Health-related quality of life among breast cancer patients and its influencing factor in a Chinese population.

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of breast cancer patients by using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast (FACT-B) questionnaires.

Methods: A total of 522 adult patients who were admitted to our hospital with breast cancer were collected during the period of Jun. 2007 to Dec.

[Role of rennin-angiotensin system in cholinergic agonist carbachol-induced cardiovascular responses in ovine fetus].

To investigate the mechanisms underlying the cholinergic agonist carbachol-induced cardiovascular responses, changes of renin-angiotensin system were examined in fetal hormonal systems. In the ovine fetal model under stressless condition, the cardiovascular function was recorded. Blood samples were collected before (during baseline period) and after the intravenous administration of carbachol.

[Relationship of expression of leukemia inhibitory factor gene with progesterone and estradiol in mouse endometrium].

Leukemia inhibitory factor(LIF) is a glycoprotein with multiple activities, it expresses violently in most mice endometrium on 4-5 day of pregnancy,however the mechanism of LIF gene expression was not known completely. LIF gene expression was examined in endometrium of 168 mice and the concentrations of progesterone and estradiol were measured in their serum on 4-5 day. The expression of LIF gene was totally absent in 18 mice,and their concentrations of progesterone and estradiol in serum were significantly lower than the others.