically easier than cervical insemination, it may be more practical for use in large scale applications.     

Profile of cancer in the Eastern Mediterranean region: The need for action

BackgroundMany countries in the Eastern Mediterranean region (EMR) are undergoing marked demographic and socioeconomic transitions that are increasing the cancer burden in region. We sought to examine the national cancer incidence and mortality profiles as a support to regional cancer control planning in the EMR.MethodsGLOBOCAN 2012 data were used to estimate cancer incidence and mortality by country, cancer type, sex and age in 22 EMR countries. We calculated age-standardized incidence and mortality rates (per 100,000) using direct method of standardization.ResultsThe cancer incidence and mortality rates vary considerably between countries in the EMR. Incidence rates were highest in Lebanon (204 and 193 per 100,000 in males and females, respectively). Mortality rates were highest in Lebanon (119) and Egypt (121) among males and in Somalia (117) among females. The profile of common cancers differs substantially by sex. For females, breast cancer is the most common cancer in all 22 countries, followed by cervical cancer, which ranks high only in the lower-income countries in the region. For males, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancer in combination represent almost 30% of the cancer burden in countries that have attained very high levels of human development.ConclusionsThe most common cancers are largely amenable to preventive strategies by primary and/or secondary prevention, hence a need for effective interventions tackling lifestyle risk factors and infections. The high mortality observed from breast and cervical cancer highlights the need to break the stigmas and improve awareness surrounding these cancers.     

Traversing the ovine cervix - a challenge for cryopreserved semen and creative science

This review brings together research findings on cervical relaxation in the ewe and its pharmacological stimulation for enhancement of the penetration needed for transcervical insemination and embryo transfer. On the basis that the success of artificial insemination is the percentage of ewes lambing, a review is made of recent research aimed at understanding and minimising the sub-lethal effects of freezing and thawing on the viability of spermatozoa, their membrane integrity and their ability to migrate through cervical mucus, as these characteristics have a major influence on fertility, particularly when semen is deposited, artificially, in the os cervix. Milestones of achievement are given for transcervical intrauterine insemination, embryo recovery and transfer and the birth of lambs of pre-determined sex, firstly following intracytoplasmic sperm injection, then laparoscopic intrauterine insemination using highly diluted flow-cytometrically sorted fresh semen and subsequently by os cervix insemination using sexed semen that had been frozen and thawed. Diversity of research endeavour (applied, cellular, molecular), research discipline (anatomy, histology, immunology, endocrinology) and research focus (cell, tissue, organ, whole animal) is embraced within the review as each has significant contributions to make in advancing recent scientific findings from the laboratory into robust on-farm transcervical insemination and embryo transfer techniques.     

Sex Ratios of Riccia frostii Aust. in Khartoum Province,Sudan

Abstract

Spore dispersal of the dioecious liverwort, Riccia frostii Aust., in Khartoum Province Sudan, is by the Blue Nile in flood. Although a 1 : 1 sex ratio is to be expected, sample counts have shown that females always outnumber males and the actual ratio varies from site to site. Shading has been shown to suppress the development of male thalli, while a pattern analysis and covariance analysis of an apparently homogeneous site showed that male and female thalli reacted differently to microtopographical/substrate differences on the Nile bank. Extreme age of the population produces a change in sex ratio through the earlier death of male thalli; a quickly drying substrate also produces a differential mortality of male thalli. The effect of the high summer temperatures on the dormant spores which remain in situ on the Nile banks is not known but may produce a change in the sex ratio through the differential mortality of the spores.     

内皮脂肪酶rs3829632多态性与江苏地区宫颈癌易感性的关联关系及机制研究

目的:探讨内皮脂肪酶(endothelial lipase, EL)rs3829632多态性对江苏地区女性宫颈癌易感性的影响。方法:采用病例-对照研究收集南通市妇幼保健院和南通市肿瘤医院宫颈癌病人328例及年龄匹配的对照人群356例,采集血标本提取基因组DNA运用DNA测序法对rs3829632位点进行基因分型;提取宫颈癌病理组织的m RNA及蛋白运用实时荧光定量PCR及Western blot检测其中EL的表达水平。结果:与基因型为rs3829632 TT的个体相比,携带rs3829632 C等位的个体宫颈癌患病风险显著升高;在宫颈癌病人中,rs3829632 CC基因型个体病理组织中EL的表达水平显著高于其他基因型个体。结论:EL rs3829632 C等位携带者其宫颈癌患病风险性升高,这一结果可能与发生在启动子区域的rs3829632影响了EL的表达及功能进而改变了宫颈细胞的脂质代谢状态有关。     

Cervical Microbiota in Women with Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes

