Podoplanin (PDPN), being mucin-like transmembrane sialoglycoprotein, is expressed on lymphatic endothelial cells, with its significant role in the development of inflammation, separation of blood and lymphatic circulation, platelet aggregation, integrity of the renal filtration barrier and alveolar. In recent years, many researches have demonstrated that PDPN is overexpressed on the surface of some tumor cells. The interaction between PDPN and CLEC-2 plays an important role in the development of tumor growth, migration and transfer, therefore, anti-PDPN antibody offers a new direction for the treatment of tumor patients. This paper aims at reviewing the progress and application prospect of PDPN.

Objective To understand the needs for and supply of clinical research consultation at the clinical epidemiological unit (CEU) in a general hospital. Methods Data were collected from work records of 2008 of CEU and were analysed. Results There were three faculties and three graduate students in the CEU, who altogether provided 272 consultations in 2008. 147 of the consultants were doctors (54.0%), and 90 were graduate students (33.1%). With regard to the content of consultation, 106 (39. 0%) were for bio-statistical methods, 96 (35. 3%) for project design, 36(13.2%) for paper writing and 24 (8.8%) for others. The professor of the CEU provided more consultation on project design (71/139, 51.1%) than assistant professors (22/151, 19.1%) and graduate students (3/18, 16.7%) (P＜0.01). The assistant professors (66/151, 57.4%) and graduate students (10/18, 55.6%) provided consultation on bio-statistical methods more than the professor (30/139, 21.6%) (P＜0. 01). Conclusion Doctors and graduate students in the general hospital need clinical research consultation service from the CEU. It is necessary and possible to establish a CEU in general hospital to meet the needs of clinical epidemiological consultation. The free consulting policy is effective in improving the accessibility and satisfaction of the consulting service.

Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is critical for embryonic development and in differentiation,proliferation,and maintenance of multiple adult tissues.Deregulation of the Hh pathway is associated with Multiple pathological steps of PDAC(Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma).A prominent desmoplastic stromal reaction is the pathological hallmark of PDAC,it contributes to the formation of the hypovascular and hypoxic microenvironment of PDAC.And Hedgehog signaling is one of the most crucial pathways that maintains and activates the stroma.Clinical trials of Hedgehog signaling inhibitors in treatment of PDAC has been conducted,but results have been disappointing.Recently,to undercover the reason of the failure of clinical trial,more work has been done to uncovering the underlying role of stroma in PDAC.

Objective:To study the effects of ozone aging on the color stability of the SY-1 silicone elastomer. Methods :40 SY-1 silicone elastomer samples were prepared and grouped into 4 with 10 in each group. The samples in each group were painted with gouache color, oil pigment and inorganic salt respectively, one group was used as the control. Then the samples were treated with ?=10 -4 % ozone at 10～16 mm/s for 72 h. The color of the samples were measured by 1976 CIE L *a *b * standards of chromatic aberration before and after ozone treatment. The chromatic aberration was expressed as △E=〔△L *)2+(△a *)2+(△b *)2〕 1/2. Results :After 72 hours of ozone aging, △E of the samples in the groups of control, gouache color, oil pigment and inorganic salt was 0.55?0.11, 3.55 ? 0.09, 1.40 ? 0.11 and 1.57 ? 0.07 respectively ;Conclusion:Under the ozone aging condition, the SY-1 silicone elastomers stained with oil pigment and inorganic salt may have better color stability than that with gouache color.

Objective To observe the anti-shock effect of rapid infusion of 7.5% sodium chloride(NaCl) in dog with hemorrhagic shock. Methods Five mongrel dogs were bled to mean arterial pressure(MAP) of 5.33～6.70kPa, and this pressure was maintained for 1 hour. Each dog received 7.5% NaCl (4ml/kg) intravenously, the infusion time was 2 min. The observation time was 4 hours. Results During the infusion period, the blood pressure was obviously lower than that of the shock period(P

Objective To explore the diagnostic value and clinical significance of simultaneous detection of AFP,AFU and TSGF in patients with primary hepatic carcinoma(PHC).Methods Serum AFP,AFU and TSGF were detected simultaneously in 62 patients with PHC and 30 controls.Results The levels of AFU and TSGF in primary hepatic carcinoma were all significantly higher than that of controls(P

Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) exist in the tumor microenvironment,and can be affected by various anticancer treatments and further affect tumor progression.Increasing evidence suggests that many of the clinical antitumor measures can play a unique and effective antitumor effect by regulating the recruitment,polarization and related pro-tumor behavior of macrophages in the tumor microenvironment.Now,tumor microenvironment immune remodeling has become a hot spot in the research of anti-tumor therapy.This paper reviews the related research progress on antitumor effects of TAMs as an therapeutic target.

