Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL) are a heterogeneous group of malignancies derived from mature postthymic T cells or natural killer (NK) cells. The patients with PTCL were more aggressive with poorer prognosis than those with the corresponding B-cell lymphomas. The advances of diagnosis and treatment for PTCL are reviewed in this article.

Based on the characteristics of voluntary service,the article is intended to analyze the types, contents and functions of voluntary service carried out in medical institutions and discuss several problems on its organization and management,in order to provide some practical ideas for medical institutions to make the best use of this social resource.

The luminous intensity of dark variant (S1) separated from photobacterium phosphoreum (A2) was 1/10,000 less than that of wild-type. Ethidium bromide (EB) (0.6 mg/L), Mytomycin C (MC, 0.05 mg/L), 2-amino fluorene (2-AF, 1.0 mg/L) all could strongly induce reversion mutation for S1 within 24 h and increase reversion ratio significantly. The results of experiments indicated that these revertants had stable genetic characteristic and the mutation may take place at gene levels. The mutagenesis to S1 caused by EB, MC and 2-AF was detected and it may be used as a new rapid, simple and sensitive method for gene toxicant monitoring.
*Chemiluminescent Measurements ; Ethidium/pharmacology ; Ethidium/toxicity ; Luciferases/biosynthesis ; Mitomycins/pharmacology ; Mitomycins/toxicity ; Mutagens ; Mutation/*drug effects ; Photobacterium/*genetics ; Toxicology/methods ; Transcription, Genetic/drug effects ; Variation (Genetics)

Objective To understand the variation of the DNA double-strand break rejoining capacity among different cultured cancer cell lines and the primary cancer cells from brain cancer patients,and to explore the predictor of radiotherapy responses of cancers. Methods DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) were induced by 60Co γ-irradiation. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to analyze the initial production and rejoining of DNA DSBs. Radiosensitivity was determined by in vitro assay of clonogenic-forming capacity. Results A wide variation of radiosensitivity, e.g. The survival parameter of D0 varied from 0.65 to 2.15 Gy, was displayed among the eight cell lines derived from different type of cancers. Although differential level of initial DNA DSBs induced by 20 Gy γ-rays was observed among various cell lines, it was not correlated with the radiosensitivity. The deficiency of DNA DSB rejoining in radiosensitive cell lines was shown either in the early rapid-rejoining phase (SX-10 cells) or in the late slow-rejoining phase (A2780 cells). A significant relationship was observed between the residual level of DNA DSBs measured at 2 h post-20 Gy irradiation and the cellular radioseusitivity (D0 or SF2). The kinetic curves of rejoining DNA DSBs in the primary human brain tumor cells indicated a variation on DSB rejoining capacity among different individual tumor. The residual level of DNA DSBs after 2 h of rejoining post 20 Gy irradiation in primary human brain tumor cells is compatible to the results obtained in vitro culture cancer cell lines. Conclusions The residual level of DNA DSBs is correlated with radioresistance of cancer cells, and the residual DNA damage is a useful parameter in predicting the response of tumor tissue to radiotherapy.

Objective: To observe the effect of strengthening qi and nourishing yin recipe (SQNY recipe) on the expressions of estrogen receptor ? (ER?) and CyclinD1 of Lewis lung cancer in C57BL/6 mice with immunohistochemistry, and discuss the mechanism of its anti-proliferation and anti-metastasis effects, and analyse the correlation between ER? and CyclinD1. Methods: Twenty-four C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into three groups. They were all transplanted with Lewis lung cancer cells, and received the interventions the next day as follows: tumor-bearing control group was fed with 0.9% NaCl, and TCM group was treated with SQNY recipe, and DDP group was given intraperitoneal DDP injection. All of mice were killed on the 20th day, weighed the tumor and counted lung metastases to calculate the inhibition rates of tumor growth and metastasis. The expressions of ER?, CyclinD1 in tumor tissues were detected by immunohistochemistry. Results: The inhibition rates of tumor growth and metastasis were 35.02% and 54.20% in TCM group, and were 41.18% and 39.02% in DDP group, respectively (all P

