Objectives To investigate the expression features and roles of the costimulatory molecules and T lymphocyte subsets from patients with chronic nephritis.Methods The expression of the costimulatory molecules CD 28 and CD 137 on PBMC (peripheral blood mononuclear cells) and T lymphocyte subsets from 52 patients with chronic nephritis were studied by immunophenotyping and flow cytometry analysis.Results The T lymphocyte subsets from patients with chronic nephritis showed an obvious imbalance with reversing CD 4/CD 8 ratio,decreasing CD + 4T cells and increasing CD + 8T cells.The expression of the costimulatory molecule CD 28 on T cells was significantly lower compared with normal controls (P

Objective:To isolate breast cancer stem/progenitor cells from human breast cancer and study their proliferation and differentiation biological characteristics over long-term passages in vitro. Methods:Human breast cancer stem/progenitor cells were enriched in suspension cultures as nonadherent mammospheres(MS). Serial sphere formation assay was performed to determine self-renewal ability of mammosphere-derived cells (MSDC). Differentiation was induced by culturing MSDC in DMEM-F12 supplemented with serum but without growth factors. The ratio of CD44~+/CD24~(-/low) cell population was evaluated by flow cytometry(FCM). Results:The mammospheres were formed after inoculation of primary breast cancer cells into culcutre medium with growth factors but without serum. The mammospheres contained undifferentiated cells similar to stem cells, which had self-renewal and extensive proliferation capabilities. With increasing passages, the cells tended to adhere and differentiate. The number of adhering and differentiating cells increased, and the amount and size of mammospheres decreased. The CD44~+/CD24~(-/low) cell population was enriched in the basal-like molecular subtype of human breast tumors. The biological behaviors of mammospheres varied between different specimens.Conclusion:Cancer cells with stem cell properties of self-renewal, indefinite proliferation and multi-lineage differentiation widely existed in human breast cancer tissues. The biological behaviors varied because of different origin of specimens and changed under the effects of environmental factors.

Objective To observe the efficacy of multifactor intensive nursing intervention on chronic heart failure patients with outside hospital treatment,including self-management ability and related clinical indicators.Methods By application of prospective study,a total of 215 patients with chronic heart failure discharged from hospital were randomized into the usual care group (105 cases) and the intensive nursing intervention group (1 10 cases).Patients were followed up for 12 months,and 205 patients completed the follow-up.The usual care group only received conventional outpatient follow-up,the intensive intervention group patients received telephone counseling,more detailed clinical follow-up and regular health education.The intervention effect was compared between two groups.Results Compared with the usual care group,the passing rate of sodium/water limit and daily monitoring of weight was higher in the intensive intervention group.Left ventricular ejection fraction and six-minute walking test were better in the intensive intervention group,while the level of NT-pro-BNP was lower in the intensive intervention group.Compared with the usual care group,re-hospitalization rate and incidence of cardiovascular events were lower in the intensive intervention group.Conclusions Multifactor intensive nursing intervention is helpful on improving self-management ability,alleviate cardiac function,reduce re-hospitalization rate and incidence of cardiovascular events for chronic heart failure patients.