Objective:To investigate the activity of anti-malarial dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on tumor growth, lymphangiogenesis, nodal and lung metastasis and survival in mice bearing Lewis lung carcimoma (LLC). Methods: The model...Objective:To investigate the activity of anti-malarial dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on tumor growth, lymphangiogenesis, nodal and lung metastasis and survival in mice bearing Lewis lung carcimoma (LLC). Methods: The models of C57BL/6 mice transplantation tumors were established via subcutaneous injection of LLC cells and divided into 4 groups: control group, DHA group, DHA+ferrous sulfate (FS) group and FS group, with 25 mice in each group. Tumor volumes and weights, nodal and lung metastasis, and survival were monitored. Tumor lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) was determined by lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 (LYVE-1) immnohistochemistry. After LLC cells were treated with DHA or DHA+FS, protein and mRNA levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -C were evaluated by Western blotting and real time quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. Results: Oral administration of DHA or DHA+FS inhibited lymph node and lung metastasis, and prolonged survival. However, no significant tumor growth retardation effect was observed when mice were treated with DHA alone. The inhibited tumor metastasis was related to the decreased LMVD in the peritumoral regions, but not in the intratumoral regions. DHA significantly down-regulated the expression of VEGF-C protein and mRNA in LLC cells. Conclusion: DHA effectively inhibits LLC transplantation tumor lymphangiogenesis, nodal and lung metastasis, and may be a promising chemotherapeutic agent for controlling lung cancer metastasis by decreasing VEGF-C expression.展开更多
Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium. The clinical presentation of myocarditis may range from subclinical to sudden death. The incidence of fatal myocarditis, which often presents with sudden or ra...Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium. The clinical presentation of myocarditis may range from subclinical to sudden death. The incidence of fatal myocarditis, which often presents with sudden or rapid death, has been estimated at 0.15/100.000 in the general population and is highest in infants and young adults （but may affect any age group）. However, diffuse myocarditis in autopsies of sudden death is 〈 2% in adult.展开更多
Objective To measure the quantities and apoptosis-related protein levels of B lymphocyte in the patients with immunorelated pancytopenia （IRP） and explore the action of B lymphocyte in the pathogenic mechanism of IR...Objective To measure the quantities and apoptosis-related protein levels of B lymphocyte in the patients with immunorelated pancytopenia （IRP） and explore the action of B lymphocyte in the pathogenic mechanism of IRP. Methods Quantifies of whole B lymphocytes and CD5^＋ B lymphocytes as well as the expressions of Fas and Bcl-2 in B lymphocytes in 35 patients with untreated IRP, 15 IRP patients in complete remission （CR）, and 10 normal controls were assayed by flow cytometry. The percentages of B lymphocyte and CD5^＋ B lymphocyte were significantly higher in untreated IRP patients than in CR IRP patients and normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）, and there was no significant difference between the latter two groups （ P 〉 0. 05 ）. There was no significant difference of Fas expression in B lymphocyte among three groups （ P 〉 0. 05）. The expression of Bcl-2 in B lymphocyte was significantly higher in untreated patients than in CR patients or normal controls （ P 〈 0. 01 ）, and significantly higher in CR patients than in normal controls （ P 〈 0. 01 ）. The apoptosis. related index was significantly lower in untreated patients than in CR patients or normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）, and signif. icantly lower in CR patients than in normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）. The percentage of B lymphocyte was positively correlated with post-treated response time （ r = 0. 53, P 〈 0. 01 ）. Conclusion The production of auto-antibodies in IRP patients probably has some relationship with the abnormal quantifies of B lymphocyte and its subpopulations as well as with the inhibition of B lymphocyte apoptosis.展开更多
Objective: To study the function in cellular immunity of patients with hyper-IgE syndrome (HIE). Methods: T-lymphocyte subtypes of the peripheral blood and cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to two recall a...Objective: To study the function in cellular immunity of patients with hyper-IgE syndrome (HIE). Methods: T-lymphocyte subtypes of the peripheral blood and cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to two recall antigens, tetanus toxoid (TT) and purified protein derivative(PPD), were measured in 5 patients with HIE and 15 healthy controls, respectively. Results: The CD4 + cell counts in HIE group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). In contrast, CD8 + cells were significantly higher in HIE group than those in the controls. The induration sizes of DTH to two recall antigens were smaller in HIE group than those in controls (P<0.01). Conclusion: There is an immunologic dysfunction of T lymphocytes in the patients with HIE and T cells play an important role in the pathogenesis.展开更多
