AIM:This study was designed to use RNA interference technique to down-regulate the expression of survivin gene in human Burkitt's lymphoma cell line Daudi and to explore the effect on sensitivity of Daudi cells to adriamycin.METHODS:The survivin-shRNA expression vector was constructed and transfected into Daudi cells.Expression of survivin mRNA and protein were assessed by RT-PCR and Western blotting analysis,respectively.Apoptosis index of transfected Daudi cells was quantified by flow cytometry.The sensitivity of Daudi cells to adriamycin(ADR) before and after transfection was detected by MTT test.RESULTS:The mRNA and protein levels of survivin were down-regulated by 62.32% and 61.88%,respectively,compared to those in control-shRNA treated group and PBS treated group(P

Objective To investigate the relationship of Helicobacter pylori(Hp) and gastric cancer in animal.Methods Ninety of two-grade Wistar male rats were randomly divided into experimental group and control group.In 12 weeks after the rats of experimental group were infected with SS1 Hp strain,animal in two groups were then randomly subdivided into blank ,MNNG subgroup and MNNG+NaCl subgroup,15 rats in each subgroup.Animals in the MNNG and MNNG+NaCl subgroups received 100?g/ml of MNNG in the drinking water,and in the MNNG+NaCl still received 10% NaCl 1 5ml,two times a week for ten months.The blank received water plus libitum.All animals were sacrificed in two months after the above treatment.Histopathological features of the glandular stomach were assessed by HE stainning.Results By the end of the study ,87 rats were survival,3 rats died from the mistakes of perfusion of NaCl.Hp was detected in all infected rats.Adenocarcinoma had developed in the antrum of one experimental rat in the MNNG+NaCl subgroup. Adenomatous hyperplasia were observed in two groups,but its incidence in the MNNG and MNNG+NaCl subgroups of the experiment were 40% and 57 14% respectively,higher than that of the control(6 67% and 15 38%)(P0 05).Conclusions We demonstrated that long-term Hp infection could induce the chronic active and atrophic gastritis in animal model,increase the sensitivity of glandular gastric mucosa to carcinogen,and promote the incidence of pre-carcinomatous lesion.

Public hospitals are the backbone of China's healthcare,shouldering critical tasks of ensuring health of the Chinese people at large.Their reform,therefore,should enhance and coordinate the balance between public welfare and efficiency of public hospitals as much as possible.Such a “separated ownership/operation” reform in the management system reform of public hospitals can raise their operational and management efficiency,so as to maximize their performance of public benefits.Based on the basic theory of separated ownership and operation,authors of the paper proposed policy recommendations for such a reform upon the analysis of the four optional patterns separated ownership and operation of public hospitals.

Purpose To investigate the relationship between Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) of the parotid gland and detect the gene expression products of EBV harbouring in LELC cells. Methods Thirty-two parotid LELCs were collected from the Departments of Pathology, Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China during the period of January 1986 and December 1995. All the 32 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded blocks had been consecutively re-sectioned again. Immunohistochemical and in situ nucleic acid hybridization methods for detection of EBV gene encoded products were performed. Results (1) 32 LELCs were found out of 125 parotid gland carcinomas, the frequency was 25.6% (32/125). (2) All of the 32 specimens contained a variable number of EBNA-1 and EBERs positive neoplastic cells. (3) Twenty-seven out of 32 specimens (27/32, 84.4%) had a portion of carcinoma cells expressing LMP-1. (4) No ZEBRA positive cell could be found. (5) EA-D, VCA and MA positivity rates for these 32 parotid LELCs reached to 71.9%(23/32), 68.8%(22/32), and 12.5%(4/32), respectively. Conclusions (1) The parotid gland LELC is frequently to be seen in Guangzhou locale of China, where is a high-incidence area of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The parotid gland LELC and NPC are co-prevalent in Guangzhou locale. (2) This disease is also consistently associated with EBV infection. (3) The EBV infection of the parotid gland LELCs is essentially the type of latency Ⅱ, expressing EBNA-1, EBERs and LMP-1. (4) The latent infected EBV harbouring in LELC cells could in part be switched over to lytic cycle, producing EA-D, VCA or/and MA.

