This paper observed epithelial cells and blastocyst growth and development and made a comparative research on the effect of ultrasound on the cells from these two different tissues.At the same time,it was also to observe whether the application of the therapeutical dosage of ultrasound on revealed that after the exposure of the mouse uterus to the ultrasonic wave of an internsity of 12W/cm2 ×90s on the 4th day of gestation,the in vitro cultured blastocyst displayed the death rate of 81.93%,while the cultured endometrial epithelial cells showed in normal growth,and on significant difference was found between the experimental and the sham-irradiation groups in the DNA histochemieal test of the endometrial cells conducted on the 3rd day of culture.The application of same dosage(12W/cm2X90s)of ultrasound on mouse uterus on the 4th day of pseudopregnancy was proved to have no effect on future gestation.Such result indicates that embryos are more sensitive to ultrasonic irradiation than endometrial epithelial cells of uterus and that the application of within the special range of the therapeutical dosage of ultrasound on mouse uterus of pseudopregnancy has no effect on futuregestation.

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of adapalene0.1%gel with individ-ualized treatment regimen for acne vulgaris(ITRAV).Methods Eighty-one patients with acne vulgaris of mild to moderate severity were treated with adapalene0.1%gel topically1to3times daily for6to8weeks according to the severity of the disease.Clinical responses were recorded and photographed weekly in30pa-tients randomly selected from the81patients,and treatment regimens were adjusted accordingly.Results It was shown that cure rates were44.4%and73.4%,in81recruited cases and30selected cases,respectively.Seborrhea decreased remarkably(83.3%)in the treatment.Side effects took place in39.5%of patients with-out interruption of the treatment.Conclusions ITRAV with adapalene0.1%gel has been proved to have an excellent response.Reasonably increasing the daily dosage could improve the cure rates.The cutaneous tolera-bility of the drug was generally good.Seborrhea could be reduced considerably during the treatment

OBJECTIVETo observe the inhibitory effect of dendritic cells (DCs) activated cytotoxicity T lymphocyte (CTL) combined with MAGE-1 nonapeptide on transplanted human hepatocyte carcinoma (HCC) in nude mice.

METHODSA model of HCC transplanted tumor was established by injecting BEL-7402 cell line HCC cells subcutaneously on the back of nude mice. Successful transplantation rate was 73%. Specific CTLs (1 x 10(6)), which were activated by DCs combined with MAGE-1 nonapeptide, were injected into the site of transplanted tumor (group A, n = 5). Another group of 17 mice were treated with same amounts of different kinds of cells, and they were divided into groups B, C, D, E, and F. The growth of tumor was observed, and pathological examination was also done.

RESULTS(1) The activated lymphocytes induced by DCs combined with MAGE-1 nonapeptide could suppress the growth of tumor and reduce the tumor size. In group A, 5/5 mice survived for at least two weeks, while the tumors grew rapidly and the majority of the mice died within two weeks in other groups (groups B, C, D, E, F) (P < 0.01). (2) Extensive necrosis and apoptosis were found in transplanted tumors in group A.

CONCLUSIONSThe DCs combined with MAGE-1 nonapeptide could not only inhibit the growth of HCC, but also result in produce death and apoptosis of HCC, hence preventing tumor metastasis and recurrence. The mechanism underlying tumor immunization resulted from DCs might be enhanced in apoptosis of tumor cells. MAGE-1 nonapeptide combined with DCs might be a potential novel tumor vaccine for the treatment of HCC.

Animals ; Antigens, Neoplasm ; Apoptosis ; Cancer Vaccines ; immunology ; Dendritic Cells ; immunology ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental ; immunology ; pathology ; therapy ; Melanoma-Specific Antigens ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mice, Nude ; Neoplasm Proteins ; administration & dosage ; genetics ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; immunology ; Transplantation, Heterologous

Aberrant expression of annexin A2-S100A10 heterotetramer (AIIt) associated with PML/RARα fusion protein causes lethal hyperfibrinolysis in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL),but the mechanism is unclear.To facilitate the investigation of regulatory association between ANXA2 and promyelocytic leukemia/retinoic acid receptor α (PML/RARα) fusion protein,this work was performed to determine the transcription start site of ANXA2 promoter with rapid amplification of S'-cDNA ends analysis.Zinc-induced U937/PR9 cells expressed PML/RARα fusion protein,and resultant increases in ANXA2 transcripts and translational expressions of both ANXA2 and S100A10,while S100A10 transcripts remained constitutive.The transactivation of ANXA2 promoter by PML/RARα fusion protein was 3.29 ± 0.13 fold higher than that by control pSG5 vector or wild-type RARα.The overexpression of ANXA2 in U937 transfected with full-length ANXA2 eDNA was associated with increased S100A10 subunit,although S100A10 transcripts remained constitutive.The tPA-dependent initial rate of plasmin generation (IRPG) in zinc-treated U937/PR9 increased by 2.13-fold,and cell invasiveness increased by 27.6％.Antibodies against ANXA2,S100A10,or combination of both all remarkably inhibited the IRPG and invasiveness in U937/PR9 and NB4.Treatment of zinc-induced U937/PR9 or circulating APL blasts with all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) significantly reduced cell surface ANXA2 and S100A10 and associated reductions in IRPG and invasiveness.Thus,PML/RARα fusion protein transactivated the ANXA2 promoter to upregulate ANXA2 and accumulate S100A10.Increased AIIt promoted IRPG and invasiveness,both of which were partly abolished by antibodies against ANXA2 and S100A10 or by ATRA.