1.Analysis of biological features and prognostic factors of mantal cell lymphoma
Junlan WANG ; Qiaohong NIU ; Qiaohua ZHANG
Journal of Leukemia & Lymphoma 2013;22(9):552-554
Objective To study the biological features and prognostic factors of mantle ceil lymphoma (MCL).Methods The clinical data of 39 cases of MCL were analyzed prospectively.The fellow-up informations were also studied.Age,sex,B symptoms,Ann-Arbor staging,bone marrow and lympho node biopsies were assessed.Serum lactate dehydrogenates(LDH) and β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) level,Cyclin D1 expression and immunophenotype were investigated.Results The median age of patients was 62 years old (range 43-80).The male-to-female ratio was 5.5:1,a clear predominante of male patients.Thirty-five (89.7 %)cases presented with advanced stage disease (Ann Arbor stage Ⅲ to Ⅳ) at initial diagnosis.CD20 was positive expressed in 39 patients,that all cases expressed B-cell markers.Majority of cases were positive for Cyclin D1 (84.7 %) and CD5 (64.1%).Conclusion MCL is a special type of B-cell originated non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).The clinical data suggest considerable clinical heterogeneity and it has characteristics of both indolent and aggressive NHL that some patients show a chronic/indolent course,while others have a more fulminant course and short survival.LDH,β2-MG and Cyclin D1 arc the important prognostic factors.
2.Differential bone metabolism and protein expression in mice fed a high-fat diet versus Daurian ground squirrels following natural pre-hibernation fattening.
Xuli GAO ; Shenyang SHEN ; Qiaohua NIU ; Weilan MIAO ; Yuting HAN ; Ziwei HAO ; Ning AN ; Yingyu YANG ; Yu ZHANG ; Han ZHANG ; Kenneth B STOREY ; Hui CHANG
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2022;23(12):1042-1056
This study compared the effects on bone metabolism and morphology of pathological obesity induced by excessive fat intake in a non-hibernator (mice) versus healthy obesity due to pre-hibernation fattening in a hibernator (ground squirrels). Kunming mice were fed a high-fat diet to provide a model of pathological obesity (OB group). Daurian ground squirrels fattened naturally in their pre-hibernation season (PRE group) were used as a healthy obesity model. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and three-point bending tests were used to determine the microstructure and mechanical properties of bone. Western blots were used to analyze protein expression levels related to bone metabolism (Runt-related transcription factor 2 (RunX2), osteocalcin (OCN), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), osteoprotegerin (OPG), receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL), cathepsin K, matrix metallopeptidase 9 (MMP9), patched protein homolog 1 (Ptch1), phosphorylated β-catenin (P-β-catenin), and glycogen synthase kinase-3β (GSK-3β)). Compared with controls, there was no obvious bone loss in the OB mice, and the stiffness of the femur was increased significantly. Compared with summer active squirrels, bone formation was enhanced but the mechanical properties did not change in the PRE group squirrels. In OB mice, western blots showed significantly increased expression levels of all proteins except RunX2, OPG, and Ptch1. PRE ground squirrels showed significantly increased expression of most proteins except OCN and Ptch1, which decreased significantly, and P-β-catenin and OPG, which did not change. In conclusion, for non-hibernating mice, moderate obesity had a certain protective effect on bones, demonstrating two-way regulation, increasing both bone loss and bone formation. For pre-hibernating ground squirrels, the healthy obesity acquired before hibernation had a positive effect on the microstructure of bones, and also enhanced the expression levels of proteins related to bone formation, bone resorption, and Wnt signaling.
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Animals
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Hibernation
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Core Binding Factor Alpha 1 Subunit/metabolism*
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Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 beta/metabolism*
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Diet, High-Fat
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X-Ray Microtomography
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Sciuridae/metabolism*
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Obesity