Objective To introduce the treatment efficacy of using allograft muscle ligament anatomical to rebuild anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of knee joint under the arthroscopy.Methods Sixty-two cases patients with ACL rupture in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction under arthroscopy.Allograft ligaments were used as graft,a bone tunnel was established in the proximal tibia and distal femur,and the graft was fixed by the extrusion screw.After the operation,the knee joint was fixed for 12 weeks,and the subjective evaluation was carried out according to the Lysholm and Larson knee score standards;in order to assess the stability of the ligament and the functional recovery of the knee joint,objective evaluation was carried out according to Lachman test in patients.Results The preoperative average Lysholm scale was (43.1±2.1) points,the final average score of 2 years after the reconstruction of the ligament was (91.0+2.3) points,there was significant difference (t=3.460,P=0.001).The preoperative average Larson scale was (41.0±2.9) points,the final average score of 2 years after the reconstruction of the ligament was (90.1±3.5) points,there was significant difference (t=3.232,P=0.001).Lachman test results were negative in 62 patients at the end of the review.No serious postoperative complications occurred,no knee infection,deep vein thrombosis and stiffness.All the patients can be completely straight 1 year after operation,knees up to 120 degrees.All patients were satisfied with the function at the end of the follow-up,no joint instability,no re-rupture occurred during the follow-up period.Conclusion Using the allogeneic single beam anatomy of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction under arthroscopy can obtain satisfactory clinical efficacy.

Objective To deepen the understanding of chronic eosinophilic leukemia (CEL).Methods The course of diagnosis and treatment in a case of FIP1L1/PDGFRα fusion gene negative CEL was reported. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the immunophenotype of the cells in peripheral blood and pleural fluid. Karyotype was analyzed with G-banding. The expression of FIP1L1/PDGFRα fusion gene was detected by RT-PCR technique. Routine pathological examination of the tissues from bone marrow, lung and spleen were performed. Result A sixteen-year-old girl had severe anemia, fever, splenomegaly,thrombocytopenia and dominant hypereosinophilia lasting for 22 months. Trephine biopsy showed a hypercellular marrow with eosinophilic proliferation and moderate reticular fibrosis. Eosinophilic infiltration was found in lung and spleen and embolism was also found in spleen. She had a clonal chromosomal abnormality t(5;12)(q31;p13). The expression of FIP1L1/PDGFRα was negative. An abnormal clone of T cells expressing CD3-,CD4-,CD8- was found in peripheral blood and pleural fluid, in which the cional T cell accounted for 5.43% and 1.66% of the total lymphocytes respectively. The patient was refractory to treatment with hydroxyurea, prednisone and interferon alpha. She had poor response to a combination of therapy with low dose cytosine arabinoside, mitoxantrone, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and prednisone. She did not respond to imatinib and died of multiple organ failure. Conclusion The present case fulfilled the WHO diagnostic criteria of FIP1L1/PDGFRα(-) CEL which did not respond to routine treatment and imatinib. Allogenic stem cell transplantation should be considered as early as possible in this case. It is noteworthy that clonal CD3-,CD4-,CD8- T-cell abnormality is related to the pathogenesis of CEL.

AIM: To evaluate visual acuity outcomes after phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD).METHODS: We reviewed the medical documents of the patients who underwent phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation surgery during June 2013 and January 2016.Totally 61 eyes of 48 patients with wAMD in the stable stage were recruited.The pre-and post-operative vision of selected cases were recorded and compared.RESULTS: After phacoemulsification and intralocular lens implantation, visual acuity changes were as follows: 49 eyes improved, 11 eyes retained, and 1 eye deteriorated.Visual acuity improvement after cataract surger were statistically significant (P<0.001).Visual acuity improvement was not related to age.CONCLUSION: Visual acuity improved in patients with wet AMD after phacoemulcification and intraocular lens implantation.

This study was purposed to investigate the inhibitory effect of bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPI) on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated activation of platelets. Venous blood samples were obtained from 10 healthy volunteers and were prepared into platelet-rich plasma (PRP, 1 × 10(8)/ml). Experiments were divided into four groups: normal platelet group (untreated group); LPS group, BPI group and BPI+LPS group. PRP were stimulated by LPS (10 µg/ml) in the presence and absence of BPI (100 µg/ml) or BPI alone. Then platelets were harvested and determined for Toll-like receptor-4 (TLR-4) with flow cytometry (FCM), the supernatant was used for detection of cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The results showed that as compared with normal platelet group, TLR-4 expression on platelets was significantly increased under LPS stimulation (P < 0.001); the levels of TNF-α and IL-6 in the supernatant were also remarkably elevated (P < 0.001). However, either TLR-4 expression or the cytokine levels significantly decreased in the presence of BPI when platelets underwent LPS-challenge (P < 0.05), but still were higher than that in normal platelet group. Stimulating the platelets with BPI alone could not enhance the TLR-4 expression and cytokine levels. It is concluded that BPI has the ability to inhibit the LPS-induced platelet activation.
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides ; pharmacology ; Blood Proteins ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Lipopolysaccharides ; adverse effects ; Platelet Activation ; drug effects ; Platelet-Rich Plasma ; metabolism ; Toll-Like Receptor 4 ; metabolism

T site polymorphism is closely related to CHD and elevated serum triglyceride and total cholesterol.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the adaptive changes of ultrastructure of the dentritic cells (DC) before and after maturation.

METHODSThe murine bone marrow mononuclear cells were induced into immatured dendritic cells with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and interleukin-4 (IL-4). The cell morphology was observed under an inverted phase contrast microscope, and the surface markers were detected by flow cytometry. Then the DC was induced to be matured with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) for 48 hours, the ultrastructures of DC was observed before and after maturation under transmission electron microscope and then a comparative analysis was doned.

RESULTSThe surface processes of matured dentritic cells stimulated by LPS decreased significantly, whereas the organelles and the diameter of nucleolus increased.

CONCLUSIONThe distribution of surface processes may be associated with the antigen-presenting capacity of DC, and it is also a potential ruler of cell function and status.

Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Dendritic Cells ; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor ; Interleukin-4 ; Lipopolysaccharides ; Mice

BACKGROUNDIn general, it is very important to understand the state of T cell immune response against tumor cells in leukemia patients and it is especially critical to assess the T cell repertoire of untreated patients. As we know, few studies have dealt with the distribution of oligoclonal T cells in leukemia, so we investigated the distribution and clonality of TCR Vbeta repertoire of T cells in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) in chronic phase.

METHODSThe complementarity determining region 3 (CDR3) of TCR Vbeta24 subfamily genes were amplified in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 27 cases with CML using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). In order to observe the distribution of TCR Vbeta repertoire, the PCR products were further analyzed by genescan technique to evaluate clonality of the detectable TCR Vbeta T cells. The PCR products of the oligoclonal T cells from three cases were analyzed by direct sequencing to define the sequence of CDR3.

RESULTSThe expression pattern of TCR Vbeta repertoire in different individuals are different. Vbeta2-21 subfamilies could be detected in CML cases. The frequent usage Vbeta repertoire in CML was Vbeta1, Vbeta2 or Vbeta13. Most of the PCR products from 27 patients displayed polyclonality, while a part of the PCR products from 21 out of 27 samples displayed clonal expansion pattern. The clonal expanded T cells in CML could be found in Vbeta16 subfamilies. The frequent usage of Vbeta genes in clonal expansion was Vbeta3, Vbeta13 or Vbeta21. Multiple Vbeta clonal expansion was a general phenomenon in the same patient. The CDR3 sequence of Vbeta21 oligoclonal T cells from 3 cases showed some difference in splice regions and in the usage of J segments.

CONCLUSIONSThese results indicated that clonal expanded T cells could be found in patients with CML and were tendentious in Vbeta3, Vbeta13 and Vbeta21 subfamilies that may be related to the specific immune response for leukemia cell associated antigen.

Clone Cells ; Complementarity Determining Regions ; analysis ; Humans ; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive ; immunology ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta ; analysis ; T-Lymphocytes ; immunology ; pathology

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of the antibody TSP-2 against a single epitope of mouse Toll-like receptor 2 extracellular domain (mTLR2ECD) on the expression of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) and cytokines in the intestinal tissue of septic mice.

METHODSMale BALB/c mice were randomly divided into 4 groups, namely the sham-operated group, model group, TSP-2 treatment group and rabbit IgG treatment group. Sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), and at 6, 12 or 24 h after the operation, the ileal tissues were harvested from the mice for HE staining. NF-κB expression was detected with immunohistochemistry. Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) mRNA expressions were detected with qRT-PCR and their protein expressions by ELISA.

RESULTSThe NF-κB expression in the intestinal tissue significantly increased in the model group as compared with that in the sham- operated group, and decreased after TSP-2 treatment. The model group also showed significantly increased expression levels of TNF-α and IL-6 mRNA and protein in the intestinal tissue (P<0.05), which were lowered by TSP-2 (P<0.05) but not by rabbit IgG treatment (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONThe TSP-2 antibody can protect the intestine and delay the development of sepsis by inhibiting NF-κB activation and down-regulating TNF-α and IL-6 expressions in mice.

Animals ; Antibodies ; pharmacology ; Immunodominant Epitopes ; immunology ; Interleukin-6 ; genetics ; metabolism ; Intestinal Mucosa ; metabolism ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; NF-kappa B ; genetics ; metabolism ; Random Allocation ; Receptors, Cell Surface ; immunology ; Sepsis ; metabolism ; Thrombospondins ; immunology ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; immunology ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; genetics ; metabolism

Apoptosis is a physiologically essential mechanism of cell and plays an important role in reducing the development and progression of tumors. The appealing strategy for cancer therapy is to target the lesions that induce apoptosis in cancer cells. Survivin, the smallest member of the mammalian inhibitors of the apoptosis protein family, is upregulated in various malignancies to protect cells from apoptosis. Survivin knockdown could induce cancer cell apoptosis and inhibit tumor-angiogenesis. Survivin expression would be silenced by microRNA (miRNA)-mediated RNA interference. However, noninvasive and tissue-specific gene delivery techniques remain absent recently and the utilizations of miRNA expression vectors have been limited by inefficient delivery technique, especially in vivo. On the other hand, safe and promising technologies of gene transfection would be valuable in clinical gene therapy. Successful treatment of gene transfer method would lead to a new and readily available approach in the anticancer research. Sonoporation is an alternative technique of gene delivery that uses ultrasound targeted microbubble destruction to create pores in the cell membrane. Based on our previous studies, in this article, we postulated that the transfection of miRNA could be mediated by the combination of sonoporation and polyethylenimine (PEI) which was one of the most effective poly-cationic gene vectors and enhance the endocytosis of plasmids DNA and hypothesized that the gene silencing and apoptosis induction with miRNA targeting human Survivin would be improved by this novel technique. In our opinion, this novel combination of sonoporation and PEI could enhance targeted gene delivery effectively and might be a feasible, novel candidate for gene therapy.
Genetic Therapy ; methods ; Humans ; Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins ; genetics ; MicroRNAs ; genetics ; Neoplasms ; therapy ; Polyethyleneimine ; chemistry ; Transfection ; methods

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of the antibody TSP-2 against a single epitope of mouse Toll-like receptor 2 extracellular domain (mTLR2ECD) on the inflammation in mice with zymosan A-induced peritonitis.

METHODSIn mice with peritonitis induced by intraperitoneal injection of zymosan A, pretreatments with PBS, normal rabbit IgG and TSP-2 antibody at two different doses (2.5 and 5.0 mg/kg) were administered via the tail vein. Six hours after intraperitoneal injection of zymosan A, Evans blue was injected through the tail vein, and the frequency of writhing of the mice within 20 min were recorded. The mice were then sacrificed for peritoneal lavage, and the lavage fluid was collected to assess the exudation of Evans blue in the supernatant. The peritoneal leukocyte count, mast cell degranulation and release of such inflammatory mediators as platelet activating factor (PAF) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) in the lavage fluid were observed by cell counting, specific cell staining, immunohistochemistry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

RESULTSCompared with PBS or rabbit IgG groups, TSP-2 treatment resulted in significantly reduced writhing response of the mice and lowered Evans blue exudation and leukocyte count in the peritoneal lavage, with also decreased degranulation of the mast cells induced by C48/80.

CONCLUSIONTSP-2 antibody against a single epitope of mTLR2ECD inhibits the inflammatory response in mice with zymosan A-induced peritonitis.

Animals ; Antibodies ; immunology ; Behavior, Animal ; Epitopes ; immunology ; Extracellular Space ; Female ; Leukocyte Count ; Mast Cells ; immunology ; Mice ; Peritoneal Lavage ; Peritonitis ; chemically induced ; immunology ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Toll-Like Receptor 2 ; chemistry ; immunology ; Zymosan ; pharmacology