Paraffin - embedded tissue of skin biopsy specimens taken retrospectively from 24 patients with cutaneous malignant lymphomas(CML) and 8 patients with cutaneous benign lymphoid infiltrates (CLI) and other dermatoses were estimated with PC10 immunostaining. Our results show a statistical significant difference between PC10 indices for cutaneous genuine histiocytic lymphoma(CGHL), cutaneous germinal center cell-derived lymphomas(CGCCL), cutaneous peripheral T-cell lymphomas(CPTL) other than mycosis fungoides(MF) and Sezary's syndrome (SS),and MF when compared with those for CLI. There is a linear relationship between PC10 index and square root of PC10 density, both of which seem to have a parallel relationship to the seventy of malignancy in CML. The nuclear volume of the positive tumor cell or lymphocyte with PC10 immunostaining may be also useful in differentiating CML from CLI.

Objective Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a life-threatening condition characterized by excessive inflammation, with a high incidence in children and a death rate of 40%.This study was to analyze the gene expression profile in child-hood HLH and explore the important pathways of childhood HLH using bioinformatic methods . Methods The childhood HLH gene ex-pression profile data GSE26050 were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database of the National Center for Biotechnolo-gy Information.Differentially expressed genes were identified with the GEO 2R online analysis tools released recently .The key pathways of the differentially expressed genes were investigated using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes ( KEGG) pathway enrichment a-nalysis. Results A total of 184 differentially expressed genes were identified , 126 upregulated and the other 58 downregulated .They were enriched in 3 pathways, including cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction , hematopoietic cell lineage and NOD-like receptor signaling pathways. Conclusion Bioinformatic tools allow the identification of the key genes and pathways associated with the development and progression of childhood HLH and point out the potential directions for researches on the mechanisms of childhood HLH .

Objective To study the effects of Tongxin Plaster on serum macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF), homocysteine (HCY), and granules membrane protein-140 (GMP-140) of patients with angina pectoris of coronary heart disease. Methods Eighty CHD patients were randomly divided into two groups. Forty-one cases in treatment group were given acupoint application of Tongxin Plaster on acupoint Tanzhong (CV 17) and Xinshu (BL 15) 12 hours a day. Thirty-nine cases in control group were given orally Shexiangbaoxin Pill, 2 pills twice a day. The treatment course of the two groups was 3 weeks. The serum levels of M-CSF, HCY and GMP-140 were detected respectively. Results After treatment, the levels of M-CSF, HCY, GMP-140 in both groups were all decreased significantly (P 0.05). Conclusion Tongxin Plaster has good effects on antagonizing inflammatory response of coronary artery, inhibiting activation of platelets and degrading the level of homocysteine, which may be one of the mechanisms for Tongxin Plaster in treating CHD.

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a common soft tissue sarcoma, which shows a strong predilection for distant metastases. Due to its limited response to radiotherapy and chemotherapy , poor prognosis is generally observed. A patient with MFH, who developed pulmonary metastases, postoperatively took ZD1839, an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor, because it was found that there was EGFR expression on the surface of the tumor cells. After a course of treatment (28 days), the pulmonary metastases disappeared, and the patient enjoyed a complete remission.

Objective To analyze the pre-transplant sera of renal graft recipients for soluble CD30 level and study the correlation between sCD30 level and acute rejection (AR),lung infection or renal graft loss.To investigate the feasibility of sCD30 level for pre-transplant risk evaluation in renal transplant recipients.Methods 586 renal graft recipients were enrolled into this study,who had complete 5-year follow-up data and sufficient pre-transplant sera for analysis.Pre-transplant sera were collected for detection of sCD30 level by ELISA and patients were divided into three groups according to sCD30 level:group L (sCD30＜120 U/ml),group I (sCD30 120-240U/ml) and group H (sCD30 ＞240 U/ml).Incidence of AR,lung infection,graft loss and postoperative 5-year patients and renal allograft survival rate were compared among three groups.Correlation analysis was also performed between pre-operative sCD30 level and postoperative dialysis time,AR,or lung infection.Results The average pre-transplantation sCD30 level was significantly higher than that of healthy individuals (P＜0.01 ).During the 5-year follow-up period,the incidence of AR in groups L,I and H was 17.4％ (45/259),29.2％ (77/264) and 42.9％ (27/63) respectively,and the lung infection rate was 20.8％,8.3％ and 15.9％ respectively.There was significant differences in AR incidence and lung infection rate among these three groups (P＜0.01).The pre-transplantation sCD30 level in patients with AR was (180.0± 89.1) U/ml,which was significantly higher than in those without AR (135.3 ± 72.7 U/ml,P＜0.01).The pre-transplantation sCD30 level in patients with lung infection was (123.2±75.5) U/ml,which was significantly lower than in those without lung infection (150.7 ± 79.6 U/mL,P＜0.01).The pre-transplantation sCD30 level had a positive relationship with AR (r =0.242,P＜0.01),but a negative correlation with lung infection (r=- 0.147,P＜0.01).In group H, five-year cumulative survival rate of recipients and renal grafts was 79.4％ and 69.8％ respectively,which was significantly lower than in group L (90.3％ and 87.3％),and group I (91.3％ and 87.6％) (P＜0.05,P＜0.01),but there was no significant difference between group L and group I (P＜0.01).Conclusion Pretransplant sCD30 level in renal transplant recipients is remarkably correlated with postoperative AR and lung infection,which can be considered as an independent predictor for postoperative AR,lung infection and the risk of graft function loss.

