Local pancreatic necrosis and systemic inflammatory response caused by acute pancreatitis (AP) are closely related to the disease prognosis and severity. This study aimed to explore whether pentraxin 3 (PTX3) regulates AP pancreatic necrosis and reveals the underlying mechanism. By using AP time gradient transcriptomics, proteomics and liquid phase chip analysis, we found a close association between PTX3 and AP.
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October 2003
Objective: To investigate the significance of thyroid calcification for diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of 817 thyroid nodules' pre-operative ultrasonic and postoperative pathologic results.
Results: Total ultrasonic thyroid calcification ratio was 18.
Objective: To compare the effects and pharmacoeconomics of single-dose of ceftriaxone versus 3-day cefuroxime prophylaxis in patients undergoing gastric or colorectal resection.
Methods: Three hundred and five consecutive patients with gastric or colorectal cancer from 5 medical centers were randomly divided into ceftriaxone group (n = 153, receiving intravenously 1 g ceftriaxone 0.5 - 1 h prior to operation only) and cefuroxime group (n = 152, receiving 0.
Objective: To summarize the clinical aspects of nonfunctional islet-cell tumor (NIT) reported in Chinese periodicals.
Methods: Articles in Chinese on NIT were screened from the Chinese Bio-Medical Database (1981.1 - 1999.