Aberrant DNA methylation profile of hepatocellular carcinoma and surgically resected margin.

Field cancerization currently described the theory of tumorigenesis and, until now, has been described in almost all organ systems except in liver. For this reason, we explore the presence of field cancerization in liver and its underlying clinical implication in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In our study, methylation profile of HCC and surgically resected margin (SRM) were established by methylation-specific PCR.

[Induction of dendritic cells from intra-operative lost blood and their effects on CIK against liver cancer cells in vitro].

Objective: To investigate the practical possibility of inducing dendritic cells (DCs) from mononuclear cells in the lost blood during operation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, and attempted to find a new source of precursor cells for the personalized immunotherapy based on DCs.

Methods: Collected lost blood during hepatectomy from 9 HCC patients and human cord blood from 8 cases of healthy donors undergoing caesarean section. Their mononuclear cells were divided into monocytes and nonadherent lymphocytes.

[Preparation of the EPC and HEPC sterically stabilized doxorubicin liposomes and further studies on pharmacokinetics in rats].

In this paper, we address the preparation of the EPC and HEPC sterically stabilized doxorubicin liposomes and report the data collected from further studies on pharmacokinetics in blood for choosing a better carrier in delivering the drugs. The pharmacokinetics of EPC and HEPC sterically stabilized liposomes (EPC-SSL, and HEPC-SSL) in Wistar rats were investigated by HPLC. The results showed that the mean residence time of HEPC-SSL in blood is 23.

[Synthesis of peptide fragment of melittin and the function of rheumatoid arthritis cure].

To retain the anti-rheumatoid arthritis activity of melittin and to reduce the hemolysis and hypersusceptibility caused by melittin, a deletion peptide of melittin was synthesized. Its ant-inflammation effect was observed . A hydrophile peptide fragment of melittin was synthesized by standard solid-phase method.

[The synthesis of polyanhydrides and its application in biomedical field].

This paper reviews the development of the polyanhydrides as a new biodegradable polymer, and highlights the methodological and technological progress in the synthesis of the polymer. Subsequently, the future researches and developments of polyanhydrides are prospected.