The Photoperiodic Entrainment and Induction of Reproductive Rhythms in Male Blackheaded Buntings (Emberiza Melanocephala)

Groups of photosensitive, unstimulated or stimulated, male blackheaded buntings were subjected to photoregimes of 15 hr of green light of three intensities and 9 hr of dark per day. In some groups green light was interrupted with 90 min of bright fluorescent light at different times in the subjective day. While gonads did not develop or regressed in some groups, birds in others behaved as if exposed to long daylengths. The results besides suggesting the involvement of endogenous circadian rhythm during initiation and maintenance of gonadal growth indicate that the reproductive rhythms are entrained and induced by environmental photoperiod.     

TaqmanqPCR检测CD147／Basigin剪接变异体在人上皮性卵巢癌中的表达

目的：应用TaqmanqPCR技术检测CDl47／basigin剪接变异体在人上皮性卵巢癌组织与正常卵巢组织中的表达差异。方法：运用半定量RT．PCR技术检测CDl47／basigin剪接变异体在上皮性卵巢癌细胞系中的表达;TaqmanqPCR检测CDl47／basigin剪接变异体在人上皮性卵巢癌细胞系中的表达分布;进一步通过收集32例上皮性卵巢癌组织与26例正常卵巢组织,提取组织RNA,反转录cDNA,TaqmanqPCR检测CDl47／basigin剪接变异体mRNA在上皮性卵巢癌组织与正常卵巢组织中的表达差异。结果：半定量RT-PCR结果显示basigin-2,basigin-3和basigin-4在上皮性卵巢癌细胞系中均有表达,主要以basigin-2为主;TaqmanqPCR检测到三种剪接变异体在不同卵巢癌细胞系中表达不同,basigin-2在卵巢癌细胞系中较basigin一3,basigin-4表达较高,basigin一4较basigin．3略高;Basigin．2剪接变异体在高转移Ho．8910pm细胞中表达较高,在低转移HO一8910细胞中表达较低。组织TaqmanqPCR检测basigin-2和basigin-4在上皮性卵巢癌组织中的表达水平显著高于正常卵巢组织（P值分别为〈0．0001和0．0261）,basigin．3的表达水平略有升高（P=0．2616）,但无统计学意义。结论：三种剪接变异体在卵巢癌组织中较正常卵巢组织表达上调。CDl47／basigin．2在高转移卵巢癌细胞系HO-8910pm中高表达,在低转移卵巢癌细胞系HO-8910中低表达,且表达强度与上皮性卵巢癌的转移相关;探讨CDl47／basigin一2在上皮性卵巢癌中的高表达,为卵巢癌的进一步治疗开辟一新途径。     

腹腔镜下卵巢囊肿剥除术前后AMH与bFSH水平的变化与临床价值

目的:对腹腔镜下行卵巢囊肿剥除术患者在手术前和手术后的AMH(anti-mullerian hormone,抗苗勒氏管激素)和bFSH(basic Follicle-stimulating hormone,基础促卵泡刺激素)含量进行测定,分析其临床意义和价值。方法:将2012年1月~2014年1月期间来我院妇产科就诊的34例卵巢巧克力囊肿患者作为研究组,上述患者经相关检查均身体状况符合腹腔镜手术的要求,并选取同期36例非巧囊患者作为对照组,2组患者均实施腹腔镜下卵巢囊肿剥离术进行治疗,并分别在手术前和手术完毕时对患者的AMH和bFSH水平进行测定。结果:研究组与对照组患者在手术完毕后AMH含量[(2.02±2.11,2.77±1.62)ng/m L]同手术前[(2.88±2.30,3.08±1.81)ng/m L]对比具有明显降低,具有统计学差异,(P0.05),研究组患者降低水平更为显著;研究组手术完毕b FSH含量(6.83±1.80)μU/m L明显高于术前(6.29±2.11)μU/m L,具有统计学差异(P0.05),而对照组患者术后血清bFSH含量同术前比较并未明显上升,无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:行腹腔镜卵巢囊肿剥除术能够使患者的卵巢储备能力下降,测定AMH较b FSH能够更好的反应出卵巢手术后卵巢储备状况。     

槐定碱联合顺铂对卵巢癌中FHIT，Survivin 及PTEN表达的影响

目的:探讨槐定碱联合顺铂对卵巢癌中脆性组氨酸三联(FHIT)、凋亡抑制基因survivin、抑癌基因PTEN的表达影响研究。方法:收集我院卵巢癌患者60例,随机分为实验组和对照组,每组30例,所有患者在给予纠正电解质与酸碱平衡等常规治疗后,对照组患者给予顺铂注射液进行治疗,实验组患者在对照组的基础上给予槐定碱注射液进行治疗。观察并比较治疗前后两组患者卵巢癌组织中FHIT,survivin及PTEN表达水平的变化情况以及不良反应的发生率。结果:与治疗前相比,治疗后两组患者FHIT及PTEN表达水平均升高,survivin表达水平均降低(P0.05),治疗结束后与对照组相比,实验组患者FHIT及PTEN表达水平较高(P0.05);与对照组相比,实验组患者survivin表达水平较低(P0.05);且两组患者不良反应率相当(P0.05)。结论:槐定碱联合顺铂可以有效降低卵巢癌的恶性程度,减慢肿瘤细胞的增殖发展,延缓病情,其机制可能与升高抑癌基因FHIT和PTEN的表达水平,以及降低凋亡抑制基因survivin的表达有关。     

