To investigate the immunophenotypings of malignant epithelial mesothelioma (MEM), and to seek the valuable markers in distinguishing peritoneal MEM from peritoneal metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma (OA) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (CA), immunohistochemical SP method was used to detect expressions of HBME-1, E-cadherin, CA19-9, MOC-31 and CK7 in paraffin-embedded tissues of 18 cases of MEM, 20 OA and 20 CA. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the expressions of E-cadherin, CA19-9 and MOC-31 between MEM and OA group (P<0.05). Similarly, the difference in the expression of HBME-1, E-cadherin, CA19-9, MOC-31 and CK7 between MEM and CA groups is significant (P<0.05). These results indicate that HBME-1 could be used as a positive marker in distinguishing MEM from CA. E-cadherin, CA19-9 and MOC-31 are considered to be useful negative markers in diagnostic distinction between MEM and metastatic adenocarcinomas, including OA and CA. CK7 is the best positive marker in distinguishing MEM from CA, but this marker appears to be valueless in discriminating MEM from OA.

Objective To explore the diagnostic value of subacute thyroiditis by fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC).Method 3665 patients with thyroid disease were detected by FNAC method in 8 years(from Feb 1990 to Dec 1998).Results 353 cases(9 63%) of subacute thyroidits were definitely diagnosed by FNAC with vital staining.Conclusions As compared with other clinical examination including CT,ultrasonic B and radioimmunological assay.FNAC test is all the more simple,safe and valuable diagnostic method for subacute thyroiditis.

Objective To establish a one-step recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) method for pathogen screening and rapid detection in the field targeting for five hemorrhagic fever related viruses (Zaire ebola virus, Sudan ebola virus, Marburg virus, Lassa virus and Yellow fever virus). Methods The specific nucleic acid (NA) fragments of each virus were selected as target genes by genome sequence analysis, and the primers and probes for RPA assays were designed according to the sequence. A series of diluted template genes were used for RPA detection to determine the sensitivity. The hemorrhagic fever-related viral nucleic acids were used for RPA detection to determine the specificity. The amplification experiments were carried out at different temperature ranging from 37℃ to 42℃ to validate the reaction temperature range. Results The RPA reaction systems of the five hemorrhagic fever viruses could effectively amplify the target genes, the sensitivities were between 1.5×102 and 1.5×103 copies. No cross reactions existed with the other hemorrhagic fever-related viral genes. Meanwhile, RPA assay could effectively amplify the target genes at 37-42℃. Conclusion The isothermal RPA assays of five hemorrhagic fever viruses are established, which may amply target genes fast and react at a wide temperature range, and be potentially useful for in field pathogens detection.

Objective To identify the infection and the replication of Tick-borne encephalitis virus(TBEV) in human neuroblastoma cells.Methods After being inffected with TBEV,the cell culture supernatant of human neuroblastoma cell line SK-N-SH was collected and assayed at different time points.Byusing real-time RT-PCR and plaque assay to measure the titer of virus in the supernatant,the replication andproliferation of TBEV in human neuroblastoma cell was identified.Meanwhile,the morphological change of SK-N-SH after TBEV infection was also visualized by observation under microscope and immunmquorescenceassay.Results Real-time RT-PCR and plaque assay both demonstrated that TBEV could replicate effectively in SK-N-SH cells,the peak titer could reach 2.92× 107 PFU/ml on 3 days post-inoculation.And significant morphological change occured on infected SK-N-SH cells after 2 days post inoculation.By immunofluorescence assay,the virus particles could be detected and visualized.Conclusion TBEV can replicate andproliferate effcctively and cause significant cell morphological changes in human neuroblastoma cell SK-N-SH,which demonstrated that SK-N-SH could be a suitable cell model for TBEV culture.

To investigate the immunophenotypings of malignant epithelial mesothelioma (MEM), and to seek the valuable markers in distinguishing peritoneal MEM from peritoneal metastatic ovarian adenocarcinoma (OA) and colorectal adenocarcinoma (CA), immunohistochemical SP method was used to detect expressions of HBME-1, E-cadherin, CA19-9, MOC-31 and CK7 in paraffin-embedded tissues of 18 cases of MEM, 20 OA and 20 CA. The results showed that there was a significant difference in the expressions of E-cadherin, CA19-9 and MOC-31 between MEM and OA group (P<0.05). Similarly, the difference in the expression of HBME-1, E-cadherin, CA19-9, MOC-31 and CK7 between MEM and CA groups is significant (P<0.05). These results indicate that HBME-1 could be used as a positive marker in distinguishing MEM from CA. E-cadherin, CA19-9 and MOC-31 are considered to be useful negative markers in diagnostic distinction between MEM and metastatic adenocarcinomas, including OA and CA. CK7 is the best positive marker in distinguishing MEM from CA, but this marker appears to be valueless in discriminating MEM from OA.
Adenocarcinoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; complications ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Cystadenocarcinoma, Mucinous ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Male ; Mesothelioma ; diagnosis ; etiology ; pathology ; Ovarian Neoplasms ; complications ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Peritoneal Neoplasms ; diagnosis ; etiology ; pathology

Objective:To investigate the clinical effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in treating incomplete cervical spinal cord injury, and to explore the possibility of a relationship between the expression of long chain non-coding RNA (LncRNA) and neurological recovery after such injury.Methods:Forty-six patients suffering from incomplete cervical spinal cord injury were randomly divided into a tDCS group and a control group, each of 23. The American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA) standard, a functional independence scale (FIM) and the modified Barthel index (MBI) were used to evaluate functional changes before and after 8 weeks of treatment. The neurophysiological evaluations of the spinal cord injury were in terms of somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs). The expression of the LncRNA-MALAT1, MIAT, GPNMB, LILRB4 and SCD1 genes was quantified before and after the intervention. The relationship between the expression of LncRNA and MBI was then further explored.Results:The average central motor conduction time (CMCT) of the MEPs and the average central conduction time (CTT) of SEPs in the tDCS group were significantly lower than those before treatment and significantly faster than those of the control group after the treatment. The relative expression levels of LncRNA-MALAT1 and MIAT in the tDCS group were significantly higher than those before treatment and among the control group after the intervention. However, no significant differences were observed in the average expression of the LncRNA-GPNMB, LILRB4 or SCD1 genes. After tDCS the relative expression levels of LncRNA-MALAT1 and MIAT were positively and significantly correlated with MBI scores.Conclusions:tDCS can promote the recovery of motor and sensory functions after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury. The underlying mechanism may lie in the up-regulation of LncRNA-MALAT1 and MIAT expression.

Mycolic acids (MAs), i.e. 2-alkyl, 3-hydroxy long-chain fatty acids, are the hallmark of the cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and are related with antibiotic resistance and host immune escape. Nowadays, they've become hot target of new anti-tuberculosis drugs. There are two main methods to detect MAs, ¹⁴C metabolic labeling thin-layer chromatography (TLC) and liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer (LC-MS). However, the user qualification of ¹⁴C or the lack of standards for LC-MS hampered the easy use of this method. TLC is a common way to analyze chemical substance and can be used to analyze MAs. In this study, we used tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and methyl iodide to hydrolyze and formylate MAs from mycobacterium cell wall. Subsequently, we used diethyl ether to extract methyl mycolate. By this method, we can easily extract and analyze MA in regular biological labs. The results demonstrated that this method could be used to compare MAs of different mycobacterium in different growth phases, MAs of mycobacteria treated by anti-tuberculosis drugs or MAs of mycobacterium mutants. Therefore, we can use this method as an initial validation for the changes of MAs in researches such as new drug screening without using radioisotope or when the standards are not available.
Mycolic Acids/metabolism* ; Chromatography, Thin Layer ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Fatty Acids ; Antitubercular Agents/pharmacology*

Objective: To investigate the clinicopathologic features of follicular lymphoma (FL) in children. Methods: One female and one male patients with FL diagnosed in the First College of Clinical Medical Science, China Three Gorges University and Beijing Friendship Hospital of the Capital University of Medical Science in February 2016 and June 2015 were studied by HE immunohistochemistry, EBER in situ hybridization, IgH and IgK gene rearrangement analysis and IRF4 fusion gene detection. Results: The two patients′ age were 6.3 and 12 years, respectively. The lesions involved head and neck lymph nodes with duration of more than 2 months. Histopathologically, the lesions consisted of nodular proliferation of lymphoid follicles with diffuse distribution of large cells. Starry sky phenomenon was seen in one of the two cases. Immunohistochemistry showed that one case was positive for bcl-2 and MUM1, but negative for bcl-6 and CD10. Ki-67 index was>50% and oligoclonal IgK rearrangement was observed. The second case showed positivity for bcl-6, and CD10 but negative for bcl-2. Ki-67 index was>50% and clonal IgH FR1-JH and IgH FR2-JH rearrangements were detected. Both cases showed no evidence of IRF4 gene fusion. Conclusions Childhood FL is a rare B-cell lymphoma with characteristic features and high-grade histomorphology. However, its immunophenotype and molecular genetic characteristics are divergent.

As a rare Chinese medicinal material， Paridis Rhizoma is mainly distributed in Yunnan， Guangxi， and Guizhou in southwestern China， with the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying， alleviating edema and relieving pain， cooling liver and tranquilizing mind. It is particularly effective for injuries from falls， fractures， contusions and strains， snake bites， cold wind-induced convulsion， and other diseases， which has been used for more than 2 000 years. According to modern research， polyphyllin Ⅱ， one of the main active components of Paridis Rhizoma， belongs to diosgenin in structure. It has the anti-tumor， anti-inflammatory， antiviral， antibacterial， immune-regulating， antioxidant， and multidrug resistance-reversing activities， showing good application prospect. Especially， the anti-tumor effect of polyphyllin Ⅱ has attracted wide attention， and the mechanism is inhibiting proliferation， migration， and invasion of tumor cells， inducing cell cycle arrest， apoptosis， and autophagy， suppressing angiogenesis， and modulating tumor microenvironment. However， the pharmacokinetic results show that polyphyllin Ⅱ has low bioavailability in vivo due to the low solubility， poor absorption， unsatisfactory distribution， and slow metabolism， which limit the clinical application. In recent years， there has been an explosion of research on the adverse reactions of polyphyllin Ⅱ， such as the strong hemolytic activity and obvious cytotoxicity to liver， kidney， myocardium and cardiovascular cells. Thus， papers were retrieved from "CNKI"， "VIP"， "Wanfang Data"， "PubMed"， "Web of Science"， and "Elsevier SD" with "Paris saponin Ⅱ"， "Polyphyllin Ⅱ" as the main keywords， and the pharmacological activities and mechanisms， pharmacokinetics， and adverse reactions were summarized. The findings are expected to serve as a reference for the in-depth research， development， and utilization of polyphyllin Ⅱ.