Platelet-activating factor receptor activation promotes prostate cancer cell growth, invasion and metastasis via ERK1/2 pathway.

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) and its receptor (PAFR), have been reported to participate in many cellular processes of cancer. However, little is known about their function in prostate cancer. In the present study, we found that PAFR was overexpressed in prostate cancer cells.

Rules of parotid gland dose variations and shift during intensity modulated radiation therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Background: To determine the position and dose delivery changes rules of parotid gland (PG) during the course of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients (NPC).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and forty one competed tomography (CT) images from 47 NPC patients (three images for each patient were acquired before treatment, at the 15th and 25th fraction during the treatment) who underwent radical IMRT were selected for this study. A total of 70-76Gy at 2.

Interventional therapy for renal artery pseudoaneurysms.

The aim of this study was to explore the angiographic diagnosis and embolization therapy for renal artery pseudoaneurysms due to acute urinary tract hemorrhage after conservative medical management failed. Seven out of ten cases had fever symptoms after the kidney surgery. The pseudoaneurysms were treated with gelatin sponge and (or) spring coil and the majority demonstrated rapid blockage of hemorrhage.

[Psychological comparison of patients with soft tissue injuries in oral and maxillofacial region by different kinds of suturing].

Objective: To evaluate the psychological situations of patients with soft tissue injuries in oral and maxillofacial region by different kinds of suturing.

Methods: A total of 200 patients were selected and randomly divided into two groups. Group A received intradermic suture while group B underwent para-position suture.