Regulation of gene expression is one of the most importa nt responses of cells to DNA damage induced by radiation. A novel expressed seq u ence tag (EST) fragment had been cloned from human embryo lung cells induced by 50cGy radiation and named RIG1. To clone the full-length cDNA of RIG1, a non-c loned cDNA library of human embryo lung cells induced by low dose irradiation ha d been established. This library was used as template in enchanced nest RACE PCR and biotin-labeled probe was used for further purification. The 3′ flanking s equence of this EST was cloned and sequenced with this set of technology. It was illuminated by homology analysis that this 3′ flanking sequence and the origin al EST are well aligned with a BAC clone of 20th chromosome and the predic ted exons sequence of this chromosome is well consisten ce with the real EST. Thus the RIG1 can be roughly located in 20th chromos ome. By use of the exons sequence predicted from chromosome sequence by GENSCA N, full-length of RIG1 gene has been cloned. Chromosome location of RIG1 gene i s further determined by this successful verification of Bioinformatics predictio n by experiment. By the same step, genome sequence of RIG1 has been determined. Therefore,by the combined use of Bioinformatics analysis，the full-length cDNA sequence and genome sequence of RIG1 gene are obtained and the predicted protei n sequence is determined.

A stable dark variant separated from photobacterium phosphoreum (A2) was fixed in agar-gel membrane and immobilized onto an exposed end of a fiber-optic linked with bioluminometer. The variant could emit a luminescent signal in the presence of genotoxic agents, such as Mitomycin C (MC). The performance of this whole-cell optical fiber sensor system was examined as a function of several parameters, including gel probe thickness, bacterial cell density, and diameter of the fiber-optic core and working temperature. An optimal response to a model genotoxicant, Mitomycin C, was achieved with agar-bacterial gel membrane: the thickness of gel membrane was about 5 mm; the cell density of bacteria in gel membrane was about 2.0 x 10(7)/ml; the diameter of fiber-optic core was 5.0 mm; the working temperature was 25 degrees C. Under these optimized conditions, the response time was less than 10 h to Mitomycin C, with a lower detection threshold of 0.1 mg/L.
Biosensing Techniques ; Chemiluminescent Measurements ; Fiber Optics ; Luminescent Proteins/*genetics ; Mitomycin/*pharmacology ; Mitomycin/toxicity ; Photobacterium/*genetics ; Transcription, Genetic/drug effects ; Variation (Genetics)

Objective To assess the carotid elasticity using wave intensity(WI) in subjects with different plasma glucose level.Methods 107 subjects were enrolled in this study,according to their plasma glucose levels,subjects were categorized as normal plasma glucose group (group A),normal plasma glucose in higher level group (group B) and pre-diabetes group (group C).Carotid WI examination was performed and analyzed.The parameters included magnitude of the peak during late systole (W2),negative area during the mid-ejection (NA),and stiffness parameter (β),pressure strain elasticity modulus (Ep),arterial compliance(AC),augmentation index(AI),one point pulse wave velocity(PWVβ).Results Compared to group A,W2,β,Ep,PWVβ increased significantly while AC decreased in group C(P ＜0.05),but there was no obvious difference of NA between two groups.Furthermore,this statistically difference was not found in group B(P ＞0.05).Conclusions Carotid elasticity have been altered in pre-diabetes group which can be evaluated by WI,but no marked change is observed in normal plasma glucose of higher level group.

Objective: To explore the effect of endostatin on the growth of human liver carcinoma in vivo. Methods: Mice endostatin gene was transferred into SMMC 7721 cancer established in nude mice. Immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis were applied to examine the transfection and expression. The microvessel desity (MVD), the positive rate of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) were studied using immunohistochemical methods. The growth of the cancer of the endostatin-transfected were observed. Results: Immunohistochemistry and Western blot proved endostatin expression and secretion from endostatin-transfected SMMC7721 cells, compared with negative control group, MVD and VEGF were lower (P

Objective To explore effects of parents exposure to TBT on blood routine of F1 generation mice. Methods 80 mice including 40 males and 40 females, were randomly divided into control groups (CK) , low dose groups (LTBT), middle dose groups (MTBT) and high dose groups (HTBT).They were given dose of TBT (0,0.2,2, 20μg/kg) every day.The experiment lasted 45 days.At 60 days, one female and one male of the same concentration were bred in the same cage according to 1∶1.At postnatal day 60, blood was collected for the determination of blood routine. Results Compared with control group, the number of red blood cells and hemoglobin of F1 generation male mice in LTBT and HTBT groups were significantly increased (P <0.01); Red blood cell volume, mean corpuscular hemoglobin (P <0.01), and the lymphocyte absolute value in F1 generation male LTBT were significantly reduced (P <0.05); HTBT of female mice were significantly increased about the number of red blood cells (P <0.01).A dose-dependent increase of the hemoglobin, red blood cells, and platelet count of F1 generation female experimental groups was observed.Conclusion Parental TBT exposure affects the F1 mice blood routine.There is the greatest influence on LTBT in F1 generation male mice and on HTBT in F1 generation female mice.