BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel transplantation can improve disease conditions by reducing inflammation.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the therapeutic efficacy of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels on chronic asthma rats.
METHODS: A rat model of chronic asthma was established by intraperitonealy injected and aerosolized ovalbumin. After modeling, rats were given 4×105 and 8×105 bone marrow mesenchymal stem celsvia the tail vein, respectively. Thirty days later, the lung tissues were observed pathologicaly using hematoxylin-eosin staining; RT-qPCR and ELISA methods were employed to test the changes in interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ levels in lung tissue and peripheral blood, respectively.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Rat models of chronic asthma were successfuly established after intraperitoneal injection of ovalbumin combined with aerosolized ovalbumin. After 30 days of cel treatment, the structure of lung tissues were obviously recovered, and the levels of interleukin-10, tumor necrosis factor-α and interferon-γ showed some improvement in lung tissue and peripheral blood, but there were no differences between the two groups. In conclusion, bone marrow mesenchymal stem cels show some potential role in the treatment of chronic asthma.

To set up rat myocardial infarction model and to investigate significance of fragmented QRS wave in rat myocardial infarction model.40 rats were divided into sham-operated group and myocardial infarction group, these two sets of rats received surgeries under the same conditions.Myocardial infarction models were induced by opening chest and anterior descending branch of coronary artery deligation for rats.Rats in sham-operated group were only threaded without deligation.Recorded the electrocardiogram(ECG) during 10, 60 min and 4 weeks after the deligation(or threading) and analyzed the change rules of the fragmented QRS waves and Q waves.Tissue samples from myocardial infarction area were collected for HE staining 4 weeks after the surgery.The frequency of fragmented QRS wave in myocardial infarction group was significantly increased during 10, 60 min and at 4 weeks after the operation compared with sham-operated group(P<0.01).Myocardial cells of some models in myocardial infarction group arranged in disorder and showed vacuolation according to results of HE staining.By setting up rat myocardial infarction model, we can draw a conclusion that fragmented QRS wave can be used as a new indicator to diagnose acute myocardial infarction and old myocardial infarction predict the severity of the disease.

Cobb syndrome, or cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis, is a clinically rare manifestation of angiomatosis or arteriovenous malformations of the skin, spine, spinal cord, and viscera in the same spinal segment. A 48 years old female patient with Cobb syndrome treated ecently is reported as follow. The patient was admitted to hospital due to lower limbs weakness for three days. Left lumbar and abdominal pain occurred before onset without obvious causes, and then lower limbs weakness occurred. In this case, clinical manifestations were acute onset and development rapidly. Imaging showsed myeleterosis from C 1 to T 11, consistent with vertebral segments of hemangiomas in the left parotid gland, the left axillary, the left subclavian, the right femoribus internus, and the right lobe of the liver, etc. Her symptoms and imaging manifestations all meet the diagnostic criteria of Cobb syndrome. Cobb syndrome is easy to be missed diagnosis and misdiagnozed clinically with poor prognosis. This paper discussed and analyzed the rare case in combination with relevant literature, in order to improve clinicians′ understanding of Cobb syndrome, so as to achieve early diagnosis and treatment, thus to reduce permanent neurological complications.

Objective To investigate clinical and pathological features of lupus erythematosus profundus (LEP)of the scalp in children.Methods A retrospective study was carried out on 5 children with LEP.The clinical and histopathological features,treatment and prognosis of LEP were analyzed.Results The 5 children with LEP included 2 boys and 3 girls with a median age at onset of 5 months (range,2-38 months) and a median clinical course of 15 months (range,4-72 months).Clinically,the patients presented with arc-shaped or circular purple atrophic plaques on the scalp complicated by alopecia.The occipitalia and tempora were the most commonly involved sites.Antinuclear antibodies (ANA) and extractable nuclear antigens (ENAs) were negative in all the patients.Main histopathological changes were hyaline degeneration of the fat,mucin deposition and local aggregation of lymphocytes in fat lobules.Of the 5 patients,2 were treated with oral prednisone (1.5-2 mg/kg/day),1 with oral hydroxychloroquine (5 mg/kg/day),1 with oral prednisone (1.5 mg/kg/day) combined with hydroxychloroquine (5 mg/kg/day),and another 1 with topical halometasone cream and 0.03％ tacrolimus ointment.Lesions were remissed after 2-3 months of treatment,and subsided with growth of new hairs after 6 months.No recurrence was observed during a 1.5-year follow-up.Conclusion Prednisone and hydroxychloroquine are markedly effective for LEP,and pediatric patients with LEP may be treated by topical highpotency glucocorticoids and calcineurin inhibitors.

BACKGROUND:Polylactic acid-glycolic acid polymer is a sustained-release material with relatively large drug loading and long-term release abilities that can degrade with cel growth in the body. However, its poor hydrophily easily leads to aseptic inflammation that is detrimental to the body’s recovery. OBJECTIVE:To study the release and distribution of anti-tuberculosis drug delivery materials local y oriented within the rabbit radius. METHODS:After modeling, 20 New Zealand white rabbits with distal radius bone defect were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group, which were respectively given implantation of isoniazid-rifampicin polylactic acid-glycolic acid polymer/β-tricalcium phosphate material and isoniazid-rifampicin polylactic acid-glycolic acid polymer into the defect. Then, X-ray examination of the defect region was conducted at weeks 4, 8, 12 post implantation. Histological observation and detection of peripheral blood or local blood concentration were performed at week 12. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:After implantation, Lane-Sandhu X-ray scores were significantly higher in the experimental group than the control group (P<0.05). The defect in the experimental group was healed completely with less release residual among newborn bone trabeculae and osteocytes were markedly visible on the material surface, while in the control group, new bone tissues were interconnected with the surrounding bone tissues at the defect site, and less release residual was found. Both peripheral blood and local blood concentrations in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group after implantation (P<0.05). To conclude, the anti-tuberculosis drug delivery material, isoniazid-rifampicin polylactic acid-glycolic acid polymer/β-tricalcium phosphate, has ideal release effect that can stably deliver anti-tuberculosis drugs for a long term at a high bactericidal concentration.

Objective To explore the risk factors of local relapse and distant metastasis after radical resection of lung adenocarcinoma.Methods A total of 102 patients with lung adenocarcinoma operated in First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University from January 2005 to January 2010 were collected.The correlation between clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis was evaluated by single-factor and multi-factor analyses.The survival curves were plotted using Kaplan-Meier.Single-factor analysis of statistical difference was tested using Log-rank test.Multi-factor analysis of prognostic factors were produced by COX regression proportional hazards model.Results In the whole group,1,2,3 and 5 year disease-free survival rates were 74.30％,58.00％,51.50％ and 44.90％ respectively,and the median disease-free survival was 30 months.Single-factor analysis showed that tumor size (x2 =9.951,P =0.002),clinical type (x2 =8.460,P =0.004),differentiated degree (x2 =4.807,P =0.028),lymph node metastasis (x2 =40.516,P =0.000),pathological stage (x2 =38.769,P =0.000) were prognostic factors for local relapse and distant metastasis in postoperative patients with lung adenocarcinoma.Muti-factor analysis showed that tumor size (OR =1.943,95 ％ CI:1.091-3.463,x2 =5.082,P =0.024),differentiated degree (OR =2.570,95 ％ CI:1.451-4.552,x2 =10.467,P =0.001),lymph node metastasis (OR =3.196,95％ CI:1.037-9.849,x2 =4.096,P =0.043) were independent prognostic factors for local relapse and distant metastasis in postoperative patients with lung adenocarcinoma.Conclusion Tumor size,differentiated degree and lymph node metastasis are independent prognostic factors for local relapse and distant metastasis in postoperative patients with lung adenocarcinoma.

Objective To observe the influence of specific short hairpin siRNA targeting EGFR gene on apoptosis of human ovarian cancer Skov-3 cells in vitro. Methods A plasmid of a short hairpin siRNA targeting EGFR was constructed, and it was transfeeted into Skov-3 cell line by lipofectamine 2000. Human ovarian carcinoma cells of the line Skov-3 were cultured and divided into 3 groups: control group; non-specific group, transfected with non-specific plasmid vector; and specific group, transfected with specific small hairpin RNA expression vector. The expression of EGFR mRNA and protein were examined by RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry, Flow cytometry (FCM) was adopted to analyze quantitatively apoptotic cells in each group. Results After transfection of pshRNA-EGFR, mRNA and protein levels of EGFR gene in Skov-3 cells were obviously reduced. Flow cytometry analysis revealed that apoptosis could be induced in Skov-3 cells line transfected with pshRNA-EGFR in a time-dependent manner, no obvious apoptosis were detected in control group and non-specific group. Conclusion The plasmid expressive vector target at EGFR in our study is capable of suppressing EGFR expression of human ovarian cancer Skov-3 cells and inducing apoptosis, which provide a new way for the gene therapy of human ovarian cancer.

Objective To investigate the apoptosis-inducing effect , inhibiting MRP-1 and mRNA expression of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) and buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) on multidrug-resistant cell-K562A/DM cell .To compare the effect of As2O3 and the com-bined group .To determine the effect of intracellular GSH content on the arsenic effect .Methods To investigate the effect of the arse-nic group (0.5,2.0,5.0μmol/L)and/or BSO (100μmol/L) on multidrug-resistant cell -K562/ADM cell.To detect the change of the correlated index .⑴Intracellular GSH contents were measured using Glutathione Assay Kit by spectrophotometry .⑵MRP-1 expression were determined by flow cytometry .⑶MRP-1 mRNA expression were directed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR.Results After the GSH contents were degraded by the combination of clinic dose arsenic group (0.5,2μmol/L) and BSO(100μmol/L), in 48 hours and 72 hours, the effect of the combination group ( clinic dose arsenic group ) was obviously stronger than the clinic dose arsenic group and the high dose arsenic group .In 48 hours, the MRP-1 mRNA depressive effect of the combination group ( clinic dose arsenic group ) was obviously stronger than high dose arsenic group .In 72 hours, the MRP-1 depressive effect of the combination group ( clinic dose arsenic group ) was obviously stronger than high dose arsenic group .Conclusions The intracellular GSH contents closely correlated with the arsenic effect .The combination of clinic dose arsenic and BSO inhibit obviously MRP-1 expression and MRP-1 mRNA expres-sion in K562/ADM cell.

Objective To investigate the relationship between the CD+4 CDHigh25 regulatory T cells and cytokine IL-10 and acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Methods Flow cytometric was used to detect the percentage of CD+4 CDHigh25Foxp3High Treg cell and CD+4 CDHigh25 CDLow127 Treg cell in CD+4 T cells and at the same time ELISA was used to test the serum IL-10 levels in corresponding period. Results 13 patients have received hematopoietic function reconstruction. aGVHD group of CD+4 CDHigh25 CDLow127/CD+4 and CD+4 CDHigh25 Foxp3High/CD+4 ratio were significantly lower than non-aGVHD group, the difference was statistically significant (P ＜0.01); Ⅲ-Ⅳ degree of aGVHD subgroup was lower than Ⅰ - Ⅱ degree of aGVHD subgroup, but no statistical significance(P ＞0.05); the same as between-group CD+4 CDHigh25 CDLow127/CD+4 and the CD+4 CDHigh25 Foxp3High/CD+4 has no significant difference;aGVHD group of IL-10 concentration was significantly lower than non-GVHD group, the difference was statistically significant (P ＜0.01). Treg cell and IL-10 changes in correlation, r = 0.557, P ＜0.05. Conclusion The level of Treg cell was closely related to the occurrence of aGVHD after allo-HSCT. So it is very important to monitor the Treg cell level for clinical early diagnosis of aGVHD and predict prognosis of aGVHD and guide the application of immunosuppressant. CD127 can serve as a Treg cell surface-specific marker, to promote the detection of Treg cell and purification. IL-10 was an important negative regulator. Treg cell and IL-10expression in patients with aGVHD was correlation, which may provide some basis for Treg cell immunosuppressive mechanism.