ObjectiveTo analyze the cervical microbiota in women with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM) by pyrosequencing and to document associations between cervical microbiota, cervical inflammatory response, microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC), histological chorioamnionitis, and intraamniotic infection (IAI).ResultsFour bacterial community state types [CST I (Lactobacillus crispatus dominated), CST III (Lactobacillus iners dominated), CST IV-A (non-Lactobacillus bacteria dominated), and CST IV-B (Gardnerella vaginalis and Sneathia sanguinegens dominated)] were observed in the cervical microbiota of women with PPROM. Cervical fluid IL-6 concentrations differed between CSTs (CST I = 145 pg/mL, CST III = 166 pg/mL, CST IV-A = 420 pg/mL, and CST IV-B = 322 pg/mL; p = 0.004). There were also differences in the rates of MIAC, of both MIAC and histological chorioamnionitis, and of IAI among CSTs. No difference in the rate of histological chorioamnionitis was found among CSTs.ConclusionsThe cervical microbiota in PPROM women in this study was characterized by four CSTs. The presence of non-Lactobacillus CSTs was associated with a strong cervical inflammatory response and higher rates of MIAC, both MIAC and histological chorioamnionitis, and IAI representing a PPROM subtype with pronounced inflammation. CST I represents the dominant type of PPROM with a low rate of MIAC, IAI, and the combination of MIAC and histological chorioamnionitis.     

Meiotic Gynogenesis in the Stellate and Russian Sturgeons and Sterlet

Diploid gynogenetic progenies were obtained in the stellate sturgeon Acipenser stellatus, Russian sturgeon, A. gueldenstaedtii, and sterlet A. ruthenus by means of insemination of the eggs with UV-irradiated spermatozoa and suppression of the second meiotic division by heat shock. The gynogenetic nature of experimental fish was confirmed by RAPD-PCR analysis of DNA. Effective photoreactivation of UV-induced lesions of spermatozoa was shown in the case of illumination of the fertilized eggs with visible light. This phenomenon should be taken into account when determining the doses of irradiation that allow inactivation of the male chromosomes and incubating gynogenetic embryos. Gynogenetic stellate and Russian sturgeons are viable and can be reared in order to study the mechanism of sex determination in sturgeons.     

Post-operative small pelvic field radiation therapy in patients with intermediate risk early stage cervix cancer: a safe and efficient treatment modality

BackgroundThe treatment of early stage cervical cancer has different therapeutic options. Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically treated intermediate risk cervical cancer patients has shown acceptable oncological outcomes with a low incidence of toxicity. The aim of this study was to analyze the oncological outcomes and safety of adjuvant small pelvic field radiotherapy in surgically treated stage IB1-2 cervical cancer patients who met the Sedlis intermediate-risk criteria.Materials and methodsA retrospective cohort study was carried out with 28 patients treated from 2007 to November 2019 with biopsy proven intermediate risk stage IB1–2 cervical cancer previously treated with radical hysterectomy and bilateral lymphadenectomy who received adjuvant small pelvic field radiotherapy. The primary endpoints were local and distant control and overall survival. Secondary endpoints were acute and late gastrointestinal and genitourinary toxicity. Survival curves were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method.ResultsAfter a median follow up period of 41.5 (27.5–80.5) months, adjuvant small pelvic field radiotherapy showed a 100% overall survival rate, 81.82% disease free survival and 86.36% local recurrence-free survival with no incidence of grade 3 or 4 acute or late toxicity. Three patients suffered from relapse, 1 in the vaginal cuff, 1 in the retrovesical area and 1 patient in the retroperitoneal area.ConclusionsAdjuvant small pelvic field radiotherapy is an efficient and safe treatment option that offers excellent oncological outcomes to surgically treated intermediate-risk stage IB1–2 cervical cancer patients with an excellent toxicity profile.     

Insemination Capacity and Dispersal in Relation to Sex Allocation Decisions in Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): Why Are There More Males in Larger Broods?

Models considering sex ratio optima under single foundress strict local mate competition predict that female bias will be reduced by stochasticity in sex allocation, developmental mortality of males and limited insemination capacity of males. In all three cases the number of males per brood is expected to increase with brood size. Sex ratio optima may also be less female biased when several mothers contribute offspring to local mating groups or if non‐local mating occurs between members of different broods; again more males are expected in larger broods. In the parasitoid wasp Goniozus legneri (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), sex allocation has only a small stochastic component, developmental mortality is low and non‐siblings are unlikely to develop in the same brood. However, the number of males per brood increases with the size of the brood (produced by a single mother). We investigated the further possibilities of limited insemination capacity and non‐local mating using a naturalistic experimental protocol. We found that limited insemination capacity is an unlikely general explanation for the increase in number of males with brood size. All males and females dispersed from both mixed and single sex broods. Although most females in mixed sex broods mated prior to dispersal, these data suggest that non‐local mating is possible, for instance via male immigration to broods containing virgin females. This may influence sex ratio optima and account for the trend in male number.     

