3.The immunotherapy of lung cancer
Journal of International Oncology 2015;(10):776-779
Lung cancer is characterized by high malignancy and the majority of patients are diagnosed at the advanced or late stage.Chemoradiotherapy has insufficient effect on this malignant tumor.At present the immune therapy has become a new choice for lung cancer treatment.Ipilimumab,antibody to programmed death-1 ,immune cells,cytokines,melanoma-associated antigen A3 vaccine,liposomal BLP25,belagen-pumatucel-L and polypeptide vaccine have been proved effective for lung cancer through various clinical trials. Futhermore,most of them have been moved forward to phase Ⅲ clinical trials in order to get more strong evidence to support the immunotherapy incorporated into the multidisciplinary treatment of lung cancer.
4.Expressions and significance of bcl-6 and Ki-67 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2012;21(4):221-224
Objective To study the expressions and significance of bcl-6 and Ki-67 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma(DLBCL).Methods Immunohistochemistry technique was used to detect the expressions of bcl-6 and Ki-67 in the tissues of 90 DLBCL patients. 20 cases of reactive hyperplasia of lymph node (RH) were used as control. Results Positive expression rate of bcl-6 are 54.44 %(49/90), 15.00 %(3/20) in DLBCL or RH tissues respectively (x2=10.214,P=0.001). There were correlations between bcl-6 expression and Ann Arbor clinical stage, LDH, B symptoms, or Hans classification (x2=5.257,5.257,4.704,16.024 respectively,all P<0.05).The high expression rate of Ki-67 were 80.00 %(72/90),20.00 %(4/20)in DLBCL or RH tissues respectively (x2=27.585,P=0.000). There were correlations between Ki-67 expression and Ann Arbor clinical stage,IPI or recent effect (x2=5.889,6.451,6.024 respectively,all P<0.05).Conclusion There are significant correlations between the aberrant expression of bcl-6 or Ki-67 and Ann Arbor clinical stage,IPI or Hans classification. The expressions of bcl-6 and Ki-67 may provide important information for the clinical therapy and prognosis of DLBCL.
5.A case of primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma at the vaccination site
Chunling ZHANG ; Jianmin CHANG
Chinese Journal of Dermatology 2012;45(4):275-276
An unusual case of primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma induced by influenza vaccination is reported.A 79-year-old man developed an erythematous nodule at the injection site on the upper left arm 2 months after vaccination against influenza A virus,which gradually grew and ulcerated.Pathological examination of the lesion revealed epidermal infiltrate of lymphocytes and numerous clumps of densely distributed lymphocytes with lightly stained cytoplasm,nuclear atypia and karyokinesis.Immunohistochemistry showed that the tumor cells stained positive for CD3 (90%),CD5 (90%),LCA (90%),CD30 (90%),CD10 (a few),Ki-67 (80%),but negative for CD20,CD56,cytokeratin 1-3,epithelial membrane antigen,synaptophysin,and anaplastic lymphoma kinase.The patient was diagnosed with primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma at the injection site following vaccination against influenza A virus.
6.Quality control of Chuanbaizhiyang Lotion
Zengrong CHANG ; Xiaoqian ZHANG ;
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(11):-
AIM: To establish the quality control standard for Chuanbaizhiyang Lotion(Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Cacumen Tamaricis, Fructus Cuidii, etc.). METHODS: Radix Sophorae Flavesentis, Fructus Cnidii, Folium Artemisiae Argyi were identified by TLC. The content of osthole was determined by HPLC. RESULTS: The TLC sports developed was fairly clear. The HPLC showed good repeatability. The average recovery of osthole was 96.72% with RSD of 1.04%. CONCLUSION: The method is simple, accurate and can effectively control the quality of Chuanbaizhiyang Lotion.