AIM: To investigate the clinical significance in determination of the P- selectin levels in subjects with prethrombotic state or thrombosis by flow cytometry (FCM). METHODS: The P- selectin expression on platelet membrane in 42 patients with diabetes mellitus, 33 with hyperlipidemia, 23 with cerebral infarction and 20 healthy individuals, were analyzed using fluorescently - labeled SZ - 51 by direct FCM comparing with indirect FCM and enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: The level of P- selectin on platelet membrane is higher in DM (23.92 % + 15.83 % ), in hyperlipidemia ( 18.34 % + 9.46 % ) and in cerebral infarction ( 19.32 % + 10.38 % ) than normal subjects (3.38 % + 1.11% ) ( P < 0.01 ). In addition, similar results on P - selectin were obtained by indirect FCM and ELISA in patients with DM and cerebral infarction. CONCLUSION: FITC - labeled SZ - 51 - IgG can be used in FCM, and it would be a new and sensitive method in detecting platelet activation.

Objective To establish a novel method to detect autoantibodies against platelatespecific receptors by flow cytometric bead assay and study its clinical application. Methods The beads were coated with monoclonal antibodies SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3 against platelet GP Ⅰ b, GP Ⅱ b, GP Ⅲa and GP Ⅱ b/Ⅲ a, respectively. Captured platelet glycoprotein and beads complex was detected by FITC labeled polyclonal goat antihuman immunoglobulin using flow cytometer. The platelet samples that reacted with antibodies (SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3) negatively and positively were tested, respectively. Each sample was repeated 20 times to generate intra-day CV for the MFI and once a day for 8 days to generate inter-day CV values. The 85 ITP patients, 17 NITP patients and 50 controls from the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University during March 2006 to December 2008 were included in the studies. The sensitivity and specificity of these four platelet antibodies to diagnose ITP were analyzed using ROC curve. The results were compared with MAIPA. Results The CV of the intra-day-assay for samples negative to antibody SZ2, SZ22,SZ21 and 7E3 were 3.26%, 2. 86%, 1.65% and 4. 94%, respectively; While the CV of the intra-day-assay for samples positive to antibody SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3 were 6. 16%, 4. 88%, 5.20% and 5. 85%,respectively. The CV of the inter-day-assay for samples negative to antibody SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3 were 5. 86%, 4. 74%, 5.69% and 7.56%, respectively; While the CV of the inter-day-assay for samples positive to antibody SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3 were 7.53%, 5.49%, 7.11% and 6.25%,respectively. The MFI for SZ2 in ITP group, NITP group and healthy control group were 1.49(0. 88-16. 24),1.12(1.00-1.33), 1.01 (0. 83-1.37), respectively, which showed significant differences (H = 36.89,P＜0.01). The MFI for SZ22 in the three groups were 1.55 (0.84-11.30), 1.13(1.03-1.29), 0.98(0. 85-1.24), respectively (H=28.41, P ＜0.01). The MFI of SZ21 were 1.50 (0.87-11.04), 1.13(0.97-1.32), 1.05 (0.85-1.48), respectively (H=54.42, P＜0. 01). The MFI for7E3 were 1.51(0. 84-9.81), 1.05(0.86-1.13), 1.03 (0.74-1.28), respectively (H =31.97, P ＜0.01). Based on ROC analysis, with cut-off values of 1.37, 1. 24, 1.48 and 1.28 for SZ2, SZ22, SZ21 and 7E3,respectively, the AUC were 0. 86, 0.90, 0. 87 and 0. 84, respectively. The sensitivities of the assays were 58. 82% (50/85), 52. 94% (45/85), 52.94% (45/85) and 51.76% (44/85), respectively. When all four antibodies were used, the sensitivity was increased to 74. 12% (63/85), which was higher than that of MAIPA [ 50. 59% (43/85) ,χ2 = 6. 78, P ＜ 0. 05) ]. Conclusion Flow cytometric bead assay can be used to detect four platelet-specific autoantibodies simultaneously, and may be a useful method to aid in the diagnosis of ITP.