Purpose To investigate the expression of c-myc and MDM2 protein in multiple myeloma (MM) and their correlation with clinical stage.Methods Immunohistochemical SP three-step method was used to detect the expression of MDM2 and c-myc protein in 60 cases of MM with different clinical stages and 10 cases of nontumorous bone marrow tissue.Results The positive rate of c-myc protein in MM and nontumorous bone marrow tissue were 71.7％ and 10.0％;the positive rate of MDM2 protein in two tissues were 80.0％ and 20.0％,respectively.The expression difference of two proteins between MM and nontumorous bone marrow tissue was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).The expression of c-myc and MDM2 protein was positively correlated with MM clinical ISS stage (P ＜ 0.05),but irrelevant with the age and gender.The expression of c-myc and MDM2 protein in MM was positively correlated (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion The c-myc and MDM2 protein have a highly expression in MM,and it may be relative to the occurrence of MM and clinical stage.In the MM,c-myc and MDM2 protein may have synergetic functions and promote the development of tumor.

Objective To evaluate the application status of China Disease Prevention and Control Information System of Hy?datid Disease,in which questions existed are summarized in order to promote the system update. Methods A questionnaire was designed and distributed to Inner Mongolia,Sichuan,Tibet,Gansu,Qinghai,Ningxia,Xinjiang and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps to evaluate the application status of China Disease Prevention and Control Information System of Hydatid Disease assistant with telephone. Results The recovery rate of questionnaires was 87.5%. The statistics of closed questions showed that national application rate of the China Disease Prevention and Control Information System of Hydatid Disease was 100%,of which 15.3%were low frequency users,57.1%believed the system was necessary,28.6%considered it was dispens?able,and 14.3%believed that it was totally unnecessary. The statistics of open?ended questions indicated that 6 endemic regions suggested to increase the guidance and training,while 4 endemic regions had opinions on sharing the information of the national infectious disease reporting systems and hydatid disease prevention and control information system,and the opinions on turning monthly report to quarterly report,and increasing statistics and analysis module,and 3 endemic regions deemed that the system had logic errors and defects. Conclusion The problems of the system are mainly focused on the existence of systemic deficien?cies and logic errors,lacking of statistical parameters and corresponding analysis function module,and lacking of the guidance and training,which limits the use of the system. Therefore,these problems should be resolved.

Objective To detect the levels of CD+4 CDHi25 CDLo127 regulatory T (Treg) cells and NKG2D-expressing NK cells in peripheral blood of lung cancer patients and investigate their relationship,and explore their roles in the immune escape of lung cancer and clinical significance.Methods The levels of CD+4 CDHi25 CDLo127 Treg cells,NK cells and NKG2D-expressing NK cells were measured in peripheral blood of 70 lung cancer patients and 50 healthy controls.Results Compared with control group,the levels of CD+4 CDHi25 CDLo127 Treg cells enormously increased [(8.4±4.1) ％,(6.7±1.7) ％] (t =3.09,P ＜ 0.05),while the value of NKG2D obviously decreased [(83.3±4.9) ％,(87.4±2.9) ％] (t =3.16,P ＜ 0.05); And the group of NK cells is not different [(15.6±8.3) ％,(17.2±4.2) ％] (t =-1.33,P ＞ 0.05); NKG2D-expressing NK cells had a perfect negative correlation with CD+4 CDLo25 CDLo127 Treg cells (r =-0.302,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusion Accumulation of Treg cells in serum may lead to the down-modulation of NKG2D-expressing NK which participates the tumor immune escape.They may be potential indicators evaluating immune functions and prognosis of lung cancers.

Objective To investigate the expression of Delta-like 4 (DLL4) in pancreatic cancer and its clinical significance.Methods The expression of DLL4 in pancreatic cancer was examined by immunohistochemistry method.The microvessel density (MVD) was calculated after CD34 staining specifically for microvessel endothelium; and their correlations and relationship between them and clinicopathological parameters as well as prognosis of pancreatic carcinoma was investigated.Results The expression of DLL4 in pancreatic cancer was significantly higher than that in normal pancreatic tissue (68.3％ vs 20％,P ＜ 0.01).The over-expression of DLL4 in pancreatic cancer was related to degree of differentiation,TNM staging,lymph node metastasis and invasion depth,while not related to the size,location and histological types.The MVD in pancreatic cancer tissues was notably higher than that in normal tissues (34.9 ± 13.2 vs 18.9 ± 2.2,P ＜0.01).MVD was correlated to degree of differentiation,lymph node metastasis,but not related to the size,location and histological types.DLL4 expression was closely associated with prognosis.COX model analysis showed that TNM staging and DLL4 expression were independent prognostic factors for pancreatic cancer.Conclusions The over-expressions of DLL4 may play an important role in metastasis and invasion of pancreatic cancer.Expression of DLL4 and TNM staging is useful for predicting the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer.

Taxol is one of the most potent anti-cancer agents, which is extracted from the plants of Taxus species. Isopentenyl diphosphate isomerase (IPI) catalyzes the reversible transformation between IPP and DMAPP, both of which are the general 5-carbon precursors for taxol biosynthesis. In the present study, a new gene encoding IPI was cloned from Taxus media (namely TmIPI with the GenBank Accession Number KP970677) for the first time. The full-length cDNA of TmIPI was 1 232 bps encoding a polypeptide with 233 amino acids, in which the conserved domain Nudix was found. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the sequence of TmIPI was highly similar to those of other plant IPI proteins, and the phylogenetic analysis showed that there were two clades of plant IPI proteins, including IPIs of angiosperm plants and IPIs of gymnosperm plants. TmIPI belonged to the clade of gymnosperm plant IPIs, and this was consistent with the fact that Taxus media is a plant species of gymnosperm. Southern blotting analysis demonstrated that there was a gene family of IPI in Taxus media. Finally, functional verification was applied to identify the function of TmIPI. The results showed that biosynthesis of β-carotenoid was enhanced by overexpressing TmIPI in the engineered E. coli strain, and this suggested that TmIPI might be a key gene involved in isoprenoid/terpenoid biosynthesis.

