OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical and pathological features of adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC) of external auditory canal (EAC, and analyze the possible factors related to prognosis. METHOD: One out of 8 patients with ACC of EAC underwent tumor open biopsy. 5 patients underwent the extensive tumor resection, and 2 patients underwent the modified lateral temporal bone resection (1 of the 2 subjoined a total parotidectomy). Five patients received the postoperative radiotherapy. RESULT: The time of follow up was 5-97 months. Two patients were loss to follow-up, 5 patients with disease free survival, and 1 patient survival with tumor. CONCLUSION In this study, ACC of EAC is more often observed in female. The most common clinical manifestations are otalgia and neoplasm which grows slowly. The disease has high misdiagnosis rate. Surgical treatment is effective for it.
Biopsy ; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic ; pathology ; therapy ; Diagnostic Errors ; Disease-Free Survival ; Ear Canal ; Ear Neoplasms ; pathology ; therapy ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies

LA G1 was identified as a gene that is differentially expressed during the yeast replicative life span and was shown to play a role in determining yeast longevity. The cDNA of rat LASS1, the mammalian homolog of yeast LA G1, was cloned from rat cerebral cortex and sequenced, which is different to the predicted sequence in the GenBank. Sequence analysis revealed that this cDNA clone contains an open reading frame of 1 053 bp. The deduced amino acid sequence has 350 residues and shares a predicted Laglp motif and a TLC domain conserved in Lag1 proteins. Total RNAs were isolated from rat cerebral cortices at varying ages: newborn, one month, six months, twelve months, and twenty-four months. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR and Northern blot analysis were performed to analyze the LASS1 expression level in rat cerebral cortex tissues at varying ages. Senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-gal) activity was firstly used as a biomarker for assessing senescence in rat neurons. The results showed that LASS1 expression was upregulated from newborn to adult rats (1～6 month) and declined in aged cortex. SA-β-gal staining positive neurons significantly increased in the aged cerebral cortex. The age-related expression alternation of LASS1 in rat cerebral cortex provides an important clue in exploring the role of LASS1 in mammalian neuron aging.

Objective To screen cell growth and senescence-related genes of the parasitic pmtist Trichomonas vaginalis,we launched an EST program and isolated two cDNA clones from a T.vaginalis cDNA library,which showed high homology in deduced amino acid sequences to yeast Sir2 and designated as TvSir2 and TvSir2-like.Method The cDNA sequence of TvSIR2 had a length of 1034 base pairs (bp) with an open reading frame of 915 bp,and TvSIR2-like,1214 bp with an open reading frame of 1116 bp.Result The two deduced amino acid sequences shared all the three conserved cole domains with yeast Sir2 and its homologues,suggesting that the two clones were Sir2 homologues. A cDNA fragment from each cDNA clone was subvloned into the expression vector pET-41a.The expression of the fusion proteins in E.coli BL21 stains was induced by isopropylthio-β-D-galactoside (IPTG).Two anti-sera were prepared by immunizing two guinea pigs with the purified fusion proteins, Western-blot analysis demonstrated that each anti-serum reacted with the corresponding recombinant protein and detected a clear band (TvSir2,34 000 Mr;TvSir2-like,42 000 Mr)in protein extracts of the protist.Immunofluolescence techniques showed that TvSir2 and TvSir2-like proteins were both localized in the legions of perinuelear (ER) and Golgi complex.Conclusion Our data suggest that TvSir2 and TvSir2-like were two members of Sir2 family.Their biological functions in the protist would be further studied.

Objective:To investigate the relationship between serum soluble CD155 (sCD155), soluble CD163 (sCD163) and chemotherapy efficacy and prognosis in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).Methods:A total of 126 patients with DLBCL admitted to Handan Central Hospital from May 2018 to May 2020 (DLBCL group) and 126 healthy subjects (control group) were prospectively selected to compare serum sCD155 and sCD163 levels. According to the chemotherapy effect of DLBCL patients, they were divided into effective group and ineffective group, and the serum sCD155 and sCD163 levels were compared before and after treatment. The effective rate of chemotherapy in patients with different serum sCD155 and sCD163 levels was compared. Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the relationship between serum sCD155 and sCD163 levels and 3-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) of DLBCL patients. Cox proportional risk regression model was used to analyze the prognostic factors of DLBCL patients.Results:The serum levels of sCD155 and sCD163 in DLBCL group were higher than those in control group before treatment (all P<0.05). The effective rate of chemotherapy in 126 DLBCL patients in this group was 69.8%(88/126). Compared with the effective group, the serum levels of sCD155 and sCD163 were higher in the ineffective group before and after treatment (all P<0.05). Compared with before treatment, serum sCD155 and sCD163 levels in the effective group were decreased after treatment (all P<0.05). The effective rate of DLBCL patients in sCD155 and sCD163 high level groups was lower than that in sCD155 and sCD163 low level groups (all P<0.05). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that the 3-year OS and PFS of DLBCL patients in the low level group of sCD155 and sCD163 were higher than those in the high level group (all P<0.05). The high level of sCD155 and sCD163 were independent risk factors for 3-year PFS and OS in DLBCL patients (all P<0.05). Conclusions:Abnormal levels of serum sCD155 and sCD163 in DLBCL patients may reduce the efficacy of chemotherapy and lead to poor prognosis.