Objective To observe on the clinical effect and the influence of the level of plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in acute leukemia before and after treatment by thalidomide combined with chemotherapy. Methods Thirty-six cases of acute leukemia patients were randomly divided into experimental group and control group by 18 cases each. Each group was treated with conventional chemotherapy in the standard-dose, meanwhile in the experimental group additional thalidomide 100 mg/day were taken orally. Before treatment and 8 weeks after treatment, plasma were collected for the detection of VEGF, VEGFR and bFGF content by double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The ratio of experimental group and control group, were 88.9 % (16/18), 77.8 % (14/18)respectively and the difference was statistically significant (x2 =4.103, P ＜0.05). The level of plasma VEGF (389.78+249.94 pg/ml, 318.54±125.78 pg/ml) of experimental group and control group before treatment was statistically significant (t = 3.141, t =3.024, P ＜0.01) compared with healthy group [(132.91±26.66) pg/ml] respectively. The level of plasma VEGF of those groups after treatment [(211.74+36.72) pg/ml, (288.02±31.77) pg/ml] was statistically significant (t =2.413, t =2.324, P ＜0.05) compared with healthy group respectively. The difference of the level of plasma VEGF of experimental group and control group before treatment was not statistically significant (t =1.384, P ＞0.05). The difference of the level of plasma VEGF of experimental group and control group after treatment was statistically significant(t =2.793,P ＜0.05). The level of plasma VEGFR [(2490.75+1695.9) pg/ml, (2322.78+1105.87) pg/ml] of experimental group and control group before treatment was statistically significant (t =2.914, t =2.783, P ＜0.01) compared with healthy group [(1134.98+378.45) pg/ml] respectively. The level of plasma VEGFR of those groups after treatment [(1359.71± 390.24) pg/ml, (1753.89±337.04) pg/ml] was statistically significant(t =2.572, t =2.447, P ＜0.05) compared with healthy group respectively. The difference of the level of plasma VEGFR of experimental group and control group before treatment was not statistically significant (t =1.276, P ＞0.05). The difference of the level of plasma VEGFR of experimental group and control group after treatment was statistically significant (t = 2.486, P ＜0.05). The level of plasma bFGF [(2.43±0.27) ng/ml, (2.41±0.33) ng/ml] of experimental group and control group before treatment was statistically significant(t =4.982, t =4.171, P ＜0.05) compared with healthy group (1.83±0.44) ng/ml respectively; the level of plasma bFGF of those groups after treatment [(2.09±0.17) ng/ml,(2.11±0.31) ng/ml] was statistically significant (t =3.011, t =2.773, P ＜0.05) compared with healthy group respectively. The difference of the level of plasma bFGF of experimental group and control group before treatment was not statistically significant (t =0.953, P ＞0.05). The difference of the level of plasma bFGF of experimental group and control group after treatment was not statistically significant (t =1.282, P ＞0.05).Conclusion The remission rate could be improved by thalidomide combined with chemotherapy in acute leukemia, which could be an effective treatment by anti-angiogenesis and inhibiting the growth and infiltration of acute leukemia cells.

Objective To research the effect of exogenous estradiol(E-2) on transcriptional activity of regenerating hepatocytes in rats. Methods The E-2 levels in serum were measured using RIA and the numbers of argyrophil nucleolar organizer regions(AgNORs) were investigated. Results Rat serum E-2 level gradually declined after ovariectomy,and no E-2 could be measured after the 15th day.Exogenous E-2 could promote transcriptional activity of regenerating rat hepatocytes,particularly during the first 24h after PH,there was a dose-dependent increase in numbers of AgNORs 24-36h after PH,the exogenous E-2 cause a dose-dependent decrease in numbers of AgNORs,but all of the values were higher than that of control group.Conclusion E-2 can regulate the transcriptional activity of regenerating hepatocytes in rats.

Objective To induce human mononuclear cell of cord blood into CD 3 activating killing (CD 3AK) cells with anti-CD 3 monoclonal antibody (CD 3McAb) and recombinant human interleukin-2 (rhIL-2), so that their proliferative activity, activity of killing action, phenotypes and level of secretory cytokines can be observed dynamically. Methods The increase of the number of cells was counted by Tapan-blue staining. The killing action can be measured by using methyl -thiazolyl-tetrazolium-array. The phenotypes of cells were analysed by using indirect immunofluorescence assay. The levels of IL-6, interferon-? (IFN-?) and tumor necrotic factor-? (TNF-?)in culture supernatants were analysed by using enzyme-linked irnmunosorbent assay(ELISA). Results The increase of the number of CD 3AK cells from cord blood was the highest amounting to 78.56 times in the second week. The killing action reached the peak on day 12, and all target cells (malignant cell lines) could be killed significantly. The heterogeneous phenotypes of CD 3AK cells showed that the number of cells with CD 3+, CD 8+, CD 25+, CD 38+, CD 16+ and CD 56+ increased significantly on day 7,14 compared with those of pre-culture (P

Objective To explore the abnormal karyotype characteristics of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)patients and their correlation with clinical prognosis.Methods Analyzed the karyotypes of 281 MDS patients by use of G-banding tech-nique.Results Through analysis of the karyotypes of 281 MDS patients,found that the percentage of abnormal karyotypes was 48.75% (137/281),among 137 patients with abnormal karyotypes,43.07% (59 cases)presented with numerical aber-ration,31.39% (43 cases)with structural aberration,and 25.54% (35 cases)with both numerical and structural abnormali-ties.As for MDS subtypes,the occurrence rate of abnormal karyotype was 63.41% (26/41)in RAEB-2,58.73% (37/63)in RAEB-1,39.2% (49/125)in RCMD,15.38% (2/13)in RAS and 22.58% (7/31)in RA.The rates of abnormal karyotype in RAEB-1 and RAEB-2 were significantly higher than that in RA and RAS(P<0.01),and in RCMD (P <0.05).The fre-quent abnormal karyotypes were as follows:+8,-7/7q-,-20/20q-,complex karyotypes chromosomal translocation,i(17),-Y and +21.The follow-up study of 159 MDS patients indicated that the median survival time was 39 months for 68 patients with normal karyotypes and 21 months for 91 patients with abnormal karyotypes,the former was significantly prolonged than the latter (P < 0.05).As far as the leukemia transition rate was concerned,the patients with aberrant karyotypes (35.5%)were significantly higher than that with normal karyotypes (10.3%)(P < 0.01),among them,the cases with complex karyotypes and-7/7q-more easily transit into leukemia.Conclusion MDS was one kind of clonal hematological ma-lignancy with high heterogeneity.Chromosomal karyotype test plays an important role in the correct diagnosis,typing and prognosis evaluation of MDS.