Pathogenesis of acute promyelocytic leukemia is one of the best understood disease among human hematological malignancies. Becasue of retinoic acid (RA) and arsenic trioxide which directly target the oncogenic promyelocytic leukemia-retinoic receptor A (PML-RARα) fusion protein, this disease became the first model for oncogene-targeted therapies.And other new therapy methods also gain great concern. The complexity of recent views of acute promyelocytic leukemia pathogenesis, as well as latest progress in clinical treatment were summarized and discussed in this review.

Chondroma ; surgery ; Cricoid Cartilage ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged

There are 250 species of Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) in the world. This genus distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Alkaloids are the major and representative ingredients in these plants including quinolines, isoquinolines, and amide alkaloids, with such biological activities as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-virus, anti-platelet aggregation, anti-bacteria and anti- oxidant. These species have been used for a long time to treat toothache, urinary and venereal diseases, lumbago and rheumatism. This review summarizes the chemical constituents and pharmacological activities from the Z. sppplants, in an effort to the systematic research and application of the alkaloids of this genus.
Alkaloids ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Animals ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Molecular Structure ; Zanthoxylum ; chemistry

Adult ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Granulomatous Disease, Chronic ; metabolism ; pathology ; Hodgkin Disease ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Ki-1 Antigen ; metabolism ; Lewis X Antigen ; metabolism ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; metabolism ; pathology ; Young Adult

Burkitt Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Female ; Hodgkin Disease ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Humans ; Lymphoma ; classification ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Extranodal NK-T-Cell ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Follicular ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Male ; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; pathology

Adult ; Antigens, CD20 ; metabolism ; CD3 Complex ; metabolism ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Facial Dermatoses ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Pseudolymphoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Skin Neoplasms ; metabolism ; pathology

Actins ; metabolism ; Adult ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Granzymes ; metabolism ; Histiocytic Sarcoma ; metabolism ; pathology ; Humans ; Ki-1 Antigen ; metabolism ; Lymph Nodes ; metabolism ; pathology ; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic ; metabolism ; pathology ; Male ; Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue ; metabolism ; pathology ; Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ; metabolism ; Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases

Objective To analysis the immunological characteristics of patients with severe H1N1 influenza A, and to provide theoretical basis for predicting the prognosis of the disease. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted. The clinical data of 15 patients diagnosed with severe H1N1 influenza A and admitted to Shanghai General Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from October 2015 to December 2016 were collected. All the patients were divided into survival and death groups according to 28-day survival. Clinical characteristics, treatment algorithm, organ function, inflammatory reaction and immune cell status were compared, and Cox regression was used to decide the risk factors of 28-day death in patients with severe H1N1 infection A. Results All 15 patients with severe H1N1 infection A were enrolled, most of who presented with cough (93.3%), fever (86.7%), sputum production (80.0%), shortness of breath (73.3%), myalgia (40.0%) and fatigue (40.0%). All had been received anti-virus, antibiotics, mechanical ventilation and anti-coagulation therapy; some were treated with prone position, neuromuscular blocker and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). The incidences of acute myocardial and kidney injury were high, and the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation Ⅱ (APACHE Ⅱ) score (14.1±6.1) and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score (9.6±4.1) implicated the critical condition. Of 15 patients, 4 patients died in 28 days, while 11 were cured and discharged. Compared with survival group, the patients in death group had higher levels of APACHE Ⅱscore (22.7±3.8 vs. 11.8±3.8), troponin [cTn (μg/L): 0.52 (0.07, 2.02) vs. 0.15 (0.10, 0.45)] and blood urea nitrogen [BUN (mmol/L): 11.9 (6.7, 29.1) vs. 3.9 (2.7, 6.8)] and a lower level of blood platelets count [PLT (×109/L): 76±33 vs. 146±49, all P < 0.05]. The levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) within 24 hours of admission in death group were significantly higher than those of survival group [CRP (mg/L): 172.2±88.5 vs. 74.8±33.1, IL-6 (ng/L):283.3 (140.1, 711.0) vs. 18.5 (12.7, 71.4), both P < 0.01]. Compared with survival group, the expressions of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+ T cells and natural killer cell (NK cell) in death group were significantly decreased (CD3+ T cell: 0.348±0.119 vs. 0.573±0.106, CD4+ T cell: 0.135±0.046 vs. 0.344±0.098, CD8+ T cell: 0.089±0.057 vs. 0.208±0.054, NK cell: 0.124±0.057 vs. 0.252±0.182, all P < 0.05), but there were no significant differences in CD4+/CD8+ ratio and human leucocyte antigen-DR positive (HLA-DR+) T cell between death group and survival group (CD4+/CD8+ ratio:1.57±0.26 vs. 1.83±0.54, HLA-DR+ T cell: 0.035±0.022 vs. 0.062±0.036, both P > 0.05). B lymphocyte in death group was significantly higher than that of survival group (0.477±0.136 vs. 0.229±0.121, P < 0.01). Cox regression analysis revealed that APACHE Ⅱ score [risk ratio (RR) = 20.4, 95% confidence interval (95%CI) = 5.3-31.2, P = 0.017], CD4+ T cell (RR = 11.1, 95%CI = 5.1-20.0, P = 0.048) and CD8+ T cell (RR = 9.1, 95%CI = 4.3-16.7, P = 0.049) were independently risk factors of 28-day survival of patients with severe H1N1 influenza A. Conclusion Immunological paralysis and severe inflammatory response were early complicated with severe H1N1 influenza A, and these were significantly associated with prognosis.

Objective To observe the effects of Wendan decoction (WD) on depression-like behavior in a rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD) and explore the related mechanism.Methods Rodent model of PD was established by unilaterally lesioning medial forebrain bundle with 6-hydrodopamine.After intragastric administration with WD,the rats's behavior changes were detected by the open field test,sucrose preference test and forced swimming test;the contents of monoamine neurotransmitters in the rat brain were assessed by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.Results Compared with those of sham-operated rats,the horizontal and vertical activities of the PD model rats decreased significantly,and sucrose consumption decreased significantly,but immobility time during forced swimming was significantly prolonged.The contents of dopamine (DA),5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and noradrenaline (NA) in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and DA in the striatum decreased significantly.After administration of WD for 2 weeks,the immobility time of the PD model rats was significantly decreased,sucrose consumption increased significantly;DA,5-HT and NA levels in the mPFC increased significantly.Conclusion WD improves the depression-like behavior in PD model rats,and the mechanisms may involve the regulation of monoamine neurotransmitters in mPFC.

Aim To observe the physical coupling between transient receptor potential channel vanilloid type 4 (TRPV4 ) and cPLA2 in endothelial cells. Methods We investigated the physical association of TRPV4-cPLA2 coupling by immunofluorescence reso-nance energy transfer (immuno-FRET)to assess the spatial proximity between TRPV4 and cPLA2 in human microvascular endothelial cells (HMEC),primary cul-tured endothelial cells and in thoracic aortas rings from high salt-induced hypertension mice.Results At the cellular level,with high salt treatment,the physical in-teraction of TRPV4 and cPLA2 was significantly en-hanced in primary vascular endothelial cells and HMEC.Furthermore, in thoracic aortas rings from high salt-induced hypertension mice,we found an in-creases interaction between TRPV4 and cPLA2 in en-dothelial cells from arterial segments .Conclusion High-salt treatment increases the endothelial TRPV4-cPLA2 coupling,indicating that this coupling may pro-vide a new target for vascular endothelial dysfunction.