Circulating endothelial cells (CEC) are endothelial cells which are detected in the peripheral blood. There are very few CEC in healthy adults while the number is obviously increasing in patients with arthrosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, lupus erythematosus, et al. Nowadays, flow cytometry analysis and immunomagnetic isolation for CEC are employed successfully in clinic and scientific research. Several research findings have confirmed that there is intimate relation between CEC and tumorigenesis. Because of the important role in angiogenesis and tumor growth, CEC would be a perspective tumor marker in antiangiogenesis and would also predict the chemotherapy efficacy.

Objective To explore the types, clinical pathologic and immunohistochemical features of spindle cell tumors of the uterine and broad ligament. Methods Clinical pathological files of spindle cell tumors in the uterine and broad ligament from 2007.12 to 2015.12 were reviewed. Results The primary sites of the 145 cases was cervical in 11 cases (7.58%), uterine body in 119 cases (82.07%), the broad ligament in 12 cases (8.28%), and uterine or cervix and the abdominal wall in 3 case (2.07%). Histopathological types of the 145 cases was smooth muscle origin in 126 cases (86.90%), of which 120 cases had benign leiomyoma, 3 cases had uncertain malignant potential and 3 cases had leiomyosarcoma;endometrial stromal origin in 15 cases (10.34%), including endometrial stromal nodule (5 cases), endometrial stromal sarcoma (10 cases); endometrial stromal- variant (3 cases, 2.07%), including endometrial stromal nodule associated with smooth muscle differentiation (2 cases), endometrial stromal sarcoma associated with smooth muscle differentiation (1 case); gastrointestinal stromal tumor (1 case, 0.68%). Conclusions Origin of spindle cell tumors of the uterine and broad ligament is mainly smooth muscle, endometrial stromal origin, and endometrial stromal tumor variants, and gastrointestinal stromal tumors in rare cases. We need to combine the clinical site, pathological morphology and immunohistochemistry for diagnosis and differential diagnosis.

Animals ; Cell Proliferation ; drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; GATA6 Transcription Factor ; genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Muscle, Smooth, Vascular ; drug effects ; Myocytes, Smooth Muscle ; drug effects ; Phenotype ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Simvastatin ; pharmacology

Based on the theory of the rise and fall of qi-blood in meridians, Professor GAO Yu-chun harmonizes the qi-blood and yin-yang for diagnosis and treatment of hypertersion from liver, spleen and kidney. With reference of the academic idea of“Preventive Acupuncture”, he investigated the qi and blood, treated diseases in the upper part by managing the lower part, pay attention to the syndrome differentiation of excess and deficiency, the different of acupoint property, and the treatment of acupuncture or moxibustion. Thus, through balancing yin and yang, the qi and blood are regulated to reach the therapeutic aim of“yin and yang in equilibrium”.

Adult ; Aged ; Angiopoietin-2 ; physiology ; Female ; Glioma ; blood ; physiopathology ; Humans ; Hypoxia ; blood ; metabolism ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neovascularization, Pathologic ; physiopathology

Adult ; CD56 Antigen ; metabolism ; Carcinoma, Papillary ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration ; methods ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Neprilysin ; metabolism ; Pancreatic Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; metabolism ; pathology ; surgery ; Receptors, Progesterone ; metabolism ; Vimentin ; metabolism ; Young Adult ; beta Catenin ; metabolism

Objective To investigate the effect of GATA-6 on endogenous carbon monoxide(CO) inhibited pulmonary vascular smooth muscle cells(PVSMCs) proliferation induced by platelet-derived growth factor(PDGF).Methods Tissue mass culture was done to get PVSMCs artery in SD rats.The PVSMCs were stimulated to proliferation by PDGF(20 ?g/L),and the 3 different concentrations of hemin[a substrate and inducer of heme oxygenase-1(HO-1)] add into the cultures to induce CO production.The PVSMC cell proli-feration was detected by 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazoly1)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide(MTT) method,DNA synthesis was detected by thymidine incorporation,and GATA-6 mRNA expression was detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR).Results CO inhibited the PVSMCs proliferation induced by PDGF in a dose-dependent and time-dependent manner.Hemin with high concentration markedly inhibited the proliferation and DNA synthesis of PVSMCs.After 2 hours with PDGF,the expression of(GATA-6) mRNA markedly down-regulated,and began returned after 6 hours.However,CO could reversed this down-regulation.Conclusions CO can inhibit the proliferation of PVSMCs induced by PDGF.PDGF can result in the expression of GATA-6 mRNA down-regulated;the down-regulation is reversed by CO.This study suggested that CO maybe inhibit PVSMCs proliferation by regulating expression of GATA-6.

Adult ; Deglutition ; Humans ; Laryngeal Diseases ; Male ; Pharynx

The etiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was identified as a new coronavirus, termed SARS-CoV. Establishment of an efficient and sensitive diagnostic system of SARS-CoV genetic materials is crucial for SARS control. In this study, we quantified SARS-CoV mRNAs in both infected cell culture lysate and in supernatant by using Real-time quantitative revere transcription-PCR based on EvaGreen鈩?dye and Taqman-MGB probes. For extensive evaluation of sensitivities and specificities, 13 pairs of primers and 4 probes were designed based on different genes of SARS-CoV. Glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) was selected as the internal control gene. Results showed that S-gene-specific PCR was the most sensitive for detection, but because of its sequence variability in the different viral strains, primers and a probe based on the N gene were suitable substitutions. Meanwhile, we found the mRNA concentrations in cell culture lysates were much higher than in cell supernatant and facilited more sensitive detection of the SARS-CoV.

Immunological rejection is the major barrier to successful transplantation.The immune response to an allograft is an ongoing dialogue between the innate and adaptive immune system that will lead to the rejection of allograft.Activation of elements of the innate immune system,triggered as a consequence of tissue injury sustained during cell isolation or organ retrieval and ischemia reperfusion,will initiate and amplify the adaptive response.Identifying the molecular pathways that trigger tissue injury,signal transduction and rejection facilitates the identification of targets for the development of immunosuppressants.