OBJECTIVETo study the diagnosis and the differential diagnosis of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma (NLPHL).

METHODS245 cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) diagnosed between 1980 and 2000 from 3 hospitals in Guangzhou were reviewed. Four cases of NLPHL were confirmed according to the WHO classification of lymphoid neoplasms. Among the other 3 cases of NLPHL, 2 collected from other clinical centers and 1 from Fudan University Cancer Hospital. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) were performed on paraffin sections through SP technique using a panel of markers to define the large neoplastic cells (CD45, CD20, CD15, CD30 and vimentin) as well as the non-neoplastic background cells (CD3, CD20, CD45RO, CD57, CD68 and TIA-1).

RESULTSSeven patients with NLPHL were 4 males and 3 females, age 29 to 70 years, average 43.8 years. All patients had lymphadenopathy. Histologically, in NLPHL, instead of the structure of normal lymph nodes, the tumor tissue became nodular in architecture. Characteristic lymphocytic and histiocytic (L&H) cells with scant cytoplasm and large multilobulated nuclei distributed among a predominant population of small lymphoid cells. The large cells exhibited a CD45+, CD20+, but CD15-, CD30- and vimentin-phenotype. The background cellularity was relatively rich in B cells and the majority of T-cells infiltrated were CD57(+) cells. TIA-1+ cells were few.

CONCLUSIONSNLPHL can be diagnosed according to the morphologic and immunophenotypic features rather than by morphology alone. It is important to distinguish this tumor from its morphologic mimics, such as lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin's lymphoma (LRCHL) and T-cell rich B-cell lymphoma (TCRBCL). The immunophenotype of neoplastic cells and background cells are the helpful criteria for the differential diagnosis.

B-Lymphocytes ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Hodgkin Disease ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Lymphoma, B-Cell

Purpose To explore the value of dual-layer spectral detector CT(DLSCT)in evaluating preoperative tumor staging in rectal adenocarcinoma(RA).Materials and Methods A total of 78 patients with pathologically confirmed RA in Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine from May 2021 to March 2022 were involved in this retrospective study.All the patients underwent plain and dual-phase contrast-enhanced scans by DLSCT within one week before surgery.Taking pathological results as the golden standard,the accuracy rates of tumor staging were calculated and compared between the multiple-parameter maps derived from DLSCT and 120 kVp polyenergetic image.The effective atomic number(Z-eff)from plain scan,iodine concentration(IC)from arterial phase(AP)and venous phase(VP)were measured.The normalized iodine concentration(NIC)in AP and VP were calculated.The differences of Z-eff,NICAP and NICVP were compared among the pT1-2,pT3 and pT4 groups.The correlation between the pT stages and above values was assessed and the diagnostic efficiencies were analyzed.Results The overall accuracy rate(88.46%vs.67.95%;χ2=9.628,P=0.002),the pT1-2 staging accuracy rate(80.00%vs.40.00%;χ2=6.667,P=0.01),and the pT3 staging accuracy rate(88.10%vs.69.05%;χ2=4.525,P=0.033)of multiple-parameter maps derived from DLSCT were significantly higher than those of 120 kVp polyenergetic image,respectively.The Z-eff,NICAP and NICVP were significantly different among pT stage groups(F=6.456,11.029,12.698,all P<0.05)and exhibited a positive correlation with pT stages(r=0.371,0.367,0.363,all P<0.01).The areas under the curve of Z-eff,NICAP and NICVP to assess pT3-4 staging RA were 0.77,0.71 and 0.74,respectively.Conclusion The multiple-parameter maps derived from DLSCT can significantly improve the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative tumor staging of RA.Z-eff from plain scan and NIC from dual-phase helps differentiate pT1-2 from pT3-4 staging RA.