Objective To investigate the expression of B-cell activating factor ( BAFF ) and its specific receptor BAFF-R in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma ( B-NHL) and to analyze the cor-relations between BAFF and the development of B-NHL.Methods RTQ-PCR and Western blot assay were used to measure the expression of BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R in patients with B-NHL.Fluores-cence immunocytochemical staining was used to determine the localization of BAFF and BAFF-R in Raji cells, a B-NHL cell line.The expression of BAFF in tumor tissues from patients with B-NHL of different his-tologic subtypes was measured by immunohistochemistry.WST proliferation and TUNEL assays were used to evaluate the effects of BAFF and BAFF-R on the proliferation, survival rate and apoptosis of Raji cells.Lin-ear correlations between the concentrations of lactate dehydrogenase ( LDH) and the expression of BAFF and BAFF at mRNA and protein levels in patients with B-NHL were analyzed.Results BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R were expressed in Raji cells and played an important role in the survival and proliferation of B-NHL cell line.The expression of BAFF in tumor cells from patients with B-NHL varied with the different histologic subtypes of B-NHL.Patients with small B-cell malignant lymphoma, large B-cell lymphoma ( LBCL) , mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma ( MALT lymphoma) and follicular lymphoma showed higher levels of BAFF, while those with mantle cell lymphoma showed lower levels of BAFF.Compared with the healthy subjects, patients with B-NHL showed significantly increased expression of BAFF at mRNA and protein levels.The levels of LDH were closely related to the expression of BAFF at mRNA and protein lev-els.Conclusion BAFF and its specific receptor BAFF-R might play an important role in the growth and survival of malignant B cells.

OBJECTIVETo investigate the effects of oral administration of type II collagen (CII) on adjuvant arthritis (AA) in rats and its mechanisms, and to compare the effects of CII with those of the Chinese traditional medicine Tripterygium Polyglycoside administered similarly.

METHODSArthritis was induced in rats by immunization using Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA). After feeding rats either soluble CII or Tripterygium Polyglycoside, changes in degree of articular swelling and articular histological findings were observed in AA rats. Some correlative immunological indexes were measured, including delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) reaction, anti-collagen and anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT) antibody in serum, and levels of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha in articular steep in rats.

RESULTSOral administration of CII was able to alleviate both distinctly articular and general symptoms in AA rats, suppress synovium hyperplasia and inflammatory cells infiltration in arthrosis capsule. The effects brought about by CII were stronger than those by Tripterygium Polyglycoside. Oral administration of CII inhibited antigen-specific immune response, such as DTH and antibody reaction to CII. In addition, the expression of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha in joints were locally downregulated.

CONCLUSIONSThe therapeutic effect of oral administration of CII is obvious on adjuvant arthritis in rats. Its remedial mechanisms are likely related to the downregulation of both IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha, and the suppression of cell immunity.

Administration, Oral ; Animals ; Antibodies ; blood ; Arthritis, Experimental ; drug therapy ; immunology ; Collagen Type II ; therapeutic use ; Hypersensitivity, Delayed ; prevention & control ; Immune Tolerance ; Interferon-gamma ; biosynthesis ; Male ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; immunology ; Phytotherapy ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Synovial Membrane ; pathology ; Tripterygium ; Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha ; biosynthesis

Objective:To investigate the effect of high-intensity interval exercise(HIIT)on necroptosis and neuroinflam-mation in hippocampus of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)mice. Method:Male C57BL/6 mice fed with high-fat for ten weeks and then injected with streptozotocin(STZ)to establish the model of T2DM mice.Mice were divided into normal control group(CON,n=10),T2DM mod-el group(T2DM,n=10),and T2DM exercise group(HIIT,n=10).Mice in HIIT group received treadmill training for 7 weeks.At the end of the experiment,the necroptosis of hippocampal neurons was determined by lactate dehydrogenase(LDH)content and propidium iodide(PI)staining.The NOD-like receptor protein 3(NLRP3)level was examined by immunofluorescence staining.The mRNA expressions of tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-1β(IL-1β)in hippocampus were evaluate by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction(qRT-PCR).The level of necroptosis and inflammatory cytokines related proteins in hippocam-pus were measured by the Western Blot. Result:Compared with the CON group,the LDH release level was significantly increased(P＜0.0001),the number of PI-stained positive cells and the expression level of necroptosis related proteins were increased in T2DM group.The fluorescence intensity of NLRP3,the expression of NLRP3,caspase-1,cleaved caspase-1 protein and inflammatory cytokines iNOS,IL-6,TNF-α and IL-1β were significantly increased(P＜0.05)in T2DM group.After 7 weeks of the HIIT intervention,the hippocampal LDH release level of HIIT group was significantly lower than T2DM group(P＜0.0001),the number of PI-stained positive cells and the expressions level of necroptosis related proteins was also decreased.The fluorescence intensity of NLRP3 and the expres-sion of NLRP3,caspase-1,Cleaved caspase-1 protein and the expression levels of proinflammatory factor were all decreased in HIIT group compared to the T2DM group(P＜0.05). Conclusion:Necroptosis was found in the hippocampal tissue of T2DM mice.HIIT can inhibit the necroptosis and eventually reduce the inflammatory response in the hippocampal tissue of T2DM mice.