颈前路“杂交式”与颈后路治疗多节段脊髓型颈椎病的临床比较

目的:比较颈前路"杂交式"减压融合与颈后路全椎板减压侧块内固定术治疗多节段脊髓型颈椎病的临床特点。方法:选择36例行"杂交式"颈前路治疗及33例行颈后路全椎板减压侧块内固定术治疗的多节段脊髓型颈椎病患者,观察两组患者手术前后一般资料、出血量、手术时间、颈椎生理曲度、JOA评分及并发症的发生情况。结果:两组患者术前的一般资料包括年龄(颈前路组:56.23±7.64岁,颈后路组:55.76±8.18岁)、性别(颈前路组:22男/14女,颈后路组:20男/13女)、颈椎生理曲度D值(颈前路组:7.41±3.14,颈后路组:8.19±2.74)、JOA评分(颈前路组:9.08±1.09分,颈后路组:8.82±1.26分)、病程(颈前路组:17.24±7.36月,颈后路组:15.75±5.78月)和受累节段(颈前路组:3.11±0.26个,颈后路组:3.24±0.39个)比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。与颈后路相比,颈前路的术中出血量(颈前路组:221.79±178.02 mL,颈后路组:483.07±434.25 mL)更少,差异有统计学意义(P0.05),手术时间(颈前路组:196.54±51.88 min,颈后路组:175.12±54.93 min)更长,但差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。随着时间的延长,颈前路组患者颈椎生理曲度和JOA评分逐渐增大,而颈后路组患者椎生理曲度减少,JOA评分逐渐增大,差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。颈前路组出现植骨未融合、声音嘶哑和脑脊漏液,颈后路组发生轴性疼痛和C5神经根麻痹,但两组患者并发症的发生率比较差异无统计学意义(颈前路组:13.89%,颈后路组:12.12%)(P0.05)。结论:颈前路"杂交式"减压融合与颈后路全椎板减压侧块内固定术在治疗多节段脊髓型颈椎病上各有优点,临床根据患者的情况而采取合适的治疗方式。     

Efficacy of a commercially available post-thaw bovine semen sexing kit in both single-ovulating and hyperstimulated cows

Currently, there are few inexpensive, reliable, effective methods for commercially separating X- and Y-chromosome bearing fresh and frozen bovine sperm. The objective of these experiments was to determine the efficacy of a commercially available post-thaw bovine semen sexing kit, HeiferPlus™ (HP) which claims to alter the sex ratio in favor of female calves following artificial insemination. Three trials included the insemination of hyperstimulated cows with Control or HP-treated semen, non-surgical embryo collection on Day 7, and a combined PCR/dot blot assay to determine embryo sex. Chi-square analysis showed that the Control group produced a greater proportion (p < 0.0005) of female embryos than the HP group. There were no differences in the proportions of transferable compared with degenerate embryos or in number of ovulations, embryos, and unfertilized ova collected from Control compared with HP groups. When treatments were combined, one of the two bulls used in the hyperstimulation studies produced an overall greater proportion of females (p < 0.05), suggesting a bull effect.Another trial involved the insemination of cows synchronized via OvSynch^® with fetal sexing via ultrasonography. Results of these studies indicated that HP semen sexing kit did not alter the sex ratio in favor of females in either hyperstimulated or single-ovulating cows; however, potential bull effects may be further evaluated to understand the capacity of HP with semen from specific bulls. Additionally, perhaps the sex of the surviving embryo can be manipulated by the maternal side, through ovarian, hormonal, oviductal, or uterine influences.     

信号转导与转录因子3和表皮生长因子受体在宫颈不同病变组织中的表达及其临床意义

目的:探讨信号转导与转录因子3(STAT3)与表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)在宫颈不同病变组织中的表达变化及其临床意义。方法:采用Western blot与免疫组化的方法检测100例上皮内瘤样病变(CIN)组织、60例宫颈癌组织及40例正常宫颈组织中STAT3与EGFR的表达;分析STAT3与EGFR的表达与宫颈癌组织病理特征的关系;对宫颈癌组织中STAT3与EGFR的表达的相关性进行分析。结果:宫颈癌组织以及CIN组织中STAT3、EGFR的表达量和阳性率显著高于正常宫颈组织(P0.05),且宫颈癌组织中STAT3、EGFR的表达量和阳性率高于CIN组织,差异有统计学意义(P0.05);STAT3与EGFR在宫颈癌组织中的染色强度较正常宫颈组织以及CIN组织显著增强;STAT3与EGFR的异常表达与宫颈癌患者的组织学分级、临床分期以及是否发生淋巴结转移有关(P0.05),而与年龄以及病理分型无关(P0.05);宫颈癌组织中STAT3和EGFR表达呈正相关(P0.05)。结论:STAT3与EGFR表达与CIN、宫颈癌的进展紧密相关,且与宫颈癌部分病理特征相关,二者有可能作为宫颈癌诊断及预后的参考指标。