Euphrasia brevilabris Y. F. Wang,Y. S. Lian & G. Z. Du,a new species of the Scrophulariaceae from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau,China

Euphrasia brevilabris Y. F. Wang, Y. S. Lian & G. Z. Du, a new species of the Scrophulariaceae from Gannan grassland of Gansu belonging to the east edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China, is described and illustrated. It is related to E. regelii Wettst. by having dense tentacle on the leaves, bracts and calyces, but differs from plant shorter, 3–7 cm high, without ramification, leaves smaller, 3–5 mm long, corolla yellow, the back 3–5 mm long, and labium shorter than muffle. It is also similar to E. pectinata Ten. by bracts obviously bigger than vegetative leaves, but differs from plant shorter, leaves smaller, having dense tentacle on the leaves, bracts and calyces, corolla yellow, labium shorter than muffle.     

狐尾藻属狭域种和广布种断枝的生长与再生能力比较研究

对比研究了广布种穗花狐尾藻(Myriophyllum spicatum L.)和狭域种扬子狐尾藻(M. oguraense Mikisubsp. yangtzense Wang)不同长度(5、10 和15 cm)和不同位置(顶枝、中枝和底枝)断枝的生长和再生能力。研究结果显示, 两物种由断枝生长所形成植株的总生物量、分枝生物量、分枝数均随断枝长度的增加而增大;在由不同位置的断枝生长所形成的植株中, 顶枝所形成植株的总生物量最大, 中枝所形成植株的分枝生物量、分枝数和平均分枝长最大。由断枝所形成植株的总生物量、分枝生物量、分枝数、平均分枝长和新分枝所处位置在种间均存在显著差异, 穗花狐尾藻顶枝和中枝的生物量较大, 顶枝所产生的分枝位于断枝基部; 扬子狐尾藻的分枝生物量、分枝数及平均分枝长较大, 新产生的分枝多位于断枝顶端附近。研究结果表明穗花狐尾藻和扬子狐尾藻断枝的再生对策不同, 前者是增加对断枝总生物量的投资, 而后者是增加对断枝产生新分枝的投资。研究结果可为进一步开展水生植物广布种与狭域种的生活史对策研究提供资料, 也为湿地物种多样性保护与管理提供科学指导       

Efficacy and Safety of Nimotuzumab Plus Radiotherapy With or Without Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy in an Elderly Patient Subgroup (Aged 60 and Older) With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of nimotuzumab combined with radiotherapy (RT) in elderly patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The clinical data of 75 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, who were initially treated with nimotuzumab combined with RT, were collected and retrospectively reviewed from December 2008 to April 2014. They were aged 60 to 81 years (median 64 years). The distribution of disease was stage II in 10 (13.3%), stage III in 33 (44.0%), and stage IV in 32 (42.7%). Among these patients, 59 cases received cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Survival outcomes and treatment toxicity were analyzed using IBM SPSS 19.0 software. RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 45 months (range, 13-78 months), the estimated 3-year local recurrence-free survival (LRFS), regional recurrence-free survival (RRFS), distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS), progression failure-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) rates were 95.6%, 95.5%, 98.6%, 89.7%, and 89.2%, respectively. In the subgroup, 3-year OS rate in the patients with concurrent chemotherapy was 90.5% and 77.4% in patients without concurrent chemotherapy (Log-Rank = 1.795, P = .180). Univariate analysis showed that T stage and clinical stage were correlated with OS. Multivariate analysis indicated that age, T stage and tumor response at the end of treatment were independent prognosticators. Nine patients experienced grade 3 to 4 acute mucositis and 26 patients experienced grade 3-4 leukocytopenia, with no cases of skin rash and infusion reaction. Twelve patients developed mild liver function damage. No serious gastrointestinal or renal toxicities were observed. CONCLUSION: The efficacy of combined nimotuzumab with RT in elderly NPC patients was encouraging and the toxicities were accepted. In addition, nimotuzumab provides a better option for elderly patients who cannot be tolerate chemotherapy.     

卫矛属一新变种——腥臭卫矛

报道了卫矛属(Euonymus)一新变种——腥臭卫矛(Euonymus sanguineus var.paedidus L.M.Wang)。该新变种与原变种石枣子(Euonymus sanguineus Loes.var.sanguineus)相似,但其独特的强烈腥臭花不仅明显可与石枣子区别,而且也有别于卫矛属中所有其他种类。另外,该变种叶柄极短,一般短于5mm,可以与原变种区别。对腥臭卫矛的分布与生境做了简略讨论。     