7.Clinical analysis of nine patients with presumed tubercular retinal vasculitis
Chinese Journal of Ocular Fundus Diseases 2013;29(6):571-574
Objective To observe the clinical features and treatment outcomes of presumed tubercular retinal vasculitis.Methods This is a retrospective non-comparative interventional clinical research.A total of nine patients (11 eyes) with major presentation of retinal vasculitis were included in this study.Patients first consulted the eye clinic and were diagnosed presumed tubercular retinal vasculitis.The patients,seven males and two females,aged from 19 to 66 years,with an average of 43.89 years.The time interval from symptoms to diagnosis ranged from two weeks to six months with an average of 76.27 days.Visual acuity,slit lamp ophthalmoscopy,fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA),optical coherence tomography (OCT),hematological and tuberculosis related investigations were examined and analyzed.All patients had standard anti-tuberculosis treatment.Treatment outcomes were followed for six to 37 months with an average of 14.11 months.Results Baseline visual acuity ranged from hand movement to 0.8 with an average of 0.28.Among 11 eyes,six presented mild to moderate vitritis,five presented as retinal vein occlusion with no obvious vitirits.Fundus examination showed six cases with retinal hemorrhage,four cases with macular edema,two with macular epiretinal membrane,and two with vitreous hemorrhage.FFA revealed 11 cases with leakage of vessels,11 with nonperfusion area,four with macular edema,three with retinal neovascularization,and two with choroidal lesions.OCT of nine eyes suggested six eyes with retinal edema,three with macular edema,three with macular epiretinal membrane.TST of seven patients were all strong positive.T-SPOT.TB of four patients were all positive.Three of eight patients who had chest X-ray or chest CT were suggested tuberculosis infection.Four to six weeks after the start of anti-tuberculosis treatment,vitritis,exudates,retinal and macular edema subsided.During follow up,inflammation was stable with no recurrence observed.The visual acuity of last follow-up ranged from 0.15 to 0.8 with an average of 0.51.Conclusions The main presentations of presumed tubercular retinal vasculitis are vitritis,retinal vein occlusion,and retinal hemorrhage.Standard anti-tuberculosis treatment can improve inflammation and retinal hemorrhage.
8.Preventive medicine students' education demand and effectiveness evaluation to handle skills of public health critical incidents
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention 2009;0(02):-
Objective To understand the preventive medicine students' education demand and effectiveness evaluation to train handling skills of public health critical incidents, to analyze the education problems, and to look for countermeasures to meet the demand for the talents. Methods The investigation was conducted in 105 students of preventive medicine major from two universities whose questionnaire included the handling public health critical incidents knowledge, public health critical incidents knowledge demand, education evaluation and so on. Results All the students believed that it was essential to handle knowledge of public health critical incidents. 78.1 percent of students believed that it was important to master knowledge of public health critical incidents for improving their competitiveness. 84.8 percent of students thought it inadequate to have textbook knowledge only. 75.2 percent of students held the professional training should be strengthened. Conclusions The current education programs are unable to meet the students' demand for knowledge on handling public health critical incidents and lack the relevant contents. The education organizations are supposed to reform preventive medicine education model, to increase the content of courses, and to prolong training duration. The pertinent knowledge of public health critical incidents should also be integrated into the training programs for students.
9.Effect of estrone on hippocampal neuronal apoptosis induced by NMDA in rat primary culture
Quanzhong CHANG ; Shuling ZHANG
Chinese Pharmacological Bulletin 1986;0(04):-
Aim To observe the action of estrone on the hippocampal neuronal apoptosis induced by NMDA in vitro and to analyse the mechanism underlying the neuroprotection of estrone. Methods The methods of both morphological analysis and cell viabilities were used, and Western blot was also used to analyce the role of antitoxiciy of estrone. Results The cultures were conformed with fluorescent dye of Hoechst 33258 and NeuN. About 31.6% neurons were induced into apoptosis by NMDA(300 ?mol?L~ -1 +glycine 5 ?mol?L~ -1 ,compared with control group, P0.05). MTT test also showed that estrone can protect cultures from apoptosis induced by NMDA, it can raise the cell viabilities exposed to NMDA. Western blot showed that activities of caspase-3 can be inhibited by estrone, the segments of caspase-3 can diminished after application of estrone together with NMDA. Conclusion Estrone had neuronal protection, this role maybe relate to the inhibition of caspase-3, a common pathway in apoptosis. The results can provide some clues to the explovation of the clinical use of estrone and to the development of a neuronal protective drug.