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Objective@#To detect the expression of New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma antigen 1 (NY-ESO-1) in common types of mesenchymal myxoid tumors, and to investigate its significance in the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of myxoid liposarcoma.@*Methods@#A total of 43 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded samples of mesenchymal myxoid tumors from the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University and Qingdao Municipal Hospital ranging between 2010 and 2017 were selected. NY-ESO-1 expression was detected by immunohistochemical staining. DDIT3 gene status was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). NY-ESO-1 mRNA was detected by reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR).@*Results@#Histopathology and FISH results confirmed that there were 11 cases of myxoid liposarcoma and 32 other types (including 7 cases of well-differentiated liposarcoma, 1 dedifferentiated liposarcoma, 3 lipomas, 2 lipoblastomas and 19 non-adipocytic tumors). Immunohistochemical staining showed that the positive expression propotion of NY-ESO-1 in myxoid liposarcoma was 11/11, and the positive location was the cytoplasm and nucleus of lipoblast cells. The expression intensity is higher in regions with round cell differentiation. Among the 32 cases of other mesenchymal myxoid tumors, only one well-differentiated liposarcoma showed positive immunoreactivity for NY-ESO-1. RT-PCR confirmed that 7 cases of myxoid liposarcoma (7/11) and one well-differentiated liposarcoma (1/7) had NY-ESO-1 mRNA expression.@*Conclusions@#NY-ESO-1 is positively expressed in myxoid liposarcoma. It can be served as a useful marker for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of myxoid liposarcoma.
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Objective To detect the expression of Livin,an apoptosis-inhibiting protein,and Smac,an apoptosis-promoting protein,in basal cell carcinoma (BCC) lesions.Methods Skin specimens were obtained from the lesions of 80 patients with BCC and normal skin of 30 human controls.Immunohistochemical SP method was used to detect the pmtein expression of Livin and Smac in these specimens.Chi-square test was conducted to compare the expression rate of Livin and Smac protein between the lesional and control specimens.The relationship between the protein expression of Livin and Smac in BCC was analyzed by Spearman correlation coefficients.Results The expression rate of Livin protein was significandy higher (77.50％ vs.3.33％,x2 =49.04,P ＜ 0.001),while that of Smac protein was statistically lower (46.25％ vs.100％,x2 =26.47,P ＜ 0.001),in BCC than in the control specimens.No significant difference was observed in the expression rate of Livin or Smac protein between nodular ulcerative and pigmented BCC specimens (75.41％ vs.80.00％,x2 =0.001,P ＞ 0.05; 47.54％ vs.40.00％,x2 =0.28,P＞ 0.05) or between nodulocystic and pigmented BCC specimens (73.58％ vs.80.00％,x2 =0.03,P ＞ 0.05; 45.28％ vs.40.00％,x2 =0.13,P ＞ 0.05).There was a negative relationship between the protein expression of Livin and Smac in BCC lesions (r =-0.432,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion The upregulated expression of Livin and downregulated expression of Smac may be invoved in the occurrence and development of BCC.
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Objective To investigate the effects of cell proliferation and apoptasis on the develop-ment of gastric mucosal lesion in patients with primary pathological duodena-gastric reflux (DGR). Methods Gastroscopy, histologie examination of gastric mucosal biopsy and 24-hour intra-gastric bilirubin monitoring with Bilitec 2000 were performed in 58 patients with primary pathological DGR. Immunohisto-chemical staining was used to detect the expressions of Ki-67 and Bcl-2 proteins. Cell apoptosis in gastric mucesa was determined by TUNEL technique. Results The proliferating index (PI) and apoptosis index (AI) in patients with primary pathological DGR were significantly higher than those in control group (P< 0.05). The differences of PI and AI between high reflux group and low reflux group were significant (P< 0.05). The incidence difference of chronic superficial gastritis (CSG) and chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) in gastric antrum between the two groups was significant (P<0.05). With lesion progressing from normal gastric mucosa, CSG, CAG to intestinal metaplasia (IM), PI and AI increased gradually and consistently. PI was still on the rise after dysplasia (Dys), but AI decreased. The positive expression rate of Ki-67 in Dys were significantly higher than that of other groups (P<0.05), so was that of Bcl-2 (P<0.05). Conclusion Cell proliferation and apoptesis may be one aspect of the main pathogenesis of gastric mucesa lesion and cell dysplasia in patients with primary pathological DGR. Over-expreasion of Ki-67 and Bcl-2 proteins in CAG, IM and Dys may play a key role in the development of gastric cancer.
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Objective To study the association among gastric mucosal lesions caused by primary pathological duodenogastric reflux(DGR),H.pylori infection,and bile reflux.Methods Twenty-four hour intragastric bilirubin monitoring were performed on 58 patients with primary pathological DGR.The patients were divided into high reflux group(n=29)and lOW reflux group(n=29)based on the severity of bile reflux(＜23.60%).The association among gastric mucosal lesions,H.pylori infection,and bile reflux were analyzed.Results The positive rate of H.pylori infection was 20.7% (6/29)in high reflux group and 48.3%(14/29)in low reflux group(P＜0.05).The frequency of intestinal metaplasia in gastric antrum and angularis in high reflux group was higher than that in low reflux group(P＜0.05).The pathological scores of gastric antrum and angularis in H.pylori positive group and high reflux group were higher than those in H.pylori negative group and low reflux group (P＜0.05).The time percentage of bilirubin absorbance≥0.25 in H.pylori positive group was lower than that in negative group(P＜0.05),while the difference in short reflux frequency,long reflux frequency,longest reflux time,maximum,mean and median value of absorbance between H.pylori positive and negative groups showed no significant difference(P＞0.05).The time percentage of bilirubin absorbance≥0.25 was positively correlated with pathological scores of gastric antrum and angularis in both H.pylori positive and negative groups(P＜0.05),but was not correlated with that of gastric body(P＞0.05).Conclusions In patients with primary pathological DGR,excessive bile reflux is related to chronic lesion of gastric mucosa.regardless of H.pylori infection.Bile reflux may inhibit H.pylori to locate in gastric mucosa.H.pylori infection and bile reflux may co-contribute to gastric mucosal lesions.