The Relationship between Infection of the Gallbladder and Chronic Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

() is proved to be the main pathogenic agent of various diseases, including chronic gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and gastric cancer. In addition, chronic cholecystitis and cholelithiasis are common worldwide, which are supposed to increase the total mortality of patients. Epidemiologic evidence on the relationship between infection of the gallbladder and chronic cholecystitis/cholelithiasis still remains unclear.

Estimation of associations between 10 common gene polymorphisms and gastric cancer: evidence from a meta-analysis.

Aims: Associations between polymorphisms in cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4)/mannose-binding lectin (MBL)/interleukin-4 (IL-4)/interleukin-6 (IL-6)/phospholipase C ε-1 (PLCE1) and gastric cancer (GC) were already reported by many studies, yet the conclusions of these studies were somehow controversial. The aim of this meta-analysis was to better clarify associations between polymorphisms in and GC by combing the results of all relevant studies.

Methods: Eligible studies were searched from PubMed, Embase, WOS and CNKI.

Concentrated Growth Factors Can Inhibit Photoaging Damage Induced by Ultraviolet A (UVA) on the Human Dermal Fibroblasts In Vitro.

BACKGROUND Photoaging is the main cause of extrinsic skin aging. Daily exposure to ultraviolet A (UVA) accelerates the process of photoaging. The present study aimed to understand the role of concentrated growth factors (CGF) on UVA irradiated human skin cells.

Complement component 3 is a prognostic factor of non‑small cell lung cancer.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer‑related mortality worldwide. The complement component 3 (C3) is a central protein of the complement system, expressed in numerous cancer tissues and considered crucial for tumor progression. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of C3 in non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and the underlying mechanisms.

[Value of ultrasono-portography using SonoVue in selective portal vein embolization].

Objective: To explore the value of ultrasono-portography using SonoVue in selective portal vein embolization (SPVE).

Methods: Twenty-eight patients with malignant liver tumors underwent percutaneous ultrasound-guided SPVE. The procedure was performed under color Doppler ultrasound guidance in 11 cases (conventional group) and under guidance with ultrasono-portography using SonoVue in 17 cases (contrast group).

The viability change of pigskin in vitro.

Background: It is widely recognised that take of grafts is strongly influenced by tissue viability. Although porcine skin is currently the most widely used xenograft, the viability change of pigskin in vitro has not been extensively studied. The purpose of this study was to assess the change of the viability of Bama miniature pigskin after harvest and cryopreservation, and to set up a guideline for pigskin preservation and storage that would allow the skin to retain the highest viability after treatment and still be used in the clinical applications.