We established a human T-lymphoma cell line from the cancerous ascrtes of a male patient with prostate cancer which was named H-TL90. This cell line was characterized by its histological features, and by chromosomal a...We established a human T-lymphoma cell line from the cancerous ascrtes of a male patient with prostate cancer which was named H-TL90. This cell line was characterized by its histological features, and by chromosomal and immunological analysis. Immunophenotypic analysis revealed that the cells expressed surface antigen CD3- CD4- CD7+ CD8-. Biological analysis revealed that the cell can promote lymphoryte proliferation. This suggested that the cell line has an autosecretion function. Cytogenetic analysis revealed that H-TL90 was a hyperdiploid with 47 chromosomes and had characteristic transloration between chromosome 3 and 11, and the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6. These resuhs demonstrated the H-TL90 cell line can be a useful model for the study of human T-lymphoma.展开更多
文摘Objective:To investigate the activity of anti-malarial dihydroartemisinin (DHA) on tumor growth, lymphangiogenesis, nodal and lung metastasis and survival in mice bearing Lewis lung carcimoma (LLC). Methods: The models of C57BL/6 mice transplantation tumors were established via subcutaneous injection of LLC cells and divided into 4 groups: control group, DHA group, DHA+ferrous sulfate (FS) group and FS group, with 25 mice in each group. Tumor volumes and weights, nodal and lung metastasis, and survival were monitored. Tumor lymphatic microvessel density (LMVD) was determined by lymphatic vessel endothelial hyaluronan receptor-1 (LYVE-1) immnohistochemistry. After LLC cells were treated with DHA or DHA+FS, protein and mRNA levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) -C were evaluated by Western blotting and real time quantitative RT-PCR, respectively. Results: Oral administration of DHA or DHA+FS inhibited lymph node and lung metastasis, and prolonged survival. However, no significant tumor growth retardation effect was observed when mice were treated with DHA alone. The inhibited tumor metastasis was related to the decreased LMVD in the peritumoral regions, but not in the intratumoral regions. DHA significantly down-regulated the expression of VEGF-C protein and mRNA in LLC cells. Conclusion: DHA effectively inhibits LLC transplantation tumor lymphangiogenesis, nodal and lung metastasis, and may be a promising chemotherapeutic agent for controlling lung cancer metastasis by decreasing VEGF-C expression.
文摘Myocarditis is an inflammatory disease of the myocardium. The clinical presentation of myocarditis may range from subclinical to sudden death. The incidence of fatal myocarditis, which often presents with sudden or rapid death, has been estimated at 0.15/100.000 in the general population and is highest in infants and young adults （but may affect any age group）. However, diffuse myocarditis in autopsies of sudden death is 〈 2% in adult.
文摘Objective To measure the quantities and apoptosis-related protein levels of B lymphocyte in the patients with immunorelated pancytopenia （IRP） and explore the action of B lymphocyte in the pathogenic mechanism of IRP. Methods Quantifies of whole B lymphocytes and CD5^＋ B lymphocytes as well as the expressions of Fas and Bcl-2 in B lymphocytes in 35 patients with untreated IRP, 15 IRP patients in complete remission （CR）, and 10 normal controls were assayed by flow cytometry. The percentages of B lymphocyte and CD5^＋ B lymphocyte were significantly higher in untreated IRP patients than in CR IRP patients and normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）, and there was no significant difference between the latter two groups （ P 〉 0. 05 ）. There was no significant difference of Fas expression in B lymphocyte among three groups （ P 〉 0. 05）. The expression of Bcl-2 in B lymphocyte was significantly higher in untreated patients than in CR patients or normal controls （ P 〈 0. 01 ）, and significantly higher in CR patients than in normal controls （ P 〈 0. 01 ）. The apoptosis. related index was significantly lower in untreated patients than in CR patients or normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）, and signif. icantly lower in CR patients than in normal controls （ P 〈 0. 05 ）. The percentage of B lymphocyte was positively correlated with post-treated response time （ r = 0. 53, P 〈 0. 01 ）. Conclusion The production of auto-antibodies in IRP patients probably has some relationship with the abnormal quantifies of B lymphocyte and its subpopulations as well as with the inhibition of B lymphocyte apoptosis.
文摘Objective: To study the function in cellular immunity of patients with hyper-IgE syndrome (HIE). Methods: T-lymphocyte subtypes of the peripheral blood and cutaneous delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to two recall antigens, tetanus toxoid (TT) and purified protein derivative(PPD), were measured in 5 patients with HIE and 15 healthy controls, respectively. Results: The CD4 + cell counts in HIE group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01). In contrast, CD8 + cells were significantly higher in HIE group than those in the controls. The induration sizes of DTH to two recall antigens were smaller in HIE group than those in controls (P<0.01). Conclusion: There is an immunologic dysfunction of T lymphocytes in the patients with HIE and T cells play an important role in the pathogenesis.
文摘We established a human T-lymphoma cell line from the cancerous ascrtes of a male patient with prostate cancer which was named H-TL90. This cell line was characterized by its histological features, and by chromosomal and immunological analysis. Immunophenotypic analysis revealed that the cells expressed surface antigen CD3- CD4- CD7+ CD8-. Biological analysis revealed that the cell can promote lymphoryte proliferation. This suggested that the cell line has an autosecretion function. Cytogenetic analysis revealed that H-TL90 was a hyperdiploid with 47 chromosomes and had characteristic transloration between chromosome 3 and 11, and the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 6. These resuhs demonstrated the H-TL90 cell line can be a useful model for the study of human T-lymphoma.
