OBJECTIVETo evaluate the diagnostic value of HGAL and LMO2 expression and compare with CD10 and bcl-6 in follicular lymphoma (FL).

METHODS63 cases of FL were collected from Guangdong General Hospital. The expression of HGAL, LMO2, CD10 and bcl-6 was assessed by immunohistochemistry.

RESULTSThe expression rates of HGAL, LMO2, CD10 and bcl-6 were 98.4% (62/63), 82.5% (52/63), 82.5% (52/63) and 87.3% (55/63), respectively. The expression rate of HGAL was higher than those of LMO2, CD10 and bcl-6, but the differences were not significant (P>0.05). There was no significant difference in HGAL, LMO2 and bcl-6 expression among FL1, FL2 and FL3 cases. The CD10 expression rate of FL1-3A cases was significantly higher than that of FL3B cases(P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONSHGAL and LMO2, especially HGAL, can be used in FL particularly high grade FL as useful germinal center marker.

Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing ; metabolism ; Biomarkers, Tumor ; metabolism ; Germinal Center ; Humans ; Immunohistochemistry ; LIM Domain Proteins ; metabolism ; Lymphoma, Follicular ; metabolism ; Neoplasm Proteins ; metabolism ; Neprilysin ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins ; metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-6 ; metabolism

OBJECTIVETo study the clinical, pathologic, immunophenotype, molecular characteristics and prognosis of HIV-negative plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL).

METHODSTwelve cases of HIV-negative PBLs diagnosed between 2005 and 2014 in Guangdong General Hospital were identified according to WHO classification of tumors of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues (2008). The clinicopathologic features and outcome were analyzed and the relevant literatures were reviewed.

RESULTSThe patients were predominantly male (11/12) with a median age of 55.5 years. The tumor cells showed the characteristic combination of immunoblastic/plasmablastic morphology, plasma cell phenotype and high proliferation, no expression of mature B cell markers. 7/10 of the cases were EBER positive. Two cases were positive for C-myc translocation. Four of twelve patients were died.

CONCLUSIONSPBL is a rare, aggressive B-cell lymphoma. HIV-negative PBL has lower rate of oral involvement and EBER expression than HIV-positive patients, the differential diagnosis is very challenging, and the prognosis is worse.

Diagnosis, Differential ; Female ; HIV Seronegativity ; Humans ; Immunophenotyping ; Lymphoma, B-Cell ; diagnosis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Plasma Cells ; classification ; Plasmablastic Lymphoma ; diagnosis ; pathology ; Prognosis ; Translocation, Genetic

Humans ; Receptor, ErbB-2 ; Staining and Labeling

OBJECTIVETo observe the effect of congestion/reperfusion injury (CRI) and ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) on remnant liver in rats after hepatectomy.

METHODSMale SD rats were divided into IRI, CRI, and control groups. In the former two groups, the left lateral lobe of the rats were subjected to IRI or CRI for 30 min with the rest lobes (about 70% of the total liver weight) resected; the rats in the control group received hepatectomy preserving only the left lateral lobe. The mortality rate of the rats was recorded, and the surviving rats were sacrificed at 1, 3 and 7 days after operation for analyses of ICG plasma disappearance rate (ICG-PDR), ALT, AST, liver regeneration rate, and Ki-67 labeling index.

RESULTSThe mortality rate was significantly higher in CRI group (34.3%) than in IRI group (8%, P<0.05) and control group (4%, P<0.01). On day 1 following hepatectomy, CRI group showed significantly higher liver enzyme levels and poorer liver functions than the control group (P<0.05) without significant differences from those in IRI group (P<0.05); Ki-67 labeling index in CRI group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.01) and IRI group (P<0.01). Compared with the control group, CRI group showed a significantly lowered maximum Ki-67 labeling index with also a delayed occurrence (P<0.01); CRI resulted in poorer liver regeneration rate on day 3 after hepatectomy compared to the control group (P<0.01) and IRI (P<0.05).

CONCLUSIONCompared with IRI, CRI can result in severer liver damage and lowered liver regenerative capacity in rats early after hepatectomy.

Animals ; Hepatectomy ; Liver Diseases ; Liver Regeneration ; Male ; Postoperative Period ; Rats ; Rats, Sprague-Dawley ; Reperfusion Injury