Objective To investigate the photodynamic effect induced by laser and use it as a method for purging of minimal residual tumor cells from autologous peripheral blood stem cell grafts. Methods We studied the effect of various concentrations of hematoporphyrin derivative (HPD) combined with of different time of laser irradiation on human leukemia cell line K562, breast tumor cell line MCF-7 and human umbilical cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells by using MTT assay to compare the photodynamic effect between cell lines of each group. Results HPD or laser irradiation alone had no apparent cytotoxicity while the application of HPD plus laser exposure caused photosensitization. HPD plus laser irradiation was more efficient for killing K562 cells and MCF-7 cells than doing the normal human umbilical cord blood-derived hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. The photodynamic effect on K562 cells and MCF-7 cells was positively correlated with the increase of treatment duration and HPD concentration. Conclusion These results indicated that the laser photodynamic effect mediated by HPD might be used for purging autologous peripheral blood stem cell grafts in vitro.

Objective To evaluate the effect of single-nucleotide polymorphisms at the miRNA binding site rs3660 in the 3'-untranslated region of the KRT81 gene (miR-SNPs) on the cancer risk and clinical prognosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL).Methods The single-nucleo-tide polymorphisms of rs3660 was genotyped with ligation detection reaction method.The association of rs3660 with NHL survival was calculated with log-rank test using Kaplan-Meier method.Multivariate survival analysis was performed using a Cox proportional hazards model.Results The rs3660 genotype distribution difference was not statistically significant between the case and control group (P =0.50).Patients carrying the rs3660 CG/CC genotype exhibited a significantly longer survival time than patients carrying the GG genotype (P =0.012).In addition,rs3660 was associated independently with the survival of NHL patients in multivariate analysis (RR=0.589,95％ CI:0.415-0.832,P =0.004).The association of this miR-SNP with NHL survival was further confirmed in the peripheral T cell lymphoma (PTCL) subtype.Conclusion Our results indicate that KRT81 rs3660 GG type is an independent prognostic marker in NHL.

Objective:To explore the teaching evaluation of online open course of hematology based on small private online course (SPOC) platform by means of quantitative method.Methods:The fourth-year undergraduates of clinical medicine major were selected to receive online course learning of hematology, including video viewing, rich text browsing, in-class quizzes, and seminars. The teaching contents covered the basis of hematological diseases, anemic diseases, hematological tumors, bleeding and coagulation disorders. Teaching evaluation was conducted through teaching behavior assessment, unit test, course examination and SPOC scoring. Linear regression analysis was used to analyze the correlation between the duration of the teaching video and student learning behavior. The correlation between video learning quantity and viewing time and course test scores and SPOC scores was analyzed. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare the differences in curriculum learning behavior (participation rate). T-test was used to compare the differences between the two results of two unit tests and to calculate the alternative-form reliability. Chi-square test was used to compare the differences in scores of different sub-specialty questions in hematology, and the differences of participation rate of different examination points of hematological tumors. Results:The teaching video viewing rate was significantly higher than the participation rate of rich text browsing and in-class quizzes ( P < 0.001; P < 0.001). There was no obvious correlation between video duration and video viewing, rich text browsing, in-class quizzes ( R = 0.168, F = 0.81, P = 0.376; R = 0.057, F = 0.07, P=0.802; R=0.124, F=0.37, P=0.546). There was a significant positive correlation between the participation rate of video viewing and rich text browsing and in-class quizzes ( R =0.890, F=76.41, P<0.001; R=0.934, F=163.67, P < 0.001). The participation rate of anemic disease unit test was significantly higher than that of hematological tumors ( χ2 = 49.08, P<0.001), bleeding and coagulation disorders ( χ2= 25.97, P< 0.001), and the second results were significantly improved ( t=-2.09, P=0.040), and the alternative-form reliability was 0.750. There was no significant difference in the participation rate of different sub-specialty courses ( χ2=5.20, P=0.074); the number of video watching was significantly positively correlated with SPOC scores ( R=0.523, F=196.22, P<0.001); the participation rate of molecular genetics and molecular biology tests of blood tumor was significantly lower than that of general clinical information questions ( P < 0.05). Conclusion:Teaching videos are the foundation of online courses. Increasing the number of video viewing and improving video viewing rate can effectively mobilize the enthusiasm of extensive learning, such as rich text browsing and in-class quizzes, and improve learning participation. It is conducive to the improvement of students' academic performance. Simple behavior factors such as video viewing time are not recommended as performance evaluation indicators. Unit test takes two times to get the highest score, which is conducive to improving professional learning level through learning behavior, without affecting the reliability of the performance evaluation. The online open course based on the SPOC platform is conducive to the balanced development of the course teaching of Hematology.

Objective: To investigate the correlations between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the D-loop of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and the disease risk as well as the prognosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods: Blood samples from 108 DLBCL patients treated at the Department of Hematology of the Fourth Hospital of Heibei Medical University during July, 1991 and July 2012 were collected for this study; in addition, blood samples from 159 healthy controls during the same period were also collected. DNA was extracted according to the standard protocols for PCR amplification and SNP locus genotype analyses. The risk of D-loop SNPs was investigated by case-control study. Results: The minor alleles of nucleotides 73A/G, 263A/G, 315C/C insert were associated with a decreased risk for DLBCL. The minor allele of the nucleotides 200G/Awas associated with an increased risk for DLBCL. To further evaluate the predictive function of D-loop SNPs in DLBCL patients, five SNP sites were identified by Log-Rank test that with statistically significant prediction value of DLBCL survival in a univariate analysis. In a multivariate analysis, allele 16304 was identified as an independent predictor of DLBCL prognosis. The survival time of DLBCL patients with 16304C was significantly shorter than that of patients with 16304T (RR=0.513, 95% CI=0.266-0.989, P<0.05). Conclusion: The analysis of D-loop SNPs in mtDNA can help identifying the occurrence risks and poor prognosis subtypes of DLBCL.