Objective To explore the influence on cyclin and cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor of cell cycle of Kasumi-1 cell-derived from t(8;21)/AML treated with histone deacetylase(HDAC)inhibitor valproic acid(VPA).Methods RT-PCR assay was applied to detect mRNA expression of regulation factor of cell cycle of Kasumi-1 cell with VPA at different concentration and different time. Results VPA could down-regulate mRNA expression of cyclinD1,cyclinE1 and cyclinB1,and up-regulate mRNA expression of p21 WAF1/CIP1 with no obvious variation of mRNA level of p27KIP1. Condusion VPA could regulate cell cycle through the regulation of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinase,arresting Kasumi-1 cell at G0/G1 phase.

Objective The aim of this study is to investigate CD+8 natural killer T cell receptors NKG2D and NKG2A expression in peripheral blood of patients with lung cancer and discuss the relation between imbalance expression of NKG2A and NKG2D and tumor immune escape. Methods Flow cytometry was used to determine the percentage of NKG2D and NKG2A-expressing of CD+8 NKT cells in peripheral blood of 95 untreated lung cancer patients and 50 healthy controls. Results NKG2D was lower expressed on CD+8 NKT in lung cancer, the level of NKG2D in patients (77.07±5.77) % was significantly lower than that in the controls (84.13±4.49) % (t =8.14, P <0.05). In the TNM stage, the level of NKG2D in patients of Ⅰ-ⅢA, ⅢB, Ⅳ stage were (81.07±5.02) %, (76.95 ±4.70)%, (72.80±5.16) %, respectively, the level of NKG2D was significantly decreased in order (F =18.74, P <0.05). NKG2A was expressed higher on CD+8 NKT in lung cancer, the level of NKG2A in patients (33.58±8.82) % was significantly higher than that in the controls (25.31 ±8.38) % (t =-5.46, P<0.05). In the TNM stage, the level of NKG2A in patients of Ⅰ - Ⅲ A, ⅢB, Ⅳ stage were (25.10±6.93) %, (33.24±3.76) %, (43.64±6.10) %, respectively, the level of NKG2A was significantly increased in order (F =75.73,P <0.05). Conclusion Imbalance expression of NKG2A and NKG2D may restrain the function of CD+8 NKT cell of lung cancer patients in peripheral blood and that may be one of important factors in tumor immunological escape.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Shenfu Injection in treating vertigo of mild vertebrobasilar stenosis. Methods: From January 2005 to July 2008, 66 patients with the primary symptom of vertigo undergoing digital subtraction angiography (DSA) examination were diagnosed as mild vertebrobasilar stenosis (MVS) according to the North American symptomatic carotid endarterectomy trial (NASCET) criteria, and then randomly divided into Shenfu (SF) group (34 cases) and Danshen (DS) group (32 cases), the DS group acting as the control. Degrees of vertigo of the patients were evaluated by the screening version of the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI-S) and scoring system for the dizziness assessment rating scale (DARS) on the admitted day, the third and sixth day after treatment and discharged day respectively. The mean of blood ? ow velocity (Vm), resistance index (RI) of right and left vertebral arterys and basilar artery, hematocrit (Hmc) and fi brinogen (Fbg) level in serum were all examined on both the admitted and discharged days. Results: There was no signifi cant difference on the score of vertigo, the parameter of TCD and the index in serum between SF and DS groups at the admitted time. On the sixth day of treatment and the discharged day, the score of DHI-S and DARS in SF group were lower than those in DS group (P

Purpose　Both the working standard and corresponding sample(GRAN75)were first calibrated by WHO international standard for G-CSF.Methods　MTT method by NFS-60 cells was used. The results were calculated by (4,4)method.Results　Three batchs working standards were prepared,two batchs were freeze-dry and the prescription was same as WHO international standard for G-CSF,one batch was injection and the prescription was same as corresponding sample(GRAN75).The biological potency and the FL% of average potency were 3.062×106 、4.276×106IU/ampoule、1.635×107IU/ml and 5.529%、4.291%、4.244% for working standard, and 1.880×107IU/ml and 5.175% for corresponding sample,respectively.Conclusion　The working standard which calibrated could be used as working standard in the measurement of rhG-CSF biological activity.

Purpose　The determination method of rhG-CSF bio logical activity by NFS-60 cells was studied in accordance with WHO internation al standard for G-CSF.Methods　MTT method was adopted.R esults　The chomosone number of NFS-60 cell was 39, about 1×105 cells/ml to 1×107 cells/ml,the dying color showed gradient when the NFS-60 c ells was dyed by MTT,the method(4,4) was adopted in the determination of rhG-CS F biological activity,the average FL% of potency was 13.560% for single exprimen t,and the CV of inter-assay and intra-assay was lower than 10% and 10.109%,respectively.Conclusion　method(4,4) can be us ed in the determination of rhG-CSF biological activity,and the results can guid e the study and the manufacture of rhG-CSF effectively.