Early onset of cabergoline therapy for prophylaxis from ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS): A potentially safer and more effective protocol

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is the most important angiogenic mediator in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome OHSS. Studies proved that cabergoline administration blocks the increase in vascular permeability via dephosphorylation of VEGF receptors and hence can be used as prophylactic agent against OHSS. This study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of early administration of cabergoline in the prevention of OHSS in high risk cases prepared for ICSI. This case series study was conducted on 126 high risk patients prepared for ICSI using the fixed antagonist protocol. High risk patients were defined as having more than 20 follicles >12 mm in diameter, and/or E2 more than 3000 pg/ml when the size of the leading follicle is more than 15 mm. When the size of the leading follicle reached 15 mm, cabergoline was administered (0.5 mg/day) for 8 days. Patients were followed up clinically, ultrasonographically and hematologically. The final E2 was 6099.5 ± 2730 and the mean number of retrieved oocytes was 19.7 ± 7.8. The clinical pregnancy rate was 62/126 (49.2%). There were no significant changes (p > 0.05) comparing hematological parameters, renal function tests and liver function tests between the day of HCG and the day of blastocyst transfer. The incidence of severe OHSS in this group was 1/126 (0.9%), while moderate OHSS was 12 (9.5%) and there were no cases of critical OHSS. We concluded that early administration of cabergoline is a safe and potentially more effective approach for prophylaxis against OHSS in high risk cases.     

联合检测血清糖类抗原标志物在女性绝经前后卵巢浆液性癌诊断中的价值

目的:探讨联合检测血清糖类抗原标志物在女性绝经前后卵巢浆液性癌诊断中的价值。方法:采用回顾性研究方法,选择2016年8月到至2018年2月在我院肿瘤科进行检测的绝经前后卵巢浆液性癌患者60例(癌变组)与绝经前后健康体检者60例(健康对照组),检测其血清癌胚抗原(carcino-embryonic antigen,CEA)、人附睾蛋白4(human epididymis protein 4,HE4)和糖链抗原125(carbohydrate antigen 125,CA125)的水平,并分析其与患者的临床病理特征与随访预后的相关性。结果:癌变组血清CEA、HE4、CA125水平及阳性表达率都均显著高于健康对照组(P0.05)。在癌变组60例患者中,随着病理分期增加、分化程度的减少、淋巴结转移与死亡情况的发生,血清CEA、HE4、CA125的阳性表达率显著升高,对比差异有统计学意义(P0.05)。同时在120例人群中,联合诊断为卵巢浆液性癌者54例,联合诊断的敏感性与特异性分别为90.0%和100.0%。结论:绝经前后女性卵巢浆液性癌患者血清糖类抗原标志物-CEA、HE4、CA12水平均呈现高表达,可能作为绝经前后女性卵巢浆液性癌诊断与预后预测的参考指标。     

Racial disparities in treatment and survival from ovarian cancer

BackgroundBlack women with ovarian cancer in the U.S. have lower survival than whites. We aimed to identify factors associated with racial differences in ovarian cancer treatment and overall survival (OS).MethodsWe examined data from 365 white and 95 black ovarian cancer patients from the Hollings Cancer Center Cancer Registry in Charleston, S.C. between 2000 and 2015. We used unconditional logistic regression to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) between race and receipt of surgery and chemotherapy, and Cox proportional hazards regression to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CIs between race and OS. Model variables included diagnosis center, stage, histology, insurance status, smoking, age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (AACI) and residual disease. Interactions between race and AACI were assessed using −2 log likelihood tests.ResultsBlacks vs. whites were over two-fold less likely to receive a surgery-chemotherapy sequence (multivariable-adjusted OR 2.46, 95% CI 1.43–4.21), particularly if they had a higher AACI (interaction p = 0.008). In multivariable-adjusted Cox models, black women were at higher risk of death (HR 1.81, 95% CI 1.35–2.43) than whites, even when restricted to patients who received a surgery-chemotherapy sequence (HR 1.79, 95% CI 1.10–2.89) and particularly for those with higher AACI (HR 4.70, 95% CI 2.00 − 11.02, interaction p = 0.01).ConclusionsAmong blacks, higher comorbidity associates with less chance of receiving guideline-based treatment and also modifies OS. Differences in receipt of guideline-based care do not completely explain survival differences between blacks and whites with ovarian cancer. These results highlight opportunities for further research.