Humans ; Lipoma ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Male ; Mediastinal Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Middle Aged ; Thymus Neoplasms ; diagnostic imaging ; pathology ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Brachial Plexus/injuries* ; Disabled Persons ; Humans

BACKGROUND:Alogeneic hematopoietic stem cel transplantation (alo-HSCT) is an effective mean to cure severe aplastic anemia, and especialy haplotype transplantation is regarded as a transplantation system with Chinese characteristics, and rank at the international leading level. OBJECTIVE:To explore the patterns of haplotype alo-HSCT as a new immune tolerance method for severe aplastic anemia and to solve the transplantation rejection and graft-versus-host disease. METHODS:Twelve patients with severe aplastic anemia who underwent haplotype alo-HSCT at the Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Beijing Military Area, China from April 2013 to May 2014 were enroled. Al these patients received the new regimen of inducing immune tolerance through the application of high-dose cyclophosphamide (400 mg/m2, consecutively 3 days before transplantation; 50 mg/kg, consecutively 3 days after haplotype transplantation). RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The median time of neutrophil recovery was 17 (13-21) days, and the median time of platelet recovery was 21 (15-31) days. After transplantation, there were one case of degree II acute graft-versus-host disease and one case of chronic graft-versus-host disease, both of which were controled. The folow-up time was 6 months at least, and the median time was 11 months. During the folow-up, one case died of rejection reaction and one case died of severe lung infection. These findings indicate that the new method of inducing immune tolerance with high-dose cyclophosphamide after transplantation for severe aplastic anemia has significant effects in reducing graft-versus-host disease and transplantation-related mortality rate.

Objective To evaluate the relationship between the amount of grafted cells and the incidence of acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) after haploid hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT). Methods Data of 68 patients who underwent haplo-HSCT from Jan 2009 to Dec 2013 were analyzed retrospectively. Influences of different factors on the incidence of Ⅲ-Ⅳ degree of aGVHD after HSCT were evaluated. Results 68 patients including 42 males and 26 females were 5/10-9/10 HLA match with 19 father donors, 24 mother donors, 16 sibling donors and 9 children donors. 51 patients not suffered Ⅲ-Ⅳdegree of aGVHD included 32 males and 19 females with the mean age of 20 years old (5-55 years old). 17 patients sufferedⅢ-Ⅳdegree of aGVHD including 10 males and 7 females with the mean age of 23 years old (5-54 years old). There were no significant differences in the amount of the grafted mononuclear cells (MNC) and CD34+cells, and the white blood cell counts (WBC) and platelet count (Plt) recovered time between two groups (P>0.05). However, MNC number was related to CD34+cell number (P<0.05) and WBC recover time (P<0.05), and the CD34+cells number was related to WBC and Plt recover time (P< 0.05). Conclusion The incidence of Ⅲ-Ⅳ degree of aGVHD is unrelated to the amount of grafted MNC, and CD34+cells.

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects and adverse reactions of decitabine combined with IA or CAG regimen in the treatment of elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.Methods A retrospective analysis was made to observe the therapeutic effects and adverse reactions of 47 elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia,who were divided into DAC+IA group (17 cases) and DAC+CAG group (28 cases) according to the different chemotherapy.Results In DAC+IA group,the rate of complete remission was 29.4 ％ (5/17),the rate of partial remission was 35.3 ％ (6/17),the effective rate was 64.7 ％ (11/17).In DAC+CAG group,the rate of complete remission was 26.7 ％ (8/30),the rate of partial remission was 30.0 ％ (9/30),the effective rate was 56.7 ％ (17/30),the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant (x2 =0.227,P =0.716).In DAC+IA group the median remission time and the median suvival time were 4.0 and 8.1 months,respectively.And they were 4.0 and 8.1 months,respectively,in DAC+CAG group.No significant difference was showed between the two groups (P value was 0.835,0.266,respectively).Conclusions Compared with decitabine combined with CAG regimen,decitabine combined with IA regimen has similar effect and can be well tolerated.Accordingly,decitabine combined with IA regimen can be used as first-line treatment for elderly patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