Objective To explore an accurate,objective and simple method for barrel distortion correction and lesion area measurement by assistance of computer.Methods The software of Panaroma tool was employed to correct barrel distortion of endoscopy and Image J to measure lesion size and manage the relative measurement error.Computed measurement in vitro of lesion area was established,firstly,by identification of correction factor of Panorama tool to minimize measurement error; then by determination of influence of object distance change between the lens and the image.This measurement was used on patients with gastric ulcer for focal area.Results were compared with those of traditional method.Results Number of 0.1was determined to be the correction factor for barrel distortion of endoscopy.Prior to the correction of the barrel distortion,the relative error of measurement gradually increased with the increasing distance between endoscopy and the image.However,different object distances did not exert influence on the relative measurement error when barrel distortion was corrected by Panaroma tool ( P =0.141 ).A total of 50 foci of gastric ulcer were measured,results from combinational treatment of Panorama tool and Image J showed the areas (35.0 ± 5.0) mm2 were significantly larger than those determined by traditional method [ ( 29.1 ± 4.1 ) mm2,P =0.000 ],with a correlation coefficient of 0.988.Conclusion Computed endoscopic lesion measurement is a relatively accurate,objective and simple method to determine the area of gastric lesions.

Objective To investigate the effects of acupuncture on gene expression profile of neurotrophin and its receptors in cerebral cortex of neonatal rats after cerebral hypoxic-isehemic injury,and to explore the molecu- lar mechanism of acupuncture in treatment of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.Methods The model of cerebral hypoxic-ischemic injury was established with 10 neonatal Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats,who were subjected to acupuncture once daily for 14 days.The animals were sacrificed on the next day of the last acupuncture and their brain cortex was sampled for examination of gene expression,using GEArray Q series neurotrophin and receptors gene array.Results After 14 days of acupuncture,it was found that 48 genes(50% of total genes on the microarray) were expressed differently between the two groups,of which 40 genes(83.3% of differently expressed genes),such as those of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF),ciliary neurotrophic factor(CNTF),ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor(CNTFR),basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF)and fibroblast growth factor receptor type 1 (FGFR1)were up-regulated,and 8 genes(16.7% of differently expressed genes),such as genes of neuregulin-1 (Nrg1),neuregulin-4(Nrg4)and tyrosine kinase C(TrkC)were down-regulated.Conclusion Acupuncture can regulate the expression of various genes of neurotrophin and receptors in cerebral cortex of neonatal rats after cerebral hypoxic-ischemic injury,which might be the mechanism of acupuncture facilitating the recovery of the rats from hy- poxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

Case based learning/problem-based learning ( CBL/PBL ) is a new teaching method based on traditional medical education methods.In order to conquer the deficiency of traditional education methods in autonomous study motivation and ability of knowledge integration, CBL/PBL has been introduced into vascular surgery teaching procedure since 2006.The quality and effort of CBL/PBL compared with lecture-based learning ( LBL ) were evaluated and scored. The outcome of this teaching innovation shows CBL can arouse students' desire in autonomous study and enhance their ability in clinical analysis.But, its superiority is difficult to develop in the current medical education system.

AIM: To investigate whether protein kinase C (PKC) is involved in the proliferation and the telomerase expression in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. METHODS: Human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (BEL-7402) were treated with exogenous phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA, PKC activator) and staurosporine (SP, PKC inhibitor) for 48 hours. The techniques of cell culture and the telomeric repeat amplification protocol silver staining in combination with computer image scanning system in vitro were used to observe the variations of the growth and the telomerase expression. RESULTS: The proliferative potential of BEL-7402 cells was decreased by the action of PMA as well as SP, and the telomerase expression was also inhibited by PMA and SP. CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that the proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells and the telomerase expression may be related to PKC. [

Objective To investigate the effect and the possible mechanism of osthole on proliferation and apopotosis of human cervical carcinoma Hela cells and its passible mechanism.Methods After cervical carcinoma Hela cells were incubated with different concentrations osthole,the cell proliferation activity was examined by MTT assay.The apoptosis rate and cellular ROS level were measured by flow cytometry.The Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA expression was determined by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.Results In comparison with the control group,osthole with different concentrations could obviously inhibit the Hela cells proliferation and accelerated the cellular apoptosis,lowered the expression rate of Bcl-2/Bax,raise the cellular ROS level in a osthole dose-dependent manner.Conclusion Osthole may inhibit Hela cell proliferation and accelerates the cells apoptosis,which might be associated with the increasing the cellular ROS level,promoting Bax expression and inhibiting Bcl-2 expression.