国产毛茛科银莲花族十七种植物的细胞学研究

研究了国产毛茛科银莲花族Trib．Anemoneae 17种植物的染色体数目和核型。10种银莲花属 Anemone L．植物中,1种(西南银莲花A．davidii)为x=8的四倍体(2n=4x=32),5种(匍枝银莲花A． stolonifera、草玉梅 A．rivularis、卵叶银莲花A ．begoniifolia、水棉花A．hupehensis f. alba、大火草A．tomen- tosa)为x=8的二倍体(2n=2x=16),4种(鹅掌草A．flaccida、湿地银莲花A．rupestris、蓝匙叶银莲花 A．trullifolia var．colestina、拟条叶银莲花A．trullifolia var．holophylla、展毛银莲花A．demissa)为x=7的 二倍体(2n=2x=14)。罂粟莲花Anemoclema glaucifolium 为x=8的二倍体。6种铁线莲属Clematis L.植 物(滇川铁线莲C．kockiana、长花铁线莲C．rehderiana、毛茛铁线莲C．ranunculoides、扬子铁线莲C． puberula var．ganpiniana、短尾铁线莲C．brevicaudata、金毛铁线莲A．chrysocoma)均为x=8的二倍体。银 莲花属中x=7的种类的核型彼此十分相似,均由6对大型具中部着丝点的染色体和1对具端部着丝点 的染色体组成;x=8的二倍体种类的核型与罂粟莲花属和铁线莲属植物的核型十分相似,均由5对大型 具中部着丝点和3对具端部或近端部着丝点的染色体组成。     

云南高黎贡山管花鹿药茎叶营养成分分析

测定了云南高黎贡山管花鹿药茎叶的营养成分 ,并与常见蔬菜及一些粮谷类食物进行了比较 ,结果显示 :管花鹿药茎叶含多种营养成分 ,干品蛋白质含量高达 4 4 92 %、氨基酸含量为 2 6 4 %、含有多种人体必需的常微量元素 ,矿质元素含量呈十分典型的高钾低钠特点 :钾含量高达 395 0mg/kg ,而钠含量仅为 0 14mg/kg ,Fe、Mn、Zn等元素含量也较高 ,具有较高的营养价值和良好的营养保健作用     

2D and 3D CT Radiomics Features Prognostic Performance Comparison in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

OBJECTIVE: To compare 2D and 3D radiomics features prognostic performance differences in CT images of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHOD: We enrolled 588 NSCLC patients from three independent cohorts. Two sets of 463 patients from two different institutes were used as the training cohort. The remaining cohort with 125 patients was set as the validation cohort. A total of 1014 radiomics features (507 2D features and 507 3D features correspondingly) were assessed. Based on the dichotomized survival data, 2D and 3D radiomics indicators were calculated for each patient by trained classifiers. We used the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) to assess the prediction performance of trained classifiers (the support vector machine and logistic regression). Kaplan–Meier and Cox hazard survival analyses were also employed. Harrell's concordance index (C-Index) and Akaike's information criteria (AIC) were applied to assess the trained models. RESULTS: Radiomics indicators were built and compared by AUCs. In the training cohort, 2D_AUC = 0.653, 3D_AUC = 0.671. In the validation cohort, 2D_AUC = 0.755, 3D_AUC = 0.663. Both 2D and 3D trained indicators achieved significant results (P < .05) in the Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox regression. In the validation cohort, 2D Cox model had a C-Index = 0.683 and AIC = 789.047; 3D Cox model obtained a C-Index = 0.632 and AIC = 799.409. CONCLUSION: Both 2D and 3D CT radiomics features have a certain prognostic ability in NSCLC, but 2D features showed better performance in our tests. Considering the cost of the radiomics features calculation, 2D features are more recommended for use in the current study.     

Laparoscopic Versus Open Radical Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to summarize and quantify the current evidence on the therapeutic efficacy of laparoscopic radical nephrectomy (LRN) compared with open radical nephrectomy (ORN) in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a meta-analysis. METHODS: Data were collected by searching Pubmed, Embase, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect for reports published up to September 26, 2016. Studies that reported data on comparisons of therapeutic efficacy of LRN and ORN were included. The fixed-effects model was used in this meta-analysis if there was no evidence of heterogeneity; otherwise, the random-effects model was used. RESULTS: Thirty-seven articles were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis showed that the overall mortality was significantly lower in the LRN group than that in the ORN group (odds ratio [OR] =0.77, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.62-0.95). However, there was no statistically significant difference in cancer-specific mortality (OR = 0.77, 95% CI: 0.55-1.07), local tumor recurrence (OR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.65-1.14), and intraoperative complications (OR = 1.27, 95% CI: 0.83-1.94). The risk of postoperative complications was significantly lower in the LRN group (OR = 0.71, 95% CI: 0.65-0.78). In addition, LRN has been shown to offer superior perioperative results to ORN, including shorter hospital stay days, time to start oral intake, and convalescence time, and less estimated blood loss, blood transfusion rate, and anesthetic consumption. CONCLUSION: LRN was associated with better surgical outcomes as assessed by overall mortality and postoperative complications compared with ORN. LRN has also been shown to offer superior perioperative results to ORN.