The chemical investigation on Ganoderma philippii led to the isolation of sixteen compounds by silica gel and Sephadex LH-20 column chromatography. On the basis of spectroscopic data analyses, their structures were elucidated as 2, 5-dihydroxyacetophenone (1), methyl gentisate (2), (S) -dimethyl malate (3), muurola-4, 10 (14) -dien-11beta-ol (4), dihydroepicubenol (5), 5-hydroxymethylfuran carboxaldehyde (6), ergosta-7, 22E-dien-3beta-ol (7), ergosta-7, 22E-dien-3-one (8), ergosta-7, 22E-diene-2beta, 3alpha, 9alpha-triol (9), 6/beta-methoxyergo-sta-7, 22E-dien-3beta, 5alpha-diol (10), ergosta-4, 6, 8(14), 22E-tetraen-3-one (11), ergosta4, 6, 8-(14), 22E-etetraen-3beta-ol (12), 5alpha, 8alpha-epidioxy-ergosta-6, 22E-dien-3beta-ol (13), 7alpha-methoxy-5alpha, 6alpha-epoxyergosta-8-(14), 22E-dien-3beta-ol (14), ergosta-8, 22E-diene-3beta, 5alpha, 6beta, 7alpha-tetraol (15), and ergosta-5, 23-dien-3beta-ol, acetate (16). All the compounds were obtained from this fungus for the first time, and compounds 4 and 5 were isolated from the Ganoderma genus for the first time.
Ganoderma ; chemistry ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Organic Chemicals ; analysis ; isolation & purification

OBJECTIVETo explore the role of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) in the protective effects of propofol against liver ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury.

METHODSForty male rats were randomized into 4 equal groups, namely the sham operation (N) group, IR group with hepatic IR injury (induced by ischemia of the left, right and median hepatic lobes for 1 h followed by reperfusion for 2 h), propofol (P) group with sham operation and propofol perfusion at 10 mg kg(-1) h(-1), and propofol treatment (PIR) group with IR injury and propofol perfusion. RT-PCR was used to detect the transcription level of NF-kappaB, and Western blotting was used for assaying NF-kappaB protein expression in the liver.

RESULTSCompared with either the N or the P group, the IR group showed obvious swelling, fatty degeneration and scatter focal necrosis of the hepatocytes as well as mild congestion in the hepatic sinusoid, with significantly increased plasma alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels and NF-kappaB expressions at both mRNA and protein levels (P<0.05). In the PIR group, the histopathological changes of the liver was lessened as compared with the IR group, and ALT and AST elevation was significantly inhibited (P<0.05) as was the protein expression of NF-kappaB (P<0.05), but NF-kappaB transcription level was further enhanced (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONPropofol can protect the liver from IR injury possibly by inhibiting NF-kappaB expression.

Animals ; Blotting, Western ; Down-Regulation ; drug effects ; Liver ; blood supply ; Male ; NF-kappa B ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Propofol ; pharmacology ; RNA, Messenger ; biosynthesis ; genetics ; Random Allocation ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury ; prevention & control ; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Fourteen compounds were isolated from Dalbergia odoriferae and purified by repeated column chromatography on silica and sephadex LH-20 gel and structurally identified by spectral analysis. These compounds were identified as 4, 9-dimethoxy-3-hydroxypterocarpan (1), medicarpin (2), 2', 4', 5-trihydroxy-7-methoxyisoflavone (3), 2', 3', 7-trihydroxy-4'-methoxyisoflavan (4), formononetin (5), 3, 8-dihydroxy-9-methoxypterocarpan (6), koparin (7), 3-hydroxy-9-methoxypterocarp-6a-ene (8), 2'-hydroxyformononetin (9), stevenin (10), 2', 7-dihydroxy-4', 5'-dimethoxyisoflavone (11), lyoniresinol (12), 2, 4-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-benzophenone (13) and neokhriol A (14). Compounds 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12 and 14 were isolated from this plant for the first time. Antibacterial activity assay showed that compound 4 had inhibitory effect on Ralstonia solanacearum.
Anisoles ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Benzophenones ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Chromatography ; methods ; Dalbergia ; chemistry ; Dextrans ; Gels ; Isoflavones ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Microbial Sensitivity Tests ; Naphthalenes ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Plant Extracts ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Pterocarpans ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; pharmacology ; Ralstonia solanacearum ; drug effects ; growth & development ; Silica Gel

Objective To explore the effect and feasibility of haplotype allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) used in the childhood patients with refractory and relapsed leukemia.Methods Thirty children with refractory and relapsed leukemia received haplotype allo-HSCT from June 2007 to June 2011 in Beijing Military General Hospital,including 14 cases of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and 16 cases of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).Of the 30 cases,there were 11 cases of initial recurrence,16 cases of second or more relapse,and 3 cases of primary refractory leukemia.The bone marrow and peripheral blood of donors were used for transplantation.All children were subjected to pretreatment consisting of cytarabine,busulfan,fludarabine and total body irradiation (TBI),etc.Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) was prevented by combining variety of immunosuppressants including Cyclosporin A (CsA),Methotrexate (MTX),Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) and anti-thymocyte immunoglobulin (ATG),etc.The regimen-associated side effect incidence of GVHD and disease-free survival probabilities were observed after HSCT.Results The results showed that all of the 30 children acquired hematopoietic reconstitution,and the median time of granulocytes exceeding 0.5 × 109/L and platelets exceeding 20 × 109/L which were transplanted 100％ by donors was 18.5 days and 24.2 days respectively.The mean follow-up period was 22.5 months (3 ～48 months).Twelve children had experience of acute GVHD,and 6 children had experience of chronic GVHD.Four children died of GVHD,3 died of infection and 6 died of relapse,and the rest children were alive in free situation.The 2-year disease-free survival rate was 55％.Conclusion Haplotype allo-HSCT was an safe and feasible therapy for the childhood patients with refractory and relapsed leukemia.

BACKGROUND:Al ogeneic hematopoietic stem cel transplantation is currently recognized as the first-line therapy for severe aplastic anemia. However, with the popularity of the one-child families, the source of ful y matched hematopoietic stem cel transplantation is limited, so haploidentical hematopoietic stem cel transplantation is favored. OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively compare and analyze the clinical efficacy and safety of haploidentical al ogeneic hematopoietic stem cel transplantation and ful y matched hematopoietic stem cel transplantation for the treatment of severe aplastic anemia. METHODS:Clinical data of 15 patients with severe aplastic anemia (treatment group) who underwent haploidentical al ogeneic hematopoietic stem cel transplantation in the Department of Hematology General Hospital of Beijing Military Region from January 2013 to January 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Pretreatment regimen was cyclophosphamide, fludarabine, Busulfex, combined with anti-human lymphocyte immune globulin. Donors received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor, and the transplantation method was bone marrow mobilization combined with peripheral blood stem cel transplantation. Combined immunosuppressive agents including cyclosporine A, methotrexate, tacrolimus, were adopted for prevention of graft versus host disease. Another 15 cases of severe aplastic anemia undergoing ful y matched hematopoietic stem cel transplantation served as control group over the same period. Complications and survival of the two groups were statistical y analyzed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:By the end of July 2015, the median fol ow-up time of the treatment group was 20.7 months (6-30 months), and hematopoietic reconstruction was achieved in al cases, including four cases of graft versus host disease, five cases of pulmonary infection, three cases of sepsis, and one case died of pulmonary infection, one cases died of sepsis, and two cases died of graft versus host disease. In the control group, the median fol ow-up time was 19.7 months (5-28 months), hematopoietic reconstruction was achieved in al cases. There were three cases of graft versus host disease, four cases of pulmonary infection, one case died of pulmonary infection, and two cases died of graft versus host disease. The total survival rates of the two groups were 73%and 80%respectively, with no significant difference (P=0.67). The haploidentical al ogeneic hematopoietic stem cel transplantation for severe aplastic anemia is safe and effective, and the clinical efficacy is comparable to the ful y matched hematopoietic stem cel transplantation.