Objective To compare the clinical effect, hematopoietic reconstitution, and adverse effects of compatriots HLA in the same period with haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation among relatives for treatment of haematological malignancies. Methods 9 patients of compatriots HLA and 9 patients of haptoidentical allogeneic were recruited. The clinical effect, hematopoietic reconstitution, and transplant-related adverse effects of the observation groups were retrospectively analyzed. Results There was no statistical difference between the clinical effect in two groups, hematopoietic reconstitution, pretreatment-related toxicity and acute and chronic GVHD. The infusion volume of blood products, CMV infection and fungal infection in haploidentical transplant group was higher than that in compatriots HLA group. Conclusion HLA haploidentical family donor transplantation is a good way to increase the source of donor for the treatment of haematological malignancies.

Objective To observe the curative effect of imatinib mesylate combined with myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia advanced phase. Methods To retrospectively analyze clinical effect of 6 patients with chronic myeloid leukemia advanced phase were treated with imatinib mesylate combined with myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from July 2005 to April 2009, and literature review. Results The disease-free survival and the survival rate of 4 patients were 66.67 %. 2 patients died (one case die for Chemotherapy pretreatment in the third transplantation after two years, the other case die for Chemotherapy pretreatment in the second transplantation after six months ). Conclusion The clinical cure rate of chronic myeloid leukemia advanced phase may be improved with the treatment of imatinib mesylate combined with myeloablative allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Objective To observe the effect of risperidone on serum brain derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF) in first-episode schizophrenic patients. Methods In the treatment group, 90 first-episode schizophrenics were treated with risperidone for 16 weeks, and the dose of risperidone was (3.79±0.88) mg·d-1. Serum BDNF levels were measured before treatment, at 2, 8, and 16 weeks after treatment. The severity of schizophrenia symptoms was assessed by the positive and negative symptom scale ( PANSS) before and after sixteen weeks of treatment. Serum BDNF concentrations were measured in 90 healthy controls. Results BDNF in the control group was (22.867±6.051) ng·mL-1. The serum BDNF levels before treatment and at the end of week 2, 8, 16 after the treatment in the treatment group were (14.256±4.096), (13.078±3.462), (18.001±5.753), (21.089± 6.692) ng·mL-1 , and the serum BDNF level was significantly lower in the treatment group than that in the control group ( P<0.01) . After the treatment, the level of BDNF in the treatment group decreased at first and then increased, compared with that before treatment, the difference was significantly ( P<0.05 or P<0.01) . The level of BDNF in the treatment group at the end of week 16 was not significantly different from that of the control group ( P>0.05) . After treatment, the total score of PANSS scale and its subscales decreased, the difference was significantly (P<0.01). At the end of week 16, the PANSS subscale reduction rate was positively correlated to the serum BDNF concentration change (r=0.499, P=0.001). The change rate of serum BDNF concentration at the end of week 16 was not correlated with the dose of risperidone (r=0.103, P=0.335). Conclusion BDNF is abnormal in the first episode of schizophrenia, which can be improved by risperidone treatment.

Gangliosides are a class of important glycosphingolipids containing sialic acid that are widely distributed on the outer surface of cells and are abundantly distributed in brain tissue. Disialoganglioside with three glycosyl groups (GD3) and disialoganglioside with two glycosyl groups (GD2) are markedly increased in pathological conditions such as cancers and neurodegenerative diseases. GD3 and GD2 were found to play important roles in cancers by mediating cell proliferation, migration, invasion, adhesion, angiogenesis and in preventing immunosuppression of tumors. GD3 synthase (GD3S) is the regulatory enzyme of GD3 and GD2 synthesis, and is important in tumorigenesis and the development of cancers. The study of GD3S as a drug target may be of great significance for the discovery of new drugs for cancer treatment. This review will describe the gangliosides and their roles in physiological and pathological conditions; the roles of GD3 and GD2 in cancers; the expression, functions and mechanisms of GD3S, and its potential as a drug target in cancers.