Objective: To investigate the successive fluctuation of some Thl type cytokines in the peripheral blood of tumor-bearing mice treated with tumor-derived heat shock protein 70 ( HSP70) , explore the mechanism of HSP 70 in breaking through the tumor-immunity tolerance of the organism with tumor-burden and in inducing effective anti-tumor immune response, and provide valuable reference for tumor-derived HSP70 administration in treating human cancer. Methods : Cell culture, techniques for protein extraction and purification, SDS-PAGE, Western-blot, capillary electrophoresis, ELISA technique and animal experiment were applied. Results: HSP70 could result in apparent tumor-inhibitory effect and upregulate some Thl type cytokines(IL-2, TNF-?, and IFN-?) in the peripheral blood of the treated mice gradually to the frequency of HSP70 administration, and showed no reduction trend in two weeks after the final treatment. Statistically significant difference was observed contrasted with those of the control group (P

Objective: To evaluate the potential dose influence to organs at risk (OARs) and targets of adaptive radiotherapy (ART) for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Methods:Twice positional CT images of 12 patients with locally advanced NSCLC were captured during radio-(n=3) or radio-chemotherapy (n=9) for ART simulation. The twice positional scanningplan was fused using MIM software. The variation of irradiation doses for the lung, heart, and spinal cord was evaluated, and the prescription doses for the targets were escalated. Results:Adaptive radiation enabled dose reduction by an average of 3.53%for lung V20 and by 2.55%for V30. The mean dose for the lung decreased by 2.11 Gy. The dose was reduced by an average of 4.17%for heart V30 and by 3.37%for V40. Meanwhile, the maximum dose for the spinal cord was reduced by 3.52 Gy on average. Lung sparing with ART enabled an iso-mean lung dose escalation of the Planning gross tumor target volume dose, which improved by an average of 1.25 Gy. Conclusion:The adap-tation of radiotherapy for continuous tumor shrinkage during the treatment course for NSCLC reduces doses to OARs, enables signifi-cant dose escalation, and has the potential to increase local control.

Objective To evaluate the effect of carbon fiber couch on dose distribution of radiotherapy planning and verification pass rate.Methods Establishing the carbon fiber treatment couch model in Pinnacle8.0m Treatment Planning system (TPS),and then this model was used to correct dose calculations of oblique fields in the treatment plans of 10 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma,10 cases of breast cancer and 10 cases of lung cancer and evaluate the effect of carbon fiber couch on the whole dose distribution of the plans.Then these plans were measured by three-dimensional dose verification equipment Delta4 to confirm the improvement extent of Gamma pass rate after considering the carbon fiber treatment couch.Results For the majority of plans,when the carbon fiber couch was taken into consideration,the target doses was significantly reduced (4772 cGy-7266 cGy vs.4859 cGy-7347 cGy,P=0.000-0.002) and the relative deviation of D95 was 1％ to 3％.Measurement results of Delta4 showed that Gamma pass rate (3 mm/3％ criteria) increased in all plans (96.4％-98.8％ vs.93.4％-97.3％,P =0.000),some of that were up to 5 percentage when the couch model was applied.Conclusions Target doses will be overestimated if the treatment couch is ignored in TPS measurement.,However it should arouse enough attention when the disease with smaller doses corresponding gradient.

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Objective To compare the accuracy and feasibility among CT, MR, and CT-MR image fusion technology in the delineation of gross target volume (GTV) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods Thirty-six consecutive patients with newly diagnosed or recurrent NPC were enrolled. Each pa-tient underwent both CT and MR scanning in the same treatment position. Several lead marks were made at the exactly same locations of the body surface before CT and MR scanning. The two sets of images were then transferred to the Tomcon workstation for image fusion. CT-MR image registration was performed using Land-Mark methods. GTV of each patient was contoured on CT (GTV_(CT)), MR (GTV_(MR)) and CT-MR (GTV_(CT-MR)) images. Results The mean GTV_(CT), GTV_(MR) and GTV_(CT-MR) were 27.60 cm~3, 30.99 cm~3 and 31.71 cm~3, respectively (F = 7.48, P = 0.001). Significant difference was found between GTV_(CT) and GTV_(MR) (q =2.54,P=0.016), GTV_(CT) and GTV_(CT-MR) (q =3.10,P =0.004), but not GTV_(MR) and GTV_(CT-MR) (q = 1.31 ,P = 0. 199). Significant difference among GTV_(CT), GTV_(MR) and GTV_(CT-MR) was found in patients with skull base invasion (35.65, 42.70 and 44.22 cm~3 ; F = 14. 13, P = 0. 000), but not in those without skull base invasion (20.79 cm~3, 20.46 cm~3 and 21.18 cm~3 ; F = 0.18, P = 0.832). Significant difference between GTV_(CT) and GTV_(CT-MR) was found in patients with T_3 and T_4 tumor (t = -2.17,P =0. 036), but not in those with T_1 and T_2 (t = -0.66 ,P = 0.514). Conclusions CT-MR image fusion is helpful in GTV de-lineation for NPC, particularly for patients with skull base invasion.

Objective To investigate the development status of tumor radiotherapy in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in order to provide reference for the decision-making of the competent administrative departments for public health.Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted by the aid of on-site inspection and telephone or Email investigation among the medical institutions in Guangxi to know the current status of radiotherapy units and settings,human resources,allocation of radiotherapy facilities,and standardization of medical practices.Results Up to the end of August 2014,radiotherapy was carried out in 39 hospitals,with other 5 hospitals under preparation for construction.Among these 40 hospitals were three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy in 38,intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in 23,and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT) in 5.There were 48 linear accelerators,15 afterloading therapy apparatus,and 4 γ-knife or X-knife in Guangxi.There were 647 professional personnel (except nurses),including 322 radiation oncologists,100 radiotherapy physicists,213 radiotherapy technologists and 12 professional engineers.There were 2 000 to 2 500 hospital beds and 20 000 cancer patients had received radiotherapy in 2013.1 600 to 2 000 people received treatment on average every day.Conclusions The present radiotherapy resources in Guangxi are insufficient and the input to radiotherapy equipment is deficient,with low proportion of cancer patients treated with radiotherapy.Because of the uneven radiotherapy quality among different hospitals,the reasonable planned development and unified diagnostic and treatment practices are required to improve radiotherapy level in Guangxi.For shortage of medical staff and high-quality physical and technical personnel,the improvements are needed by fostering and introduction of personnel.Compared with developed regions in China,the introduction of new technology is largely needed.

Objective To use the fusion image of the end-inhalation holding (EIH) phase and endexhalation holding (EEH) phase to define the target volume of individual patient with liver cancer,and to evaluate the target geometry,feasibility,and clinical significance of the technology.Methods Eighteen patients with liver caucer who were treated in our hospital from 2012 to 2013 were enrolled as subjects.With the same posture and scan range,all patients underwent contrast-enhanced three-dimensional computed tomography (3DCT) scans in the phases of free breathing (FB),EIH,and EEH.Gross tumor volume (GTV),clinical target volume (CTV),and organ of risk (OAR) were delineated on the above images.CTVFB was defined as GTV on the FB phase image (GTVFB) plus a margin of 10 mm,while planning target volume (PTVFB) was defined as CTVFB plus a margin of 10 mm in the right-left and anterior-posterior directions and a margin of 20 mm in the superior-inferior direction.GTVEI and GTVEE were defined as GTV on the EIH and EEH images,respectively.Based on the EEH images,the registered EEH and EIH images were fused to form GTVEI+EI.CTVEI+EE was defined as GTVEI+EI plus a margin of 10 mm,while PTVEI+EE was defined as CTVEI+EE plus a margin of 5 mm in the right-left and anterior-posterior directions and a margin of 10 mm in the superior-inferior direction.The Pinnacle3 v8.0m treatment planning system was used to design two 3D conformal radiotherapy plans for each patient.The volume,degree of inclusion (DI),matching index (MI),and central displacement of CTVFB and CTVEI+EE,as well as PTVFB and PTVEI+EE,were compared between the two plans.Results In the 18 patients,the mean CTVFB was significantly smaller than the mean CTVEI+EE(149.00±87.54 cm3 vs.188.17± 125.72 cm3,P=0.014);there was no significant difference between the mean PTVFB and PTVEI+EE (276.68± 146.41 cm3 vs.253.66± 117.35 cm3,P=0.080).DI of CTVFB to CTVEI+EF,PTVFB to PTVEI+EE,CTVEI+EE to CTVFB,and PTVEI+EE to PTVFB were (99.83±0.09)％,(84.55±8.45) ％,(80.83± 12.31) ％,and (99.78±0.08) ％,respectively.MI of CTVEI+EE to CTVFB and PTVEI+EE to PTVFB were 0.83± 0.07 and 0.87± 0.03,respectively.The central displacements of CTVEI+EE from CTVFB in x,y,and z axes were 0.55± 1.07 cm,0.76±3.02 cm,and-0.26± 1.98 cm,respectively (P =0.432,0.971,0.587).Conclusions In the treatment of liver cancer,the target volume delineation and image fusion using 3DCT images in EIH and EEH phases may avoid target omission due to respiratory movement,making it possible to increase radiation dose to target volume and improve the efficacy of radiotherapy.

Objective To evaluate the effect and mechanism of rt-PA combined with high pressure oxygen (HPO)on cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats.Methods The model of cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury was constructed by using middle cerebral artery occlusion.The neurological function score;brain index,water content and infarction volume;SOD;LDH;NOS;MDA;LD;NO and NOS were measured.The protein and mRNA expressions of iNOS,BDNF,p75NTR and TrkB were also detected by RT-PCR and Western blot to evaluate and compare the protective effect of rt-PA combined HPO therapy. Results rt-PA combined HPO could significantly decrease the neurological function score;brain index,water content,and infarction volume;SOD;NOS;MDA;LD;NO and NOS but increase LDH content and the weight of rats,compared with rt-PA.In addition,rt-PA combined HPO could increase BNDF and TrKB expressions and downregulate the expressions of iNOS and p75NTR,compared with rt-PA (P<0.05).Conclusion The rt-PA combined HPO therapy has a greater protective effect than rt-PA therapy and its mechanism might be related to having antioxidant effects, increasing the expressions of BDNF and TrKB,and decreasing the expressions of iNOS and p75NTR.

OBJECTIVETo study the efficacy and explore the mechanism of the anti-tumor immunity elicited by heat shock protein 70-peptide complexes (HSP70-PC) derived from tumor cells.

METHODSCells culture, flow cytometric analysis, affinity chromatography for protein purification, SDS-PAGE, Western-blotting and animal experiment were used.

RESULTSHSP70-PC immunization rendered protective effect to both naive tumorl-bearing mice. All of the naive mice obtained complete resistance to Hcaf cell attack; 40% of the tumor-bearing mice survived for over 90 days, whereas the mice of control group died within 2 weeks (P < 0.01). CD8+ subset of T lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of immunized mice increased by 12%.

CONCLUSIONHSP70-PC induces anti-tumor immunity via activation of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), and it possesses strong tumor vaccine effect. Our research adds more evidence to support the clinical use of HSP70-PC to fight human cancers.

Animals ; CD8 Antigens ; blood ; Cell Membrane ; chemistry ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins ; biosynthesis ; isolation & purification ; therapeutic use ; Liver Neoplasms, Experimental ; chemistry ; drug therapy ; immunology ; pathology ; Mice ; Neoplasm Transplantation ; T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic ; immunology ; Tumor Cells, Cultured

OBJECTIVE: To observe the changes of auditory electrophysiology and inner ear pathology in rat cochlea after the noise exposure, and to offer the experimental data for exploring the mechanism of noise-damaged cochlea. METHOD: The rats in the study group were exposed to a intense narrow band noise centered at 4 kHz at the leave of 120 dB (SPL) for 4 h. The exposed cochleae were collected at various intervals (1 or 21 days) after the noise exposure. Auditory function was monitored by measuring thresholds of auditory brain stem responses (ABR). The morphological changes in rat cochlear hair cell (HC) were examined by HC nuclei stained with Propidium iodide (PI), a fluorescent dye specifically labelling the nuclear DNA and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The number of spiral ganglion cells was calculated using pathologic technique. RESULT: The thresholds of ABR in the study group were significantly greater than that in the normal control group (P < 0.01). Examined at 1 day after the noise exposure, normal, apoptosis, necrotic and missing out hair cell (OHC) could be distinguished with PI staining, whereas the apoptosis OHC were not found at 21 days. Significant OHC loss was found in as compared to the normal control group (P < 0.01). There was not significant difference in the calculation of spiral ganglion cells (P > 0.05). SEM revealed the injured stereocilia of OHC (disarrangement, collapse) and OHC loss in the study group, which was more severe in OHC3 than the other two rows of OHC. CONCLUSION The intense noise used in our study could injure the rat cochlea and bring permanent threshold shift (PTS). Under this condition, the death modes of HC in the cochlea include apoptosis and necrosis in the fore part, whereas necrotic is the major mode in the evening of exposure. The injured stereocilia of OHC and OHC loss could remain the most consistent correlate of PTS.
Animals ; Apoptosis ; Auditory Threshold ; Cochlea ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem ; Hearing ; Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced ; pathology ; physiopathology ; Necrosis ; Noise ; adverse effects ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley