The PTEN, having a dual specificity phosphatase activity, is the first tumor suppressor gene that possess phosphatase activity hitherto. Many researches have suggested that PTEN play a major role in the tumorgenesis. In clinical, the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma(HNSCC) is one of the most common malignant tumors. In this review, advances in the research of PTEN and the relationship between the PTEN and HNSCC are discussed.

AIM: To examine the expression and distribution of tumor necrosis factor-? (TNF-?), tumor necrosis factor receptor I (TNFR I) and apoptosis in oral lichen planus, and evaluate their roles and relation in the oral lichen. METHODS: Immunohistochemical technique and TUNEL were employed to study the expression of TNF-?, TNFR I and apoptosis in 50 cases of oral lichen planus and 10 normal oral mucosa specimens. RESULTS: Compared with the normal control group, TNF-? expression was upregulated in mononuclear cells in lamina propria and decreased in keratinocytes in oral lichen planus lesion ( P

Ten ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters are confirmed to be associated with resistance against anticancer drugs. To investigate the relationship between these ten ABC transporters and the nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2 resistant to cisplatin, cisplatin and cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil were used to induce the CNE2 cell to acquire the drug-resistance for 1 year. After these cells were cultured without drugs for 2 months, the MTT assay method was used to determine the dose-effect relationship of cisplatin and resistant index. Quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction was used to detect the mRNA expression of ten ABC transporters in CNE2 and the drug-resistant CNE2 cells, and the result was confirmed by immunocytochemical method. The results of MTT method showed that two cell lines resistant to cisplatin (named as CNE2/DDP) and cisplatin with 5-fluorouracil (named as CNE2/DDP+5Fu) were established, with resistant index 2.58 and 5.31, respectively. Of ten ABC transporters, only ABCC2 was found to be up-regulated both in CNE2/DDP and CNE2/DDP+5Fu cells, for increasing about 2.50 and 4.08 folds, respectively. The results of immunocytochemical method also confirmedthat the expression of ABCC2 in CNE2/DDP and CNE2/DDP+5Fu cells were stronger that that in CNE2 cell. Furthermore, ABCC2 protein was found to be located at nuclear membrane of CNE2/DDP +5Fu cell but not at nuclear membrane of CNE2 cell. The results suggest that ABCC2 may play an important role in cisplatinresistance of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cell line CNE2.

Objective To investigate and summarize the clinical characteristic of autoimmune pancreati-tis(AIP).Methods Clinical data of 13 patients with AIP, admitted to the West China Hospital from 2009 to 2013, were retrospectively analyzed .Results The median age of the 13 patients was 48 years old.The main clinical manifestations included epigastric pain or discomfort (8 cases), obstructive jaundice(7 cases)and weight loss(10 cases).Diffuse enlargement of pancreas and localized pancreatic enlargement were observed in 6 cases, pseudocyst and pancreatic stones were observed in 1 case.Dilation of pancreatic duct was found in 4 cases.Bili-ary stricture and thickened wall of bile duct were detected in 8 cases, dilated gallbladder with delayed enhance-ment of the thickened wall in 7 cases, retroperitoneal fibrosis surrounding the aorta in 1 case, abdominal lymph-adenopathy in 6 cases, stenosis of splenic vein in 4 cases, and Sjogren's disease and ulcerative colitis in 1 case. The positive rate of serum IgG, RF, ANA was 71.43%(5/7), 42.86%(3/7), and 42.86%(3/7), respec-tively.8 patients were misdiagnosed and underwent surgery .Steroid therapy was administered in all patients with satisfactory response.Conclusions AIP is a rare and autoimmune disease ,without speci? c symptoms,and often be misdiagnosed as pancreatic cancer or bile duct carcinoma .We must give more attention to AIP and keep pa-tients from undergoing unnecessary surgery .

Background:Excessive immune cell activation-inflammatory factor theory is one of the most important pathogenic mechanisms of acute pancreatitis(AP). As the release of inflammatory factors is associated with systemic inflammatory response syndrome,seeking of serum cytokine markers for severity assessment of AP is of great clinical importance. Aims:To determine the dynamic changes of interleukin-6(IL-6),hepatocyte growth factor(HGF),and angiopoietin-2(Ang-2) in peripheral blood of AP patients in the first week after admission,and investigate preliminarily the clinical significance of these markers in AP. Methods:Seventy-two AP patients were prospectively recruited from Apr. 2014 to Oct. 2014 at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University and were assigned into three groups:mild AP(MAP,n = 54),moderately severe AP(MSAP,n = 12)and severe AP(SAP,n = 6)according to the Atlanta classification of AP-2012. Thirty healthy subjects were served as controls. Serum levels of IL-6,HGF and Ang-2 were determined by ELISA on the 1st,3rd and 7th day after admission. Results:In the first week after admission,serum levels of IL-6,HGF and Ang-2 were significantly higher in AP patients than in controls(P < 0. 05). In MAP group,all three markers were gradually decreased in the first week;while in MSAP group,IL-6 was gradually increased,Ang-2 was gradually decreased,and HGF decreased after reaching the peak;in SAP group,IL-6 decreased after reaching the peak and HGF and Ang-2 increased again after a decrease. Serum levels of IL-6,HGF and Ang-2 were higher in MSAP group and SAP group than in MAP group at all the time points,but no statistically significant differences were observed between MSAP group and SAP group(P > 0. 05). Conclusions:IL-6,HGF and Ang-2 might play important roles in the pathogenesis of AP,and being the promising serum markers for severity assessment and dynamic monitoring of AP.

Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a kind of disease with the sustainable and irreversible damage of the tissue structure and function of pancreas,which may be caused by alcohol,gene,gallstone,metabolism,deformity and other factors.The clinical manifestations are intractable abdominal pain and disorder of the internal and external secretion of pancreas.At present,the main purpose of the treatment for chronic pancreatitis is to relieve patients' pain,and to maintain the secretion function of pancreas as far as possible.The main surgical procedures for chronic pancreatitis includes the pancreatic resection,nerve block and decompression drainage of the pancreatic duct.In recent years,people hve paid more attenntion to the whole pancreas resection combined autologous transplantation due to retaining some functions of the islet cells.After whole pancreas resection combined autologous transplantation,the abdominal pain will relieve and the life quality will improved significantly.At the same time,it will effectively reduce the occurrence of pancretogenic diabetes since the surgery retains some function of the islet cells.

Objective To screen potential genes associated with drug resistance and multidrug resistance. Methods Microarray with 8000 genes was used to detect the different expression of 5-8F cells and 6-10B cells. Subsquently, genes of drug resistance and multidrug resistance were screened by MILANO online programme. Semiquantitative RT-PCR was utilized to confirmed the reliability of differentially expressed genes. Results 283 genes were identified the differential expression. Of these, 85 genes were shown to be upregulated and 98 downregulated. After the analysis of MILANO, 4 genes including UGT1A9 (15.85 folds),MVP(6.77 folds), CAV1(2.49 folds) and HIF1A(2.67 folds) with higher expression in 5-8F cells were found to be likely associated with drug resistance and multidrug resistance. Subsquently, semiquantitative RT-PCR confirmed the reliability of differential expression of these 4 genes. Conclusion Differentially expressed genes shown in NPC 5-8F cells compared to 6-10B cells with the identification of online MILANO program analysis are likely associated with drug resistance and mnltidrug resistance of NPC cells with the ability of metastasis.

Objective To evaluate surgical therapies for chronic pancreatitis.Method The clinical data of 229 patients admitted for chronic pancreatitis during March 2009 to November 2013 in our hospital was retrospectively analyzed,different operation method and their clinical outcome were compared.Results Drainage operations or resection operations were made to all these 229 patients according to different types.57 patients underwent longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy (LPJ procedure).118 patients received local resection of the head of pancreas combined with longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy (Frey procedure in 105 cases,Berne procedure in 6 cases,Beger procedure in 7 cases).7 patients received pancreaticoduodenectomy,21 patients received distal pancreas resection,26 patients received other procedures.Post-operative pain relief rate was 89.3％,overall morbidity was 19.6％.Conclusions In cases of chronic pancreatitis,different surgical types are adopted according to their individual indications.Operation in accordance with pathological types guarantees clinical outcome.

AIM: To study the expression of mic2/CD99 protein and their correlation with Eber-1/LMP-1 in Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. METHODS: Immunohistochemical staining, in situ hybrization and tissue microarry technique were used to detect the expressions of mic2/CD99 and Eber-1/LMP-1 of H/RS cells in 43 cases of cHL and 16 cases of NHL. RESULTS: The positive rate of CD99 protein expression in 43 cases of cHL was 2.3% (1/43) , mic2 was 55.8% (24/43), LMP1 was 58.1% (25/43) and Eber-1 was 53.5% (23/43). The expressions of CD99 and mic2 in the NHL group were higher than those in cHL group (P0.05). There was a negative correlation between the expression of CD99 protein and LMP1 in H/RS cells (P0.05). There was a significant correlation between the high expression of LMP1 and a low expression of CD99 in the young patients (P0.05). CONCLUSION: There is a negative correlation between the expression of LMP1 and CD99 in Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells of classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Cell gap junctions are a universal form of cellular connection in animal tissue that mediate the exchange of information, energy and material between adjacent cells. Clinical studies have demonstrated that the abnormal expression of the connexin 43 （Cx43） gene is closely associated with carcinogenesis and tumor progression. The present study reviewed relevant studies concerning the association between abnormal expression of Cx43 and oral squamous cell carcinoma as well as communication abnormalities of cell gap junctions.