Objective:To investigate the relationship of-308bp polymorphism in tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFa)gene and+252bp in lymphotoxin-α(LTα)gene with the clinical course and outcome of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma(NHL).Methods:The single base change in TNFα gene and LTα gene was analyzed among 96 Chinese patients with NHL and 72 normal controls by using PCR-restrictive fragment length polymorphism (RFLP).The clinical data were collected and survival analysis was performed.Results:In NHL patients,no statistcally significant association was found between the presence of a given TNF/LT haplotype status and clinical variables such as age,seX,disease stage,and so on.The patients carrying low-risk haplotype achieved a more sensitive response to first-line therapy than that in patients with high-risk haplotype(70.4%v 45.2%:P=0.018).The estimated 1-year progression-free survival rates in the high-risk and low-risk groups were 66.67% and 87.5%,respectively(log-rank test,P=0.0231).Kaplan-Meier method showed that the estimated 2-year and 4-year overall survival rates were 39.95%and 8.32%in patents carrying high-risk haplotypes and 65.13%and 46.52%in patients carrying low-risk haplotypes,respectively(log-rank test,P=0.0012).In multivariate Cox regression models.the TNF/LT haplotype status was found to be a dsk factor for outcome of NHL (P=0.034).Conclusion:There is an association between TNF/LT haplotype status and response to therapy and outcomes of NHL in Canton area,China.Detecting TNF/LT haplotype may be a sensitive method to evaluate the outcome of NHL.

AIM: To investigate the effects of in situ transplantation of mobilized autologous bone marrow stem cells on infarction size and cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction. METHODS:25 patients with first acute myocardial infarction were randomly divided into stem cells in situ transplantation group and control group, 12 patients in stem cells in situ transplantation group were injected subcutaneously with 300 ?g granulocyte colony-stimulating factor(G-CSF) daily for four days in addition to standard therapy. 13 patients in control group were treated with standard therapy alone. The conventional 12 leads electrocardiogram were recorded on 1, 28 days after admission and the cardiac function was scored by the QRS scoring system proposed by Wagner. Furthermore, the infarction size was assessed by radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging 7, 28 days after admission. RESULTS:4 weeks after admission, the QRS scores decreased, the infarction size reduced significantly in the stem cells in situ transplantation group (from 36.0%?8.3% to 18.0%?5.8%, P

AIM:To investigate effects of thrombopoietin(TPO) and TPOⅡ on human platelet activation in vitro. METHODS:Human platelets were incubated in the phosphate-buffered saline containing rhTPO or TPOⅡ at the concentration of 100 μg/L for five minutes. In order to determine the rate of platelet activation. The CD62P and CD41 expressions on platelets were analysed by flow cytometry using fluorescence labelled monoclonal antibody to CD62P and CD41. RESULTS:The results demonstrated that expression of CD62P on platelets which were incubated with rhTPO or TPOⅡ didn't increase compared with that of contrast group. CONCLUSION:Both rhTPO and TPOⅡdidn't cause the disorder of platelet activation.

AIM: To investigate the biological activity of thrombopoietin Ⅱ(TPOⅡ) in vivo , which consists of two new kinds of ligand binding with thrombopoietin receptor. METHODS: Purified ligandⅠof TPOⅡ, artificial compound ligandⅡ of TPOⅡand rhTPO were injected into purebred Babl/c mice respectively in 7 days by intraperitoneal injection once for a day. Then the biological activity of TPOⅡ was analyzed by measuring peripheral platelet counts by the end of the seventh day. RESULTS: On the seventh day, the platelet counts of mice treated by ligandⅠof TPOⅡ were higher than that in the negative control group( P 0.05). On the fourteenth day, the platelet counts increased in two all experimental groups of TPOⅡcompared with negative control group( P 0.05). Moreover the platelet counts of mice in two experimental groups of TPOⅡ and the positive group showed increase with experimental days. CONCLUSION: The purified ligandⅠof TPOⅡ had obvious activity in increasing platelet production, which is not different from the effect of rhTPO.

AIM: To investigate effects of thrombopoietin(TPO) and TPOⅡ on human platelet activation in vitro. METHODS:Human platelets were incubated in the phosphate-buffered saline containing rhTPO or TPOⅡ at the concentration of 100 ?g/L for five minutes. In order to determine the rate of platelet activation. The CD62P and CD41 expressions on platelets were analysed by flow cytometry using fluorescence labelled monoclonal antibody to CD62P and CD41. RESULTS: The results demonstrated that expression of CD62P on platelets which were incubated with rhTPO or TPOⅡ didn't increase compared with that of contrast group. CONCLUSION: Both rhTPO and TPOⅡdidn't cause the disorder of platelet activation.

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Objective To investigate the mental health status and its influencing factors among elderly hypertensive patients from Rural Areas of Chuxiong and Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan.Methods Multi-stage random sampling method was adopted to select elderly hypertensive patients from rural Yi ethnic areas in Yunnan.Questionnaires were used to collect their basic information and mental health status.Multivariate logistic regression was performed to explore the influencing factors of mental health among the elderly hypertensives.Results 21.82%(209/958)of elderly people with hypertension have poor mental health status in Chuxiong and Honghe Prefecture,Yunnan.Age of 80-89 years(OR = 2.395,P<0.05)and over 90 years(OR = 3.293,P<0.05),as well as physical disability(OR = 2.037,P<0.05),were risk factors for poor mental health.Compared with those who rated their economic situation as very difficult,rating as somewhat difficult(OR = 0.490,P<0.05),moderate(OR = 0.632,P<0.05)and relatively affluent(OR = 0.344,P<0.05),having a spouse(OR = 0.655,P<0.05),received full concern from the offspring(OR = 0.411,P<0.05)and maintain good relationships with offspring(OR = 0.339,P<0.05)were protective factors.Conclusions The mental health status of elderly people with hypertension is relatively poor in rural areas of Chuxiong and Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province.Special attention should be paid to the mental health of older and physically disabled elderly hypertensives.Economic and mental support from children was crucially important in improving the mental health of elderly hypertensive patients in rural areas of Chuxiong and Honghe Prefecture